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March 4, 2010 9:20 PM

Food inflation rises marginally

Food inflation rose marginally to 17.87 per cent for the week ended February 20 from 17.58 percent in the previous week. The rise in food inflation is driven by higher prices of milk, wheat, rice and vegetables.On the annual basis, the prices of rice increased 10 per cent, wheat by 14 per cent, puls...

March 4, 2010 6:23 PM

Gold price down in Delhi

Gold dropped 5 rupees, to 17,200 rupees per ten grams at Delhi's bullion market, today. But silver ready strengthened 300 rupees, to 27,100 rupees per kilo. Gold in Singapore fell 0.4 percent, to 1,135.30 dollars an ounce.

March 4, 2010 6:23 PM

Sensex closes below 17K

Snapping a three-day rally, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange fell 28 points to close below the 17,000 level, at 16,972, today. This follows profit-booking, amid reports of rising food inflation. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange shed 8 points to 5,080.Stock markets in Japan, China, Hon...

March 4, 2010 6:22 PM

Sensex closes below 17K

Snapping a three-day rally, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange fell 28 points to close below the 17,000 level, at 16,972, today. This follows profit-booking, amid reports of rising food inflation. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange shed 8 points to 5,080.Stock markets in Japan, China, Hon...

March 4, 2010 2:47 PM

3G auctions scheduled to start on 9th of April this year

The government has said that there have been some issues about availability of 3G spectrum for auction in different service areas causing delay in finalizing the number of 3G slots to be auctioned. This was stated by the Minister of Communication and IT, Mr A Raja, in a written reply in the Rajya Sa...

March 4, 2010 2:46 PM

Govt. takes steps to protect handloom sector

The government says many steps are being taken to protect the handloom sector in the country. Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, Textile Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran said his ministry is actively considering to import raw silk and give it to weavers. Mr Maran also said there is a plan to ...

March 4, 2010 2:46 PM

Govt. says, three more refineries coming up

The government today said that three refineries are coming up in the country at Bhatinda, Vina and Paradip to step up oil production in the country. Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Jitin Prasad said Vina refinery will be functional by September in th...

March 4, 2010 2:42 PM

Food inflation rises marginally

Food inflation rose marginally to 17.87 per cent for the week ended February 20 from 17.58 percent in the previous week. The rise in food inflation is driven by higher prices of milk,wheat, rice and vegetables. On the annual basis, the prices of rice increased 10 percent, wheatby 14 per cent, pulses...

March 4, 2010 2:19 PM

Government admits role of middlemen responsible for food inflation

The Government has partly blamed high cost of intermediation for the spiralling food prices. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, role of middlemen is very high from farm gate to the wholesale markets and from wholesale markets to retail markets. He was addressing an event organised by CII in the...

March 4, 2010 2:11 PM

Sensex trading below 17k during noon

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange stood 105 points, or 0.6 percent in the red, at 16,895, a short while ago. Opened 25 points higher, this morning, the Sensex surrendered all its early gains within an hour of opening, losing 53 points, to slip below the 17,000 level, at 16,947, on profit-booki...

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