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The BSE 30-share barometer fell by 162.24 points or 0.45 per cent to 36,121.01 with IT, tech, healthcare, metal, capital goods and banking stocks falling up to 0.68 per cent.

Favourable policies and enabling environment will help boost the sector which is one of the key drivers in terms of employment generation and inclusive growth.

That would be the first decline in soured assets since at least 2015, according to quarterly data collected by Reuters. On an annual basis, stressed assets have risen steadily since the year to March 2006.

The dollar was weak following the US Treasury Secretary hailing a 'weak dollar' at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Addressing a special session in Davos during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's Group Chairman Jack Ma on Wednesday said the world needs to embrace globalisation to dissolve problems and it is our responsibil...

Indian CEOs on Monday made a strong pitch for a statesman like position for the country to counter the protectionism and domestic rhetoric likely to be presented by countries like the US.

The former bureaucrat estimated that the budget will have to come up with a firm scheme on minimum support prices (MSP).

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was speaking at the inaugural session of the 4th edition of Bengal Global Business Summit in the city even as top business leaders like Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal, Uday Kotak and Sajjan Jindal flanked her on t...

In its pre-budget wish list, the Indian Stainless Steel Development Association (ISSDA) has sought removal of customs duty on key raw materials used in producing stainless steel.

The debt-laden national carrier would be divided into core airline business, regional arm, ground handling and engineering operations, according to the report.

Fuel prices are now dynamic and unregulated which means prices change on a daily basis based on the crude oil rates and the demand and supply mechanism.

Jammu and Kashmir's Finance Minister Haseeb A Drabu presented a Rs. 80,000 crore budget for the fiscal 2018-19 in the state assembly with multiple sops for students, farmers and industry.

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The annual meeting will be attended by 350 political leaders including over 60 heads of states. The participants will also include chief executives of the world's most important companies and over 1,000 leaders from different walks of lives.

Extending the record run for third day, the 30-share Sensex closed at fresh life high of 34,443.19, eking out gains of 90.40 points, or 0.26 per cent, after a choppy trade.

Currency dealers said continued foreign fund inflows and weakness in the greenback against other currencies overseas supported the rupee.