India seeks higher quantities of crude from Nigeria<br/>

Need for early conclusion of BIPPA with Nigeria: Anand Sharma

Railways freight revenue increases over 7 per cent

Railways has registered a 7.76 per cent increase in freight revenue during April 2010-February 2011 as compared to the corresponding period last year. It earned over 56 thousand crore rupees from freight traffic during April-February as against over 52 thousand crore rupees during the corresponding ...

Sensex up by 191 points; Closes at 18358<br/>

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Wednesday closed at 18358, up by 191 points. The 30-share index touched a low of 18,263 and a high of 18,444 intraday. Similarly, National Stock Exchange&apos;s Nifty ended at 5511, up by 61 points. The broader index touched a low of 5,475 and high o...

Sensex up by 236 points in afternoon trade<br/>

The Sensex that opened over 200 points up this morning was trading 236 points up at 18401 points a short while ago. Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange Nifty index also moved up by 71 points at 5521 points. Meanwhile, Japan&apos;s Nikkei index was trading 4.43 per cent higher but H...

Rupee up by 5 paise against dollar

The Indian Rupee strengthened by 5 paise to Rs 45.20 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange today. The rupee had depreciated by 19 paise to close at Rs 45.26 against the US currency in yesterday&apos;s trade.

Sensex recovers 200 points on firm Asian cues

The Sensex opened over 200 points up today on bargain buying triggered by firming trend on other Asian bourses after yesterday&apos;s losses. The 30-share index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, which lost over 271 points in the previous session, rebounded by 200 points or 1.10 per cent to 18,368 le...

Rupee down by 19 paise against US dollar in closing trade

The rupee ended lower by 19 paise to 45 rupees 25 against the US currency on renewed dollar demand from banks and importers despite a weak dollar overseas.Forex dealers said that the dollar fell against the yen in Sydney market after Japan&apos;s Prime Minister Naoto Kan warned of a radiation le...

Cabinet approves Constitution Amendment Bill to roll out GST

Sensex down by 272 pts in closing trade

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex which recovered over 300 points in afternoon trade closed down by 272 points at 18168. It had lost over 486 points in opening trade.Brokers attributed the fall to the Japanese Nikkei tumbling by over 10 per cent amid fears of a meltdown at a nuclear power p...