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March 23, 2011 10:11 AM

Rupee falls by 5 paise against US dollar

The Indian rupee fell by 5 paise to 45.01 rupees per US dollar in early trade today. It closed at 44.96 against the greenback in the previous session yesterday. Forex traders said strengthening of the dollar against the euro and other currencies and a subdued start in the stock market mainly put pre...

March 23, 2011 10:11 AM

Sensex opens 16 points down

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell by over 16 points in opening trade today. Later it recovered and was trading at 18038, up by over 50 points a short while ago. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down by 0.29 per cent, while Japan's Nikkei fell by 1.60 per cen...

March 22, 2011 6:30 PM

BSE up 149 points

Snapping three days of losses, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rose 149 points, or 0.8 percent, at 17,988 points on buying in fundamentally strong stocks, amid firm global cues. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange added 49 points, or 0.9 percent, to 5,414 points. In Asia, stock markets ...

March 22, 2011 2:03 PM

Sensex gains 200 points in afternoon trade

The benchmark Sensex added nearly 200 points in the afternoon trade following uptrend in Asian markets. Trading in the green zone since it opened in the morning the 30 share index crossed the 18000 mark a short while ago, trading up by 169 points. Earlier in the morning, after three straight days of...

March 22, 2011 10:22 AM

Rupee raise by 3 paise against US dollar

The Indian rupee strengthened by 3 paise to Rs 44.98 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on Tuesday. The rupee had appreciated by 12 paise to close at over a week's high of Rs 45. 02 against the US currency in Monday's trade

March 22, 2011 10:22 AM

Sensex gains over 100 points in opening trade

The Sensex recovered by over 100 points in opening trade on Tuesday after three straight days of losses, in tandem with a firming trend on other Asian bourses. The 30-share barometer, which lost over 520 points in the previous three sessions, rose by 100 points, or 0.56 per cent, to 17,939 in openin...

March 22, 2011 10:09 AM

Centre asks Orissa to issue notice to Jindal steel plant

Union Environment Ministry has asked Orissa government to issue show cause notice to Jindal Steel Plant at Angul for violating Forest Conservation Act 1980. In a letter to the state government, the Environment Ministry said, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd started construction activity on the non-forest ...

March 21, 2011 9:03 PM

India's import of sensitive items up by 8.1 pc in April-Dec

India's import of sensitive items, including foodgrains and milk products, has gone up by 8.1 per cent during the April-December period of the current fiscal. According to the latest official data,it stands at 52,492 crore rupees from 48,548 crore rupees a year-ago. Items such as foodgrains...

March 21, 2011 5:36 PM

Sensex ends 40 pts down

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange ended with a slight loss of 40 points, or 0.2 percent, to 17,839, in a choppy trade on Monday. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange slipped 9 points, or 0.2 percent, to 5,365.In Asia, stock markets in Hong Kong, Singapore, China and South Korea rose betwee...

March 21, 2011 5:32 PM

Asian markets end higher

Asian markets ended higher on Monday, as Japan made progress in tackling a nuclear crisis and amid signs, a US economic recovery is strengthening. Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 1.7%; Singapore's Strait Times Index rose 1.6%; South Korea's Kospi index gained 1.1% and China...

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