BSE Sensex down by 181 points

The Bombay Stocks Exchange benchmark Sensex lost nearly 177 points in opening trade today. It was trading at 18,250 down by 181 points a short while ago.The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also lost 55 points to trade below the 5,500 points level.Brokers said continued offloading of s...

Rupee depreciates by 5 paise against US dollar

The Indian rupee depreciated by 5 paise to 44.13 per US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange today. It had closed at 44.08 on Wednesday.Dealers said strengthening of the dollar against the euro and a lower opening in the stock market mainly put pressure on the rupee.

Share prices have tumbles in New York

Share prices have tumbled in New York in part because of growing concern over whether American politicians could find solution to the country's current debt crisis. The Democrats and the Republicans have put forward rival plans for raising America's national borrowing limit. Unless...

BSE Sensex falls by 147 points

The Bombay Stocks Exchange benchmark Sensex lost nearly 177 points in opening trade today. It was trading at 18,285 down by 147 points a short while ago. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also lost 55 points to trade below the 5,500 points level.Brokers said continued offloading of ...

India moving towards pre-crisis growth scenario: Pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that India is moving towards the pre-crisis growth scenario and expressed the hope that 8.5 percent growth will be achieved in this fiscal. He said, while there is some deceleration in industrial production and slower growth in interest sensitive s...

Hike in key interest rates to moderate inflation: Pranab

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that the RBI measure to hike key interest rates will help in moderating inflation. Talking to media in New Delhi, he said, though the hike in interest rate is substantial but it was necessary in the given situation. The RBI on Tuesday hiked its key...

Sensex dips 86 points to 18,432

Falling for the second straight session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange lost 86 points, or 0.5 percent, to 18,432 on Wednesday. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange dropped 28 points, or 0.5 percent to 5,547.Stock markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore ended mixed...

Sensex dips 86 points to 18,432

Falling for the second straight session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange lost 86 points, or 0.5 percent, to 18,432 on Wednesday. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange dropped 28 points, or 0.5 percent to 5,547. Stock markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore ended mixe...

SAARC oil-gas groups meet in Dhaka

Sensex falls more than 150 points in afternoon trade

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rose 53 points, to 18,571 in opening trade, this morning, on bargain-hunting by investors. But the Sensex later surrendered all its initial gains, to stand 154 points, or 0.8 percent in the negative zone, at 18,365 in afternoon deals, a short while ago. The 30...