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November 25, 2010 6:39 PM

Govt. to set up working group to boost exports

The government on Thursday decided to set up a working group, comprising top bankers and industrialists, to help increase India's competitiveness in exports which are likely to touch 200 billion US dollar this fiscal. The working group members have been selected from the Board of Trade, whi...

November 25, 2010 5:34 PM

Sensex down by 142 points

Posting its third straight day of losses, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange declined 142 points, or 0.7 percent, to 19,318, today, on heavy selling especially in realty stocks, after sentiment was hurt by the home loan racket. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange shed 66 points, or 1.1 per...

November 25, 2010 2:11 PM

Sensex loses 53 pts in noon trade

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange, which had opened 122 points higher, later gave up all its intial gains, and stood 53 points, or 0.3 percent in the red, at 19,407, a short while ago. Asian markets in Japan, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Taiwan were up by between 0.5 percent and ...

November 25, 2010 1:25 PM

Food inflation drops to 10.15% for week ended Nov-13

Food inflation dipped for the sixth straight week and dropped to 10.15 per cent for the week ended November 13, on cheaper vegetables and pulses. Food inflation in the previous week was 10.3 per cent. Price of food items like pulses and vegetables declined during the week on improved availability af...

November 25, 2010 11:02 AM

Indian rupee declines by 4 paise against US dollar

The Indian rupee declined by 4 paise to 45.74 rupees against the US dollar in early trade, tracking losses in other Asian currencies. Forex dealers said that besides dollar's gains against other Asian currencies, continued demand for the American currency from importers kept pressure on the...

November 25, 2010 10:06 AM

Sensex up by 122 points in opening trade

Falling for the second straight session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange closed 232 points, or 1.2 percent lower, at 19,460, after volatile trade, on Wednesday. The Sensex slumped in a late sell-off, after media reports that the CBI had questioned top officials of LIC Housing Finance and Cen...

November 24, 2010 8:59 PM

Sensex slips 232 points

Falling for the second straight session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange closed 232 points, or 1.2 percent lower, at 19,460, after volatile trade, on Wednesday. The Sensex slumped in a late sell-off, after media reports that the CBI had questioned top officials of LIC Housing Finance and Cen...

November 24, 2010 6:27 PM

One killed as police & Copts clash in Egypt

In Egypt, one Coptic protester was killed and nearly 100 were arrested this morning in a clash between Coptic Christians and police over the pause of building a church in west Cairo. According to hospital sources, twenty policemen and at least 15 protesters were injured in the scuffles . Hundreds of...

November 24, 2010 6:27 PM

Sensex closes 232 pts down after volatile trade <br/>

Falling for the second straight session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange closed 232 points, or 1.2 percent lower, at 19,460, after volatile trade, on Wednesday. The Sensex slumped in a late sell-off, after media reports that the CBI had questioned top officials of LIC Housing Finance and Cen...

November 24, 2010 1:51 PM

SCO summit begins in Tajikistan

The Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is going to Dushanbe, the Tajik capital, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization , SCO summit beginning from Thursday. This will provide New Delhi a great opportunity to boost its strategic and economic ties with the six-nation SCO .An external affairs minist...

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