Oil higher in Asian trade

Sensex opens higher

After witnessing two sessions of losses, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today opened higher by almost 69 points at 18,248.The Sensex was trading at 18221, up by over 41 points.The rise in Sensex is due to emergence of fund buying in oil and gas, realty and metal stocks, coupled with firm...

State bank of Indore to officially merge in SBI today

State bank of Indore will officially merge in State bank of India today. State bank of Indore have about 470 branches across the country. Now they will be part of SBI and customers of State bank of Indore could avail all the facilities available to SBI customers. The account numbers of customers of ...

SBI not to raise deposit, lending rates in near-term

The country's largest lender, the State Bank of India, today said it does not plan any hike in its lending or deposit rates in the near-term, as the liquidity situation is evolving in the right direction. Speaking on the sidelines of conference in Mumbai, SBI Chairman O. P. Bhatt said there...

Sensex down by 132 pts

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange closed 132 points, or 0.7 per cent lower, at 18,180, amid weak global bourses, today. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange lost 43 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 5,462.Stock markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong and South Korea fell between 0.1 percent and 2 per...

Sensex down by 132 pts

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange closed 132 points, or 0.7 per cent lower, at 18,180, on Wednesday, amid weak Asian bourses. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange lost 43 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 5,462.

U.S. stocks fall to lowest level in seven weeks

U.S. stocks fell to their lowest level in seven weeks, on Tuesday, as an unexpectedly large drop in home sales ratcheted up concerns that the economic recovery is even weaker than had been feared. The Dow and S&P 500 racked up their fourth day of losses in a row after an industry group repor...

<br/><br/>U.S. stocks fall to lowest level in seven weeks

U.S. stocks fell to their lowest level in seven weeks, on Tuesday, as an unexpectedly large drop in home sales ratcheted up concerns that the economic recovery is even weaker than had been feared. The Dow and S&amp;P 500 racked up their fourth day of losses in a row after an industry group repor...

Gold rises by Rs 145; regains 19 k level

Extending its gains for the eleventh straight day, gold rose 145 rupees, to regain the 19,000 level after eight weeks, at 19,110 rupees per ten grams at Delhi&apos;s bullion market, today. Gold gained amid a firm global trend, as investors shifted funds to bullion, from falling equity markets.

Sensex down by 69 pts

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange opened 39 points or 0.2 per cent lower at 18,272 this morning on selling by funds and retail investors, triggered by weak global markets. Further extending its losses, the Sensex stood 69 points, or 0.4 per cent in the red, at 18.242 a short while ago.Stock ma...