Sensex closes at 18,645 gaining 85 pts

Rising for the second straight session, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange gained 85 points or 0.5 percent, to 18,645, today. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange rose 27 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,604.Stock markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore ended mixed.

Banks should improve their financial services: Pranab<br/>

Union Minister of Finance, Mr Pranab Mukherjee today called upon banks to grow in size and improve their financial services. This, he said, will help the Indian economy which is going through the phase of recovery.Mr Mukherjee emphasised on the need for inclusive, equitable and sustainable growth. H...

Day-long strike affects bank operations partially<br/><br/>

Banking operations have been partially affected as employees of left-leaning unions went on day-long strike today to protest against the disinvestment policy of the government and the price rise. General Secretary of All-India Banks Employees&apos; Association, C H Venkatachalam claimed that abo...

BSE Sensex stands 88 points in green

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange gained 62 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 18,622 in early trade, today, amid a rise in direct tax collections, and continued capital inflows by foreign funds. Remaining firm, the Sensex stood 88 points, or 0.5 per cent in the green, at 18,648, a short while ago. B...

2nd World Investment Forum meeting begins in China<br/>

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping said today, China is taking vigorous steps to create a more open and optimal investment environment for foreign-invested enterprises. Mr Xi made the remarks while attending the opening ceremony of the 2nd World Investment Forum, WIF, in Xiamen City in southeast Chin...

In Afghanistan, the governor of central bank has said that the nation&apos;s largest private bank has almost stabilized and could meet customer demands despite a nearly week-long run on the institution. Mr. Qadir Fitrat told reporters on Monday evening that the situation in Kabul Bank has almost...

<img src="rs.png" border="0"> down by 5 paise against US $

The rupee today weakened by 5 paise to 46.59 a dollar in early trade as the US currency firmed up against other major world currencies. Dealers said weakness in other Asian currencies against the dollar mainly kept pressure on the Indian rupee.

<img src="rs.png" border="0"> down by 5 paise against US dollar

The rupee today weakened by 5 paise to 46.59 a dollar in early trade as the US currency firmed up against other major world currencies. Dealers said weakness in other Asian currencies against the dollar mainly kept pressure on the Indian rupee.

Rupee down by 5 paise against US dollar

The rupee today weakened by 5 paise to 46.59 a dollar in early trade as the US currency firmed up against other major world currencies. Dealers said weakness in other Asian currencies against the dollar mainly kept pressure on the Indian rupee.

BSE Sensex gains 62 points in early trade

The Sensex today gained 62 points in early trade on continued capital inflows by foreign funds. The 30-share index rose by 62 points to 18,622 points. The index had gained 339 points in the previous session. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty moved up by 14 points to 5,591 points.Bro...