Petrol, diesel prices rise again

New Delhi (IANS) Petrol and diesel prices rose again on Friday, while in the international market crude oil prices edged lower for the third consecutive day.

Petrol has become costlier by five paise per litre in Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai and…

Poor core sector, IIP growth hint at 4-4.5 Q2 growth: Sources

New Delhi (IANS) The quarterly growth figures for July-September to be released on Friday later by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation -- with most estimates pointing towards 4.3-4.7 per cent growth -- lower than Q1 growth of 5…

Petrol prices remain unchanged for 2nd day

New Delhi (IANS) Petrol prices remain unchanged for the second consecutive day on Thursday, when oil marketing companies did not change diesel prices either for the fourth day in a row.

Besides, crude oil prices have also been seen softening…

Centre mulls more relief for real estate sector, NBFCs

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to help the NBFCs and real estate companies, the Centre is considering more relief measures for both stressed sectors. In the past few months the government has announced few measures to ease liquidity and the credit crunch…

Sensex opens 150 pts up, Nifty above 12,100

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian markets on Wednesday opened over 150 points higher led by gains in banks and financial service stocks.

Analysts said market sentiment have turned positive after latest indications of some encouraging progress in US-China…

Providing data 'free of cost,' says Ministry of Statistics

New Delhi (IANS) Amid sharp criticism from home and abroad over allegations of suppressing macro-economic data, the Ministry of Statistics on Wednesday said that the National Statistical Office (NSO) has been providing primary data "free of cost".

Sensex tops 41K mark for the first time

Mumbai (IANS) The benchmark Sensex on Tuesday surpassed the 41,000 mark during the early trade and touched a life time high of 41,120.28.

At 10.18 a.m., the Sensex was up 67.87 points at 40,957.10 while the Nifty traded 21.65 higher at 12,095.40.

Sensex, Nifty edge higher in early trade

Mumbai (IANS) Indian markets traded higher on Monday over a possible US-China trade deal.

US markets on Sunday closed modestly higher after leaders of both the country expressed desire to sign a trade deal.

The benchmark Sensex was up…

Petrol price at 1-year high, diesel stable

New Delhi (IANS) The petrol prices continued to surge on the fourth consecutive day on Monday reaching to its highest level in the year so far, while the diesel rates continued to remain stable.

As the crude oil rates rise in the international…

Growth woes ignored, Sensex hits life-time high of 40,846

Mumbai (IANS) The benchmark equity index Sensex on Monday logged fresh all-time high of 40,846 in line with firm global markets over reports that US and China may soon reach a trade deal ending their 16-month-long costly trade war.

Reports…