BUSINESS

Companies hopeful of economic recovery in 2021 but cautious about COVID-19 pandemic

2:51 pm December 23, 2020

Kolkata: Sanitaryware makers to manufacturers of consumer durables remain optimistic about an economic revival in 2021 but cautious as the risk of COVID-19 pandemic still exists, officials said on Wednesday. Many companies across sectors are looking to make their balance sheets strong after they have experienced market disruptions in the current calendar year due to […]

Gold dips Rs 243, silver declines by Rs 216

4:23 pm December 22, 2020

New Delhi : Gold prices fell Rs 243 to Rs 49,653 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday, reflecting the weakness in global price of the precious metal, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 49,896 per 10 gram. Silver prices also declined Rs 216 […]

BMW to increase vehicle prices in India by up to 2 pc from January

5:16 pm December 21, 2020

New Delhi: German luxury carmaker BMW on Monday said it will increase prices of its entire model range in India by up to 2 per cent from next month. The automaker will introduce the revised pricing for all BMW and MINI models effective January 4, 2021, BMW Group India said in a statement. Prices will […]

Silver futures up on spot demand

5:05 pm December 21, 2020

New Delhi : Silver prices rose by Rs 2,027 to Rs 69,934 per kg in futures trade on Monday as participants widened their bets on firm spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver contracts for March delivery gained Rs 2,027, or 2.98 per cent, to Rs 69,934 per kg in 14,606 lots. Analysts said […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

Air India privatisation unlikely to conclude this fiscal

1:44 pm December 20, 2020

New Delhi: Privatisation of Air India may spill into next fiscal year as the divestment process is unlikely to conclude in the remaining a little over three months of 2020-21, an official said. Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group and US-based fund Interups Inc were among ”multiple” entities that put in preliminary bids last week for buying […]