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Mumbai, Apr 28 (PTI) The stock markets faced pressure after a buoyant start as investors adopted a cautious approach ahead of the Reserve Bank's annual monetary policy review tomorrow and booked

Mumbai, Apr 26 (PTI) Silver prices recovered on the bullion market here today on renewed industrial demand coupled with mild stockists buying on the back of strong global cues.

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Mumbai, Apr 25 (PTI) The Indian rupee gained five paise today at 40.12/13 against the greenback as the strong equity markets raised hopes of fresh capital inflows, major driver behind the local currency, amid easing oil prices. The domestic unit moved widely in a range of 40.1050 and 40.

Mumbai, Apr 25 (PTI) The US dollar ended cheaper against the rupee to Rs 40.12/13 per dollar but the pound sterling turned higher at Rs 79.

Mumbai, Apr 25 (PTI) The Indian rupee was steady against the US dollar in late morning trade today amid sustained month-end dollar demand and strong equity markets.

Mumbai, Apr 25 (PTI) The stock markets today surged smartly in the morning trade with the benchmark Sensex rising by 135 points at 1030 hours on strong global cues amid fears of a moderate rise

Stock market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India is expected to simplify the guidelines for new fund offerings (NFOs) of mutual funds shortly.

Mumbai, Apr 24 (PTI) The Indian rupee fell sharply after an encouraging start and was down three paise against the US dollar in late morning trade today as oil refiners continued to buy dollars

Mumbai, Apr 24 (PTI) After a brief pause yesterday, firm global cues helped the markets recover smartly today and pushed up the benchmark Sensex by 74 points at 1030 hours as investors squared

Mumbai, Apr 23 (PTI) The U.S.Dollar ended sharply dearer against the rupee to Rs.40.05/06 per dollar and the pound sterling also finished higher at Rs.79.

New Delhi, Apr 23 (PTI) An expert committee set up over a year ago to study if futures trading influenced commodity prices will neither recommend a ban nor favour continuing trade in essential

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Ahmedabad, April 21 (IANS) Vitrified tile maker Asian Granito India Ltd (AGIL) has marked an impressive performance in 2007-08 fiscal. The company posted a growth of 26.27 percent in its total earnings of Rs.2.4 billion ($60 million) in the period, said the unaudited figures released Monday.

Today is arguably the most important annual day for the information technology calendar. Infosys, the infotech bellwether that gives specific annual guidance, will set the bar for 2009.

Last week's events in the US could be very instructive for us. After it's resilient march to 12,600, the Dow has paused and retreated on the back of earnings disappointments. The entire focus of the US market so far has revolved around credit market problems and the looming economic recession.

Inflation for this week was worse than expected, IIP was better. The market didn't sell off on the WPI number perhaps because it had already steeled itself for the shock. Nevertheless, it's always encouraging to see a market shrug off bad news and move on.

As we enter earnings season, the market is beginning to focus on individual stocks. This is a good sign. Till now, traders and investors were so overwhelmed with overall market risk that there was little mindspace for spotting individual stock price aberrations.