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The rupee recovered from its all-time low levels and appreciated by 9 paise to 82.99 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on August 16 as crude oil price retracted from its elevated levels. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee recovered from its all-time low levels and appreciated by 9 paise to 82.99 against the…
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Benchmark equity indices began the trade on a muted note on August 17 and fell further in line with weak trend in global markets. | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark equity indices began the trade on a muted note on August 17 and fell further in line with weak trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE…
Watch | Is India’s ‘Make-at-home’ good industrial policy? The government of India introduced restrictions on the import of laptops and tablets. The restriction is that only on prior grant of licence can any import take place. This was with immediate effect. With some intense pushback from the industry, the effective date has been deferred to…
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty pared early losses to close higher for a second straight session on Wednesday, supported by fag-end buying in index majors Infosys, L&T and M&M amid a mixed trend in global markets. In a volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 137.50 points or 0.21% to settle at 65,539.42. During…
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The logo of the Adani group is seen on the facade of one of its buildings on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S.-based boutique investment firm GQG Partners has invested $1.1 billion in Adani Power for an 8.1% stake, sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. GQG Partners bought…
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Unsoo Kim, MD & CEO, Hyundai Motor India Ltd. File | Photo Credit: Kamal Narang Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) said it has signed an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) for the acquisition and assignment of identified assets related to General Motors India (GMI)’s Talegaon Plant in Maharashtra. Unsoo Kim, Managing Director and CEO of Hyundai…
Petrol sales fell 8 per cent to 1.19 million tonnes in the first fortnight of August 2023, when compared with the same period last year. File photo | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal India’s petrol and diesel consumption fell in the first half of August from the previous month and a year ago, as monsoon rains…
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Pedestrians and shoppers walk past a branch of fashion retailer H&M. The brand is investigating cases of labour abuse at its factories in Myanmar | Photo Credit: Reuters H&M is following up on 20 alleged instances of labour abuse at Myanmar garment factories that supply the world’s second-largest fashion retailer, just weeks after top rival…
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File. | Photo Credit: VIVEK BENDRE Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on August 16 amid weak global market trends and continuous foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 369.03 points to 65,032.89. The NSE Nifty declined 117.35 points to 19,317.20. From the Sensex pack, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors,…
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Mahindra Tractors, a part of the Mahindra Group on August 15 launched, what it terms as ‘future-ready’ range of tractors – the Mahindra OJA – at Futurescape, an event held In Cape Town. The new OJA range, the company said brings about a transformative shift in Light Weight Compact 4 wheel drive (WD) Tractor design…
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