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February 11, 2011 12:03 PM

Industrial growth slows down to 1.6% in December

Industrial growth slowed down to 1.6 per cent in December, 2010, from 18 per cent in the same period a year ago. The slow down is due to the poor performance of the manufacturing sector.In November, 2010, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had expanded by a meagre 2.7 per cent.Official data re...

February 11, 2011 12:03 PM

Sensex down 72 points

The BSE benchmark Sensex gained over 63 points in opening trade today. Later it lost its initial gains and was trading at 17390, down by over 72 points a short while ago.In the Asian region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up by 0.43 per cent in early trade today, while Japan's Nikkei wa...

February 11, 2011 10:24 AM

Oil rises amid Egypt tensions <br/>

Oil prices rose today as heightened tensions in Egypt sparked crude supply concerns. New York&apos;s light sweet crude soared 83 cents to 87.56 dollars per barrel. Brent NorthSea crude gained 69 cents to 101.56 dollars per barrel.

February 11, 2011 10:02 AM

Rupee depreciates 2 paise against US dollar<br/>

The Indian rupee depreciated by 2 paise to 45.74 rupees against the US dollar in early trade today. It closes at 45.72 rupees against the US currency in the previous session.Dealers said the rupee lost ground due to dollar gains against other Asian currencies.

February 11, 2011 10:00 AM

Sensex gains over 63 points in opening trade

The BSE benchmark Sensex gained over 63 points in opening trade today. The Sensex was trading at 17490, up by over 27 points a short while ago.Marketmen said bargain buying at selective counters by funds and retail investors and gains in other Asian markets helped the domestic equity market to stage...

February 11, 2011 8:59 AM

Income tax dept increases limits for filing appeals against tax evaders

The income tax department has increased the limits for filing appeals against tax evaders in the tribunal as well as courts.An official statement said for filing an appeal in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), the tax effect should be minimum 3 lakh rupees, against 2 lakh rupees earlier, Simi...

February 10, 2011 8:55 PM

Sensex down 130 points

Posting its third straight day of losses, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange fell 130 points, or 0.7 percent, to 17,463, today, as investors continued to fret about interest rates and corporate earnings, amid subdued global markets. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange shed 28 points, or 0....

February 10, 2011 8:42 PM

Govt reviews cotton exports trends

The Committee of Secretaries today met in New Delhi to review the cotton exports trends and retained the cap of 55 lakh bales of natural fiber shipments for the current cotton season as of now. Speaking to reporters Textiles Secretary Rita Menon said, textiles ministry is maintaining the export figu...

February 10, 2011 8:41 PM

Govt targets $120 billion engineering exports by 2015

The government has set a target of engineering exports up to 120 billion US dollar by the year 2015. This was stated by Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Anand Sharma while inaugurating the Eco Products International Fair and International Engineering Trade Fair in New Delhi. He said tha...

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