India's botanical resource market mounts to $62 billion

Sensex jumps 142 points in special trading

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex commenced higher by 142 points in its special trading session today on emergence of buying by funds at existing lower levels. The 30-share index, which had lost 434 points in the previous session, regained 142 points at 15,933 in the first five minutes of t...

Toyota recalls 8 millions vehicles

The President of the Japanese car manufacturing firm Toyota has publicly apologised for the defaults in its vehicles that have caused safety worries. Toyota is recalling about eight million vehicles with faulty accelerator paddles, but have not yet decided whether to recall previous cars which have ...

Penang State in Malaysia invited investment from India into the State. Dr.P.Ramasamy, Deputy Chief Minister of Penang on his visit to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu met the business people and signed an MOU with Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) in Coimbatore today evening.He offered transpar...

Sensex ends below 16K

Following tumbling global markets, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange tanked 434 points, or 2.7 per cent, to close below the 16,000 level, at 15,791, amid a broad-based sell-off, today. The Sensex had plummeted 500 points at the day's low, and lost 2 points at the day's high. ...

With 434 points down sensex hits three months low

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange tanked 434 points, to slip below the 16,000 mark, at 15,790 in early trade, today, in line with tumbling global markets. Remaining weak, the Sensex stood 427 points, or 2.6 percent in the red, at 15,798, a short while ago. Stock markets in Japan, China, Hong K...

Decontrolling fuel prices would not flare up inflation rather it will soften the generalized rise in price: Montek ahlluwalia

The Planning Commission today said that, decontrolling fuel prices would not flare up inflation rather it will soften the generalized rise in prices.Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahulwalia said, he thinks that it is not sustainable to have price...

India should begin fiscal consolidation as deficit has entered double digits: IMF Deputy director

The International Monetary Fund has suggested that India should begin fiscal consolidation as deficit has entered double digits due to stimulus measures taken to revive the economy. The IMF Deputy Director, Asia and Pacific Department, Kalpana Kochhar said in a conference in Washington yesterday tha...

BSE Sensex drops by 434 points in early trade as the Asian markets shows downward trend

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today tanked 434 points in early trade in line with the meltdown in overseas markets. The 30-share index, which had lost 271 points in the previous session, plunged further by 434 points to15,790 points. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty pl...

Sensex slips 271 pts led by realty, metals

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today tanked 434 points in early trade in line with the meltdown in overseas markets. The 30-share index, which had lost 271 points in the previous session, plunged further by 434 points to15,790 points. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty pl...