Sensex closes 65 points lower

Extending its fall for the eighth straight session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange closed 65 points, or 0.4 percent lower, at 18,469, today, as investors continued to offload stocks, on worries about high interest rates impacting growth. The Sensex has already lost nearly 1,100 points in th...

Sensex closes 65 points lower

Extending its fall for the eighth straight session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange closed 65 points, or 0.4 percent lower, at 18,469, today. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange lost 28 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,537.

BSE Sensex down by 120 points in afternoon trading

Continuing its long losing streak, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange fell 156 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 18,379, this morning, on sustained selling by investors, after the Reserve Bank's unexpectedly sharp hike in key policy rates. Remaining weak, the Sensex stood 120 points, or 0.6 ...

BSE Sensex down by 120 points in afternoon trading

Continuing its long losing streak, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange fell 156 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 18,379, this morning, on sustained selling by investors, after the Reserve Bank's unexpectedly sharp hike in key policy rates. Remaining weak, the Sensex stood 120 points, or 0.6 ...

BSE Sensex trading 130 points down in noon trade today

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex, which lost over 1,068 points in the previous seven sessions, was trading 130 points down at 18404 in noon trade today. Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty index also traded down by 49 points at 5516 points.In other Asian markets, Hong K...

Rupee falls 8 paise against US dollar

The Indian rupee depreciated by 8 paise to Rs 44.59 against the US dollar in early trade. The local currency on Tuesday fell by 18 paise to close at Rs 44.51 against the dollar.

BSE Sensex loses 155 points in early trade today

Continuing its losing streak for the 8th straight session, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex, which lost over 1,068 points in the previous seven sessions, fell further by 155 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 18,379 points in the first few minutes of trade today.The wide-based National Stock Exc...

RBI raises short term lending & borrowing rate to check inflation

With the aim of containing inflation, the Reserve Bank of India today raised its short-term lending and borrowing rates by 50 basis points, or 0.5 percent, each. Announcing its annual credit policy, the Reserve Bank increased its repo rate, or the rate at which it lends short-term funds to commercia...

Govt clears 21 FDI proposals

The government has cleared 21 foreign direct investment, proposals worth 1,027 crore rupees. According to a Finance Ministry's statement a total of 47 FDI proposals were taken up by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, in a meeting held on 20th of last month. The Board deferred decisions...

Sensex closes 463 points lower