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September 14, 2023 06:05 pm | Updated September 15, 2023 02:44 am IST – New Delhi A worker carries a ladder past sacks filled with wheat at a Food Corporation of India (FCI) warehouse in Punjab. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sensing an upward movement in wheat prices and fearing hoarding ahead of the festive…
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The NSE benchmark Nifty advanced over 33 points to close at a fresh lifetime high of 20,103 while Sensex ticked higher for the tenth straight session on Thursday, helped by fag-end buying in oil & gas, metal and commodity stocks amid a largely firm trend in global equities. After swinging between gains and losses throughout…
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The rupee pared initial gains to settle 2 paise lower at 83.03 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, weighed down by a surge in crude oil prices and strong American currency overseas. However, a positive trend in domestic markets cushioned the downside for the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange…
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Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) eastern zonal head office building in Kolkata. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS LIC on Thursday said it has sold 2% of its holding in Sun Pharma for ₹4,699 crore via open market sale. Following the share sale, there is a decrease of 2% in holding during the period from…
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New Delhi: Fitch Ratings on Thursday retained India’s growth forecast for the current fiscal at 6.3 per cent saying the Indian economy continues to show resilience despite tighter monetary policy and weakness in exports, but upped year-end inflation projection on El Nino threat. The Indian economy grew 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter of…
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Inflation in food articles remained in double digit at 10.60% in August, lower than 14.25% in July. File | Photo Credit: Mohammed Yousuf India’s wholesale prices remained in deflationary mode for the fifth month in a row in August but the decline in prices eased to -0.52% from -1.36% in July, even as inflation in…
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Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress on September 14 alleged that the “Adani scam” has exposed the role tax havens play in hiding large-scale violation of Indian laws and said the issue should have been discussed at the recent G20 Summit. It also said that if a Joint…
Adani Group already is the largest renewable energy producer and for green hydrogen project New Delhi: Adani Group on Thursday said it has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Japanese conglomerate Kowa Group for sale of green hydrogen in Japan, Taiwan and Hawaii markets. Billionaire Gautam Adani-led conglomerate is investing up to USD 50 billion…
Inflation in food articles remained in double digit at 10.60 per cent in August. New Delhi: Wholesale price-based inflation remained in the negative territory for the fifth straight month in August at (-)0.52 per cent, but prices of food articles and fuel showed an uptick. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation rate has been…
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty hit their record peaks in early trade on Thursday | Photo Credit: The Hindu Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty hit their record peaks in early trade on Thursday in continuation of their ongoing rally, amid a largely firm trend in Asian markets along with buying in IT and…
