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Gold prices fall Rs 372 on weak demand, strong rupee

4:19 pm September 6, 2019

New Delhi: Gold prices fell by Rs 372 to Rs 39,278 per 10 gram in the national capital on Friday due to weak demand and strong rupee, according to HDFC Securities. In tandem with gold prices, silver also dropped by Rs 1,273 to Rs 49,187 per kilogram here. “Gold declined on weak investment demand and […]

Indian equities subdued; banking, IT stocks top drag

8:39 pm September 5, 2019

Mumbai: Indian equities gave up early gains to settle lower on Thursday due to sell-offs mainly in banking stocks after the Reserve Bank directed banks to link interest rates on all new loans with external benchmarks. Losses on the indices, however, were restricted by emergence of buying in stocks of somewhat relieved auto sector after […]

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

CNG price in Delhi hiked by 50 paise, third since April

7:29 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi: CNG price in Delhi and its suburbs was on Sunday hiked for the third time since April due to rise in input cost following appreciation of US dollar against the rupee. “This revision in prices would result in an increase of Rs 0.50 per kg in the consumer prices of CNG in Delhi, […]

Rupee falls 17 paise against US dollar in early trade

12:14 pm August 29, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 17 paise to 71.95 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, tracking weak domestic equity market and persistent foreign fund outflows. Pessimism over US-China trade talks also put pressure on the domestic unit, forex dealers said. However, a weak dollar against other major currencies overseas and softening crude […]

Rupee slips 29 paise against US dollar to 71.77

6:48 pm August 28, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee declined by 29 paise to close at 71.77 against the US dollar on Wednesday as fears of an impending global recession prompted investors to stick to safe-haven assets like the Japanese yen. Rising crude oil prices and weakness in the equity market put further pressure on the domestic currency, forex dealers said. […]