Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday ended flat with a small rise of 10 points as cautious investors indulged in profit-booking ahead of the monthly settlement in derivatives segment and the RBI monetary policy meet on May 3.
Trading sentiment further influenced on a weakening Asian trend but better opening in Europe supported the market to end in a positive zone for the third straight day. The Sensex rose 9.53 points, or 0.05 per cent, to close at
19,179.36. It touched the day's high of 19,210.26 and a low of 18,042.08. The index had gained 439 points in last two sessions.
Similarly, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty edged up 2.50 points to 5,836.90, after dipping to a low of 5,791.55. Brokers said investors remained cautious ahead of a monthly settlement in the derivatives segment on Thursday and the Reserve Bank of India monetary policy meet on May 3. ...
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09:44 AM, Apr 23, 2013
Berlin: Germany on Thursday pressed India to hike the foreign equity cap in the insurance sector and reduce tariffs on import of automobiles as a prelude to the much-awaited India-EU Free Trade Agreement even as the two countries signed six pacts including one under which a German loan of Euro one billion (Rs 7,000 crore) will be provided for a green energy corridor in India. After talks with Prime Minister...
09:00 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Panaji: The BJP Goa unit has decided to stand by its legislator who has opposed Playboy Club's plan to open a branch at Candolim beach which has been under consideration of the state tourism ministry. Even the state Congress unit has also expressed its reservations over opening of such a facility in the state. The BJP does not approve of having Playboy Club being started in Goa and we will...
03:38 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Kerala government on Wednesday sanctioned an additional Rs 297.75 crore for the Kochi Metro project. Out of this, Rs. 88.50 crore is state government's equity share and Rs 209.25 crore for land acquisition, a Kochi Metro press release said. ...
08:45 PM, Mar 27, 2013
The BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday snapped a seven-day losing streak by rising 23 points on buying by funds mainly in consumer durables and FMGC stocks ahead of monthly expiry in the derivatives segment amid a firming European trend. ...
09:43 AM, Mar 26, 2013
The state unit of BJP is in favour of naming Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the party's prime ministerial candidate, but is waiting for party leadership in Delhi to take a final call on the issue, a state BJP leader said on Thursday. ...
04:02 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Aiming to check demand for gold, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday proposed inflation-indexed bonds and modified Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Schemes with a view to make financial instruments more attractive. "The household sector must be incentivised to save in financial instruments rather than buy gold. Increasing savings and their optimal allocation for productive uses lead to higher economic growth," he said while presenting the Budget. ...
04:04 PM, Feb 28, 2013
"I have left the show. There is no reason as such. It was a mutual discussion between me and my channel," says Banerjee. ...
04:57 PM, Feb 27, 2013
While most people in the market are bullish in the run up to the Union Budget, Dipan Mehta, member of BSE & NSE doesn't see the Budget having any large impact on the equity market. The domestic and global cues, according to Mehta, will at best have a short-term effect on the stock prices. ...
12:11 PM, Feb 25, 2013
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram will launch the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) in Mumbai on Saturday, an official statement said. ...
03:39 AM, Feb 09, 2013
There is some good news and bad news for smokers. A new study published in the New England Medical Journal has found that if you smoke, you are likely to lose 10 years of life. But if you quit smoking at 40, you are likely to gain those years back. ...
09:47 AM, Jan 28, 2013
Shares of Dell Inc soared 13 per cent to a near eight-month high on Monday after Bloomberg reported the world's No 3 PC maker is in talks with at least two private equity firms about going private. ...
02:20 AM, Jan 15, 2013
Private equity funds invest over a seven to nine year cycle, so investments that were made in 2006 to 2008 will be the ones that will be ready for harvest. Unfortunately, many of those investments were made on business plans that don't look very achievable now. They all assumed a strong economic growth environment. This problem will be more for some sectors such as industrial goods as opposed to, say,...
11:43 AM, Jan 04, 2013
"Those magical moments of our ODI journey will stay with me for the rest of my life. Thank you so much," Sachin, who announced his ODI retirement on Sunday, tweeted. ...
11:35 AM, Dec 25, 2012
Jayasuriya feels that Tendulkar's ability to handle success and failures makes him cut above the other players. ...
06:38 PM, Dec 24, 2012
The veteran cricketer was last seen playing in the one- dayers during the Asia Cup in March. ...
06:22 PM, Dec 24, 2012
"Sachin Tendulkar redefined and rewrote the role of an opener in the ODIs," says VVS Laxman in an exclusive tete-a-tete with Cricketnext. ...
05:30 PM, Dec 24, 2012
Tendulkar, 39, announced his retirement from one-day internationals on Sunday after scoring 18,426 runs in 463 matches with 49 centuries. ...
05:04 PM, Dec 24, 2012
Tendulkar, 39, announced his retirement from one-day internationals on Sunday after scoring 18,426 runs in 463 matches with 49 centuries. ...
05:04 PM, Dec 24, 2012
