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July 18, 2017 2:13 PM

Sensex plunges almost 300 points in afternoon trade

At the stock markets, retreating from a record high, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange had slumped 287 points, or 0.9 percent, to 31,788 a short while ago. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange had dropped 66 points, to 9,850. And at the forex market, the rupee had firmed up just one paise,...

July 18, 2017 11:16 AM

Sensex Retreats From Record Level, Plunges by 300 Points

Retreating from its record high level, the benchmark BSE Sensex shed 300 points to be at 31,775 in opening trade today amid a weak lead from other Asian markets. The wider NSE Nifty too backtracked from its all-time peak and dipped below the 9,800-level. Nifty fell by 124 points to trade at 9,792. I...

July 17, 2017 8:36 PM

Sensex and Nifty climb to new lifetime highs

Resuming its upward march, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange gained 54 points, or 0(point)2 percent, to a new record closing high of 32,075. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange rose 30 points, to end above the 9,900 mark for the first time ever, at 9,916.

July 17, 2017 2:11 PM

Sensex hits fresh life-time intra-day high; Nifty also scales new peak

At the stock markets, both the Sensex and the Nifty have scaled fresh lifetime intra-day highs, today. So after hitting a record high of 32,132, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange trimmed its gains, but had still climbed 46 points, to 0.1 percent, to 32,066 a short while ago. Similarly, the Nif...

July 15, 2017 8:09 PM

Bihar: Joint meeting of RJD, Congress legislators convened tomorrow

In Bihar, a joint meeting of RJD and Congress legislators has been convened tomorrow in Patna in view of Presidential election on Monday. The JD(U) has also convened a meeting of its legislators at the residence of Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar. While JD(U) has decided to support NDA presidential can...

July 15, 2017 4:43 PM

US crude oil contracts jump 5% this week

The Brent and US WTI crude oil contracts jumped about 5 percent this week, on reports of accelerating demand growth from the International Energy Agency, crude oil import growth in China and falling crude stocks in the United States. China's crude oil imports surged 13.8 percent, in the fir...

July 14, 2017 8:33 PM

Sensex declines by 17 points, to close at 32,021

Snapping a four-session record setting spree, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange declined a marginal 17 points, to close at 32,021. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange fell 5 points, to 9,886.

July 14, 2017 8:31 PM

Kharif Crop sowing crosses 563 lakh hectare area

Kharif crops have been sown in over 563 lakh hectare till date as against 521 lakh hectare last year. It is nearly 42 lakh hectare more than last year figure. Crop sowing data released by the Agriculture Ministry, reveals that the rice has been sown in over 125 lakh hectare which is about five lakh ...

July 14, 2017 4:18 PM

Sensex declines by 17 points, to close at 32,021

Snapping a four-session record setting spree, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange declined a marginal 17 points, to close at 32,021. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange fell 5 points, to 9,886.

July 14, 2017 2:14 PM

Wholesale inflation falls to 0.9% in June<br/>

Wholesale inflation fell to 0(point)9 per cent in June this year as prices of food articles, including vegetables, fell. The inflation figure is the lowest in at least eight months--since the availability of data for the new 2011-12 base year series.Inflation based on the wholesale price index had s...

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