Sensex up 143 pts in opening trade

The Sensex gained over 143 points in opening trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The Sensex was trading at 18,493, up by 53 points a short while ago. In the Asia region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up by 0.91 per cent and Japan's Nikkei index by 0.78 per cent in ea...

Sensex gains 217 pts on positive global cues

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rallied 217 points, or 1.2 percent, to 18,440, on Tuesday, on renewed buying by investors, amid falling crude oil prices, and positive regional bourses. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange rose 58 points, or 1.1 percent, to 5,521. Stock markets in Japan, ...

Railway revenue earnings up by 8.24 pc during April 2010 – February 2011

Railway revenue earnings have gone up by 8.24 per cent during April 2010 - February 2011. An official release says, the total approximate earnings of Indian Railways on originating basis during 1st April 2010 - 28th February, 2011 were over 84382 crore rupees compared to 77958.06 crore rupees during...

Kapil Sibal asks telecom operators to sink their differences

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday asked the telecom service providers to soon sink their differences as otherwise it could adversely impact growth of the sector. Mr.Sibal, during his meeting with various telecom operators, discussed in detail issues ranging from spectrum sharing, merger and ac...

Sensex up by 217 points

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rallied 217 points, or 1.2 percent, to 18,440, on Tuesday, on renewed buying by investors, amid falling crude oil prices, and positive regional bourses. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange rose 58 points, or 1.1 percent, to 5,521. Stock markets in Japan, ...

Sensex climbs 169 points in afternoon trade

Building on its early gains, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rallied a good 169 points, or 0.9 percent, to 18,391 in afternoon trade, a short while ago. Earlier, the Sensex had opened 117 points in the positive zone, at 18,340 in morning trade, today. Buying by funds and retail investors aft...

Rupee down by 3 paise against US dollar in early trade

The Indian rupee fell by 3 paise to 45 rupees 07 paise per US dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange today. The rupee was weighed down by gains registered by the American currency against other Asian rivals. However, a higher opening in the stock market capped the losses. The Indian...

Sensex gains 117 points in opening trade

The BSE Sensex rose by nearly 117 points in opening trade today. The 30-share index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, which lost over 267 points in the previous two sessions, bounced back to trade higher by 0.64 per cent, vis-a-vis the previous close at 18,340 in opening trade today. Capital goods, auto...

Govt. fixes March 31 as deadline for all telecom operators to submit security plan

The government has fixed March 31 as deadline for all telecom operators to submit plans for interception of their services, including popular BlackBerry by security agencies. The Home Ministry has asked the Department of Telecom (DoT) to ensure that all telecom operators submit their plans by the en...

Sensex down by 264 points