Markets close on positive note: Sensex 199 points up, propelled by strong gains in RIL; rupee closes higher
Reliance Industries was the biggest contributor to the gains on the index, jumping over 3 percent after the company announced that US-based PE firm Vista Equity Partners will buy 2.32 percent stake in Jio Platforms for Rs 11,367 crore.
Researchers develop new material that captures carbon, converts it into organic material
The captured gas molecules could be made into polyurethane that used in clothing, domestic appliances and packaging.
Scientists have invented super-silver that has better electrical conductivity
The research team created this new metal by mixing a trace amount of copper into the silver.
Breakthrough? IISc physicists may have just discovered a room temperature superconductor
If verified, the finding is among the biggest physics discoveries to have ever come out of India.
From the bronze age to food cans, the tin alloy has changed to suit human needs
Mixing tin into other metals have given this once useless metals a brand new lease of life.
Vedanta's net profit falls 34% to Rs 2,615 cr in March quarter on lower income
Metals and mining giant Vedanta Ltd on Tuesday reported a 33.8 percent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,615 crore for the March 2018 quarter, on the back of lower income
Rupee at 69.70; currency falls 27 paise against dollar in early trade on foreign fund outflows, lower crude prices
At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened weak at 69.60 then fell further to 69.70 against the American currency, down 27 paise over its previous closing price.
Sensex rallies 300 points to hit fresh record of 38,585, Nifty touches lifetime high of 11,651; metal, banking, PSU stocks gain
NSE Nifty rallied 94.40 points, or 0.82 percent, to scale its lifetime high of 11,651,
Nifty regains 11,000-level as crude oil slides; PSU banks, metals, energy, pharma stocks rally
The overnight steep fall in crude oil prices lifted stocks and sentiment bolstered after a report of finance ministry is likely to infuse about Rs 10,000 crore within a few days in some state-owned lenders
Sensex ends 58 pts lower in listless trading; snaps 3-session gains
Despite the lacklustre trade, market breadth ended on a higher note with 1,427 stocks advancing against 1,326 declines on BSE.
Weak IT stocks drag Sensex by 175 pts; Infosys drops 4% on poor USD revenue guidance
Infosys, which commands 7.71 percent weightage among Sensex stocks, contributed 103 points fall to the benchmark index today
Sensex back in 27,000-club as metals, oil shares aid rally for sixth straight session
Market breadth ended on a positive note with 1,691 stocks advancing against 1,061 declines on BSE.
Sensex sheds 159 points in early trade as Chinese equities skid
Market breadth was weak with nearly 900 stocks declining against 768 advances on BSE
Sensex ends 146 pts higher, extends gains for fourth straight session
Sensex has gained 462 points in last four trading sessions.
Vedanta stock rises to near 1-month high on proposed merger with Cairn India
Vedanta stock rose 3.5 percent to Rs 183.20, while Cairn India hit 52-week low
Oil, coal, iron ore prices at pre-2008 crisis levels, more downside expected
Tumbling oil, coal and iron ore prices are now all at levels last seen during or before the financial crisis of 2008/2009, signalling not only the impact of a glut of supplies but deeper weakness in parts of the global economy, analysts say.
LIC chairman very bullish on banks, pharma, metals and IT
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Chairman S.K Roy said he was "very bullish" about the banking, pharmaceutical, metals and IT outsourcing sectors because of expectations for a cyclical recovery and a stabilising rupee currency.<br />
Budget 2014: Metals may get back the shine; mining is in wait and watch
Demand for steel grew by a mere 0.6 percent in 2013-14, the lowest in four years. The demand had gone up by over 3 percent a year earlier.<br />
Budget 2014: Metals may get back the shine; mining is in wait and watch
Demand for steel grew by a mere 0.6 percent in 2013-14, the lowest in four years. The demand had gone up by over 3 percent a year earlier.<br />