ADB opens its annual meeting in Uzbekistan

Asian Development Bank opens its annual meeting in Uzbekistan today. The four day meeting is expected to bring in some three thousand participants including heads of state, central bank governors and finance ministers from among sixty-seven members nations.

RBI cautions NBFCs on tansaction in Iran, Pak

The Reserve Bank of India has directed Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) to be alert while transacting business from countries like Iran, Pakistan and North Korea. The global agency, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has identified these countries as having lax anti money laundering and terro...

Sensex rises for second consecutive session, gains 55pts

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rose for the second consecutive session, gaining 55 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,559, today, amid optimism that debt-riddled Greece may secure a bailout. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange gained 24 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,278.Stock markets in Japa...

Gold price softens

Gold prices softened marginally by 10 rupees, to 17,230 rupees per ten grams at Delhi bullion market today. But silver ready rose 350 rupees, to 28,400 rupees per kilo.

Sensex rises for second consecutive session, gains 55pt

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rose for the second consecutive session, gaining 55 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,559, today, amid optimism that debt-riddled Greece may secure a bailout. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange gained 24 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,278.Stock markets in Japa...

Sensex rises for second consecutive session, gains 55

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rose for the second consecutive session, gaining 55 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,559, today, amid optimism that debt-riddled Greece may secure a bailout. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange gained 24 points, or 0.5 percent, to 5,278.Stock markets in Japa...

Gold prices softens

Gold prices softened marginally by 10 rupees, to 17,230 rupees per ten grams at Delhi bullion market today. But silver ready rose 350 rupees, to 28,400 rupees per kilo.

World Bank approves loan for health services in Tamil Nadu

The World Bank has approved a 117.70 million US Dollar International Development Association credit for improving the quality and access to health services in Tamil Nadu. The World Bank said the loan is an additional financing to the Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project, which was approved on December ...

Govt. to disinvest in SAIL

The Government has decided to disinvest ten per cent of its shareholding in Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and to go for 10 per cent Further Public Offer (FPO) of its equity in two tranches. Giving this information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, the Minister for Steel, Mr. Vir...

Sensex up by 84 pts during noon trading