Category: Finance

Sensex trades flat in early session

Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Monday was trading…

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Chinese shares open higher

Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up one percent, at…

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Chinese yuan advances against dollar

Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, gained 21 basis points…

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Tokyo stocks open lower

Tokyo, Feb 22 (IANS) Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday as Wall Street's drop at the end of last week,…

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CII for continuing 10 percent peak rate of customs duty

New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Indian industry has pitched for continuation of the 10 percent peak rate of customs duty…

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Global oil price likely to stay low: Mukesh Ambani

Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Cautioning against the overall deflationary dangers from the global oil price slide, Reliance Industries (RIL) chairman…

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Budget hopes: More exemptions, deductibles, transparent tax system

Chennai, Feb 21 (IANS) Making the tax administration tax-payer friendly and transparent, tax holiday for a certain period for businesses…

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Improved public spending driving India’s growth: Official

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The reason behind India's high growth rate is the quality of public expenditure, which has…

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Female researchers paid 14 percent less than men

London, Feb 21 (IANS) Focusing on "equal work and equal pay", a new research calls for actions to ensure equal…

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Telecom, IT industry look to budget to shift growth gear

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) With a renewed government focus on three of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet initiatives --…

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Budget should fund infrastructure to spur growth: Survey

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Union Budget for the next fiscal (2016-17), to be presented on February 29 by…

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Chinese central bank moves to strengthen liquidity management

Beijing, Feb 21 (IANS) The efforts of China's central bank to manage market liquidity after the Lunar New Year holiday…

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Parliamentary proceedings to steer Indian equity markets

By Rohit Vaid Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Parliamentary proceedings, coupled with US macroeconomic data and trends in crude oil prices,…

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Lagarde gets second term as IMF chief

Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday announced that it selected Christine Lagarde to serve as…

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State-run bank credit profiles at risk sans more capital: Fitch

Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) With the profitability of Indian public sector banks (PSBs) severely dented as seen from recent third-quarter…

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World Bank pledges $150 mn for fight against Zika

Mexico City, Feb 19 (IANS) Thursday saw a new front opened in the battle against the Zika virus as the…

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RBI rejects NBFCs’ plea to service pension system

Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday decided not to allow non-banking financial companies undertake…

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Rail budget should focus on services, amenities: survey

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The forthcoming railway budget, to be presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on February 25,…

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Time to call the US Fed’s bluff and get long gold

By Vatsal Srivastava Global financial markets have started to price in a global recession since the beginning of 2016. The…

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E-Commerce to Offer Highest Pay Hikes in 2016: Survey

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Talent, recruitment and health solutions player Aon Hewitt on Wednesday said e-commerce industry leads its…

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