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Sensex slips 81 pts; Nifty holds 14,100 level

4:53 pm January 7, 2021

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex slipped 81 points on Thursday, weighed by selling in IT, banks and consumption stocks despite a firm trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index ended 80.74 points or 0.17 per cent lower at 48,093.32. The broader NSE Nifty fell 8.90 points or 0.06 per cent to 14,137.35. Titan was the […]

Rupee plunges 20 paise to end at 73.31 against US dollar

4:47 pm January 7, 2021

Mumbai: The rupee dived 20 paise to settle at 73.31 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, tracking muted domestic equities and a rebound in the American currency. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened flat at 73.10 against the greenback. It swung between a low of 73.31 and a high of 73.08 […]

Gold plunges Rs 714, silver declines Rs 386

4:37 pm January 7, 2021

New Delhi: Gold in the national capital plunged Rs 714 to Rs 50,335 per 10 gram on Thursday, reflecting a decline in global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 51,049 per 10 gram. Silver also dipped by Rs 386 to Rs 69,708 per […]

SpiceJet to operate 21 new flights from next week

4:15 pm January 6, 2021

New Delhi: SpiceJet said on Wednesday it would operate 21 new domestic and international flights from January 12. The airline will introduce two weekly flights on the route from Mumbai to Ras Al-Khaimah in the UAE and increase frequency on the Delhi-Ras Al-Khaimah route to four weekly flights, according to a statement. It will connect […]

Lower tax burden on partnership firms, impose special duty on etailers: Traders’ body urges govt

2:38 pm January 5, 2021

Kolkata: Owners of small businesses have demanded imposition of a special tax of five per cent on online retailers and lowering of income tax rate to 22 per cent on partnership and LLP firms in the next Union budget to help them survive, a traders’ body said on Tuesday. Traders and retailers, who have been […]