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March 9, 2010 5:09 PM

Sensex dips 50 pts closes at 17,052

The Bombay stock exchange benchmark Sensex today dipped to a low of 17,031 and finally ended at 17,052, down by 50 points owing to late selling in the market.National Stock Exchange index Nifty closed at 5,101, down by 23 points. Metal, oil and gas, realty, auto, capital goods, power and Pharma stoc...

March 9, 2010 3:00 PM

Sensex marginally recovers after early loss

Snapping a two-day winning streak, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday fell 41 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 17,061, in opening trade, on profit-booking. After recovering from its lows, the Sensex stood 8 points, or 0.1 percent in the green, at 17,111, a short while ago.Stock markets in...

March 9, 2010 2:37 PM

Sensex marginally recovers after early loss

Snapping a two-day winning streak, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday fell 41 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 17,061, in opening trade, on profit-booking. After recovering from its lows, the Sensex stood 8 points, or 0.1 percent in the green, at 17,111, a short while ago.Stock markets in...

March 9, 2010 1:55 PM

US eases sanctions on Cuba, Iran, Sudan to allow Web services

The US treasury department has eased sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help promote the use of web services and support opposition groups. The US technology firms will now be allowed to export online services such as instant messaging and social networks. Companies had not offered such services f...

March 9, 2010 10:32 AM

Sensex sheds over 41 points in opening trade

The Sensex shed over 41 points in the opening trade on Tuesday, snapping the two-session winning streak as investors sold stocks to book profits at existing levels amid a mixed global trend. The 30-share index, which gained nearly 130 points in the past two sessions, fell by 41 points, or 0.24 per c...

March 9, 2010 10:22 AM

Railway registers 8 per cent increase in revenue earnings

Indian Railway registered over eight percent increase in its total revenue earnings during the first eleven months of the current financial year. An official said that the total passenger revenue earnings of railway have gone up by 7.42 per cent.The number of passenger booked also increased by 4.56 ...

March 8, 2010 9:46 PM

Sensex gains 108 pts to close above 17k

The BSE 30-share Sensex ended today at 17,102 with 108 points gain. The Sensex remained firm above the 17,000 mark throughout the day. The Sensex which opened at 17,035, touched the intra day high and low of 17187.55 and 17034.92 respectively. National Stock Exchange's Nifty advanced 35 poi...

March 8, 2010 8:21 PM

Thomas asks for development of fisheries

Minister of State for Agriculture Prof. K.V. Thomas today asked the States to prepare perspective plans for the development of fisheries. He urged the states for better use of funds and technology provided by the National Fisheries Development Board. He was addressing the fifth meeting of the Govern...

March 8, 2010 6:35 PM

2,70,000 civil employees on 48-hour strike over redundancy pay

In Britain, up to 270,000 civil servants have begun a 48-hour strike over redundancy pay, in what is the biggest unrest by the sector in more than two decades. Courts, ports, job and tax centres and emergency police call centres are being affected by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) wa...

March 8, 2010 5:55 PM

Sensex gains 108 pts to close at 17,102

The BSE 30-share Sensex ended today at 17,102 with 108 points gain. The Sensex remained firm above the 17,000 mark throughout the day. The Sensex which opened at 17,035, touched the intra day high and low of 17187.55 and 17034.92 respectively. National Stock Exchange's Nifty advanced 35 poi...

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