Global trade will plunge by up to a third in 2020 amid pandemic: WTO
Global trade growth is expected to plummet by up to a third in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Trade Organisation said on Wednesday, warning that the numbers would be “ugly”. “World trade is expected to fall by between 13 percent and 32 per cent in 2020 as the...
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DoT relaxes radiation norms for mobile towers installation, upgradation
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Finance Ministry imposes expenditure restrictions on non-essential heads
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France, Germany face historic economic declines
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Rs slides 70 paise to record low of 76.34 against $
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India Inc seeks economic package from Centre
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Equities surrender gains as virus concerns weigh
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Sensex ends 173 pts lower, Nifty sheds 43 pts
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Sebi directs Neesa Tech, directors to refund investors money within 3 months
Regulator Sebi has ordered Neesa Technologies and its eight directors to refund the money it raised illegally from investors within three months and also barred them from the securities market for at least four years. Also, they have been directed to refund the money along with an interest of 15 per...
Sensex drops over 400 pts; Axis Bank, RIL top losers
Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 400 points in opening trade on Wednesday tracking losses in index heavyweights HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank amid weak cues from global markets. After hitting a low of 29,602.94, the 30-share BSE barometer pared most losses to trade 14.98 points or 0.05 per cent...
Sensex, Nifty log best single session ever tracking global peers
Indian market gauges Sensex and Nifty logged their biggest one-day gains ever in absolute terms on Tuesday, tracking global peers amid signs that the Covid-19 pandemic may be peaking in some of the hard-hit countries. Beginning the holiday-truncated week on a high note, the BSE benchmark Sensex surged 2,476.26 points or...
Lockdown not to impact farmers due to Govt measures: Niti Aayog member
The Government has taken several measures to safeguard farmers from any adverse impact of the ongoing lockdown, and the farm sector is expected to report a growth of little more than 3 per cent in the just-ended financial year, Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand said on Tuesday. In an interview with...
Industry: Enough capacity in country to meet hydroxychloroquine demand
Indian pharma industry on Tuesday said there is enough stock of hydroxychloroquine in the country, and drug firms are ready to ramp up the production to meet domestic as well as export requirements. India has decided to partially lift the ban on the export of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine in sync with...
Investor wealth jumps Rs 7.71 L cr as markets recover
Investor wealth on Tuesday jumped Rs 7,71,377 crore as markets bounced back after two days of fall, tracking a broad-based rally in global equities. Following rise in equities, the market capitalisation of the BSE-listed firms zoomed Rs 7,71,377.02 crore to Rs 1,16,38,099.98 crore. Equity markets were closed on Monday for ‘Mahavir Jayanti’....
Rs surges 49 paise to end at 75.64 against $ amid stocks rally
The rupee on Tuesday surged by 49 paise to close at 75.64 against the US dollar, following a rally in stock markets. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 75.92 and gained further ground to touch the day’s high of 75.60. The Indian unit finally settled at 75.64,...
