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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Indices reverse gains on sharp rise in COVID cases

7:55 pm May 26, 2020

Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty failed to cling on to day’s highs and settled in the red on Tuesday as investors remained unsure about economic recovery amid mounting COVID-19 cases in the country. Shedding over 574 points from the day’s high, the BSE Sensex settled 63.29 points or 0.21 per cent lower at 30,609.30. […]

India's exports fall 5.12 pc to USD 24.89 bn in Oct

Sugar export expected to normalise in coming days: ISMA

3:09 pm May 18, 2020

New Delhi: India’s sugar export is expected to normalise in the coming days amid relaxation in the COVID-19 lockdown rules, industry body ISMA said on Monday. The government has allowed export of 6 million tonne of sugar under maximum admissible export quota (MAEQ) during the 2019-20 marketing year (October-September) to liquidate surplus sugar in the […]

Sensex jumps over 483 pts; Nifty tops 9,300

4:47 pm April 23, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 483 points on Thursday, tracking gains in IT and banking stocks as expectations of another stimulus package from the government enthused investor sentiment. The 30-share index ended 483.53 points or 1.54 per cent higher at 31,863.08. The broader NSE Nifty advanced 126.60 points, or 1.38 per cent, to settle […]

Markets crash as virus alarm spreads globally

7:04 pm February 24, 2020

Mumbai: Indian stock benchmark Sensex on Monday sank nearly 807 points, the second biggest single-day fall this year, tracking sell-offs in global markets as coronavirus cases rose exponentially outside China. Starting off on a weaker note, the BSE gauge plunged to a day’s low of 40,306.36 after being caught in a panic selling as investors […]

Rupee settles flat at 70.98 against US dollar

8:48 pm December 17, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee pared early morning gains to settle 2 paise down at 70.98 against the US currency on Tuesday amid lack of any major triggers on the domestic front. Forex traders said while sustained foreign fund inflows and heavy buying in domestic equities supported the rupee, rising crude oil prices and gains in the […]