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Market indices opened sharply higher on Thursday, with the Sensex rising 383.96 points to 33,403.03 and the Nifty gaining 124.10 points at 10,252.50.

Sensex drops over 150 points on weak macro cues

The broader NSE Nifty fell 57.35 points, or 0.53 per cent, to finish at 10,737.60.

14 Jan 2019 4:31 PM IST

Flipkart Executive Chairman Sachin Bansal

Sachin Bansal invests Rs 150 crore in Ola

Bansal is pumping in Rs 650 crore in total and the Rs 150 crore funding is part of the total investment.

14 Jan 2019 4:09 PM IST

Increase in gold imports pushed the countrys trade deficit to USD 94.32 billion in April-September 2018-19.

Gold surges to Rs 33,100 on jewellers' buying

Gold is trading at Rs 33,100 per 10 gram at bullion market in the national capital on the back of positive trend...

14 Jan 2019 3:39 PM IST

FIPB takes a call on proposals for FDI in ocuntry.

Strong case to revisit 'restrictive' FDI retail policy: report

India received USD 1.4 billion in FDI in the retail sector between 2000 and 2018, which is only 0.36 per cent of the...

14 Jan 2019 2:46 PM IST

Petroleum ministry has been demanding to bring petrol and diesel on GST to give relief to consumers from high prices.

Petrol price breaches Rs 70-mark, diesel crosses Rs 64

In Mumbai, petrol costs Rs 75.77 a litre and diesel is priced at Rs 67.18.

14 Jan 2019 2:17 PM IST

Infosys has said that its Rs 13,000-crore buyback offer will open on November 30 and end on December 14. (Photo: AFP)

Infosys shares gain nearly 4 per cent on share buyback

After a positive opening, shares of the company further gained 3.70 per cent to Rs 709 on BSE.

14 Jan 2019 1:08 PM IST

As per the Central Statistics Office (CSO) data inflation in vegetables contracted by 2.19 per cent last month, compared to 7.8 per cent in June.

WPI inflation at 8-month low of 3.80 pc in Dec on softening fuel, food...

The central bank lowered retail inflation projection to 2.7-3.2 per cent for the second half of the current fiscal.

14 Jan 2019 1:03 PM IST

Domestic passenger vehicle sales declined marginally to 2,79,837 units in October. (Photo: PTI)

Passenger vehicle sales dip marginally in December

For 2018, PV sales rose 5.08 per cent to 33,94,756 units from 32,30,614 units in 2017.

14 Jan 2019 12:11 PM IST

BSNL has also added 1.2 million subscribers through MNP during the month.

BSNL faces huge technical, policy, low motivation challenge: IIM-A...

The report was hard on BSNL for its lethargic approach for utilising its available 4G spectrum.

14 Jan 2019 11:32 AM IST

Though Dubai depends less on oil income, fluctuations in crude oil prices have affected all sectors of its economy. The slowdown took its toll on the small and unorganised sectors in the form of unpaid outstanding dues for companies, unpaid wages for workers and large scale job losses.

Oil slides on China trade slump, but crude imports remain high

Crude futures were back in the red as trading began for a fresh week in Asia.

14 Jan 2019 10:35 AM IST

Direct tax collection in the fiscal year just ended has exceeded the targets with a record 6.84 lakh income tax returns being filed, officials said today.

Income tax relief on way, threshold may be doubled

Tax exemption to medical and transport allowance may come back.

14 Jan 2019 10:22 AM IST

As the downward spiral of the rupee continues, its effect will be felt in the government not being able to hold the fiscal deficit, inflation in oil and other imports, the fall of investments made in the stock market and the increased cost to companies in repaying foreign loans.

Rupee falls 10 paise against US dollar in early trade

The rupee opened weak at Rs 70.50 then fell further to 70.59 against the American currency.

14 Jan 2019 10:16 AM IST