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August 7, 2020 7:20 PM

S&P 500 and Dow edge higher, Nasdaq jumps 1%

The S&P 500 and Dow edged higher yesterday as investors held out for more U.S. government stimulus, but an escalation in Sino-U.S. tensions over TikTok and disappointing quarterly earnings from Ralph Lauren and AIG capped gains.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.7 percent, the S&am...

August 7, 2020 5:30 PM

Sensex gains 15 points, Nifty settles at 11,214

Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty today ended flat as muted cues from global markets and spiking COVID-19 cases in the country kept investors on the edge. After touching a low of 37,787 during the day, the BSE Sensex settled just 15 points or 0.04 per cent higher at 38,041.  Similarly, the...

August 7, 2020 1:30 PM

ED raids multiple cities in IAF Pilatus jet money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today raided multiple premises in various cities in connection with a money laundering case . It was linked to an alleged corruption in the purchase of 75 Pilatus basic trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 2009. AIR correspondent quoting officials, repo...

August 7, 2020 8:39 AM

RBI announces loan restructuring window for corporates

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced a loan restructuring window for corporates following demands from bankers and industry. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das made the announcement yesterday. Last week, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said that the government is working with RBI on the n...

August 7, 2020 8:22 AM

RBI permits banks to invest in debt instruments through mutual funds

RBI has permitted banks to invest in debt instruments through mutual funds or exchange traded funds without allocating additional charges. As per RBI's extant Basel III guidelines, if a bank holds a debt instrument directly, it would have to allocate lower capital as compared to holding the...

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