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Addressing a virtual event organised by industry body PHDCCI, Virmani said in the upcoming Budget, the government should come up with policies to accelerate India's economic growth.

Retail sales fell for a third straight month as a surge in virus cases kept people away from stores during the holiday shopping season.

Citigroup Inc. says earnings for the fourth quarter of 2020 fell 7% to $4.63 billion.

Oil prices fell on Friday as concerns about Chinese cities in lockdown due to coronaries outbreaks tempered a rally driven by strong import data from the world's biggest crude importer and U.S. plans for a large stimulus package.

Major companies tentatively scheduled to post quarterly earnings next week:

The revenue of the company stood at Rs 19,302 crore rising by 6.4 percent on YoY basis.

Oil prices were lower on Friday as concerns about Chinese cities in lockdown due to coronavirus outbreaks tempered a rally driven by strong import data from the world's biggest crude importer and U.S. plans for a large stimulus package.

Asian shares edged up near record highs on Friday after U.S. Presidentelect Joe Biden proposed a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan to jumpstart the world's largest economy and accelerate its response to COVID19.

Toyota Motor Corp settled a lengthy Justice Department civil probe into its delayed filing of emissionsrelated defect reports for $180 million, the government said on Thursday.

Carlos Ghosn hid part of his compensation at Nissan because he feared the French government would force him out of Renault if it discovered how much he earned, an executive at the Japanese carmaker told a Tokyo court on Thursday.

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the government is ready to hold talks with farmers' leaders with an open mind.

The Lok Sabha Secretariat in a statement said the fifth session of the 17th Lok Sabha will start on January 29 and is likely to end on April 8.

Singapore Airlines has raised $500 million in its first U.S. dollar bond issue, which the company will use to buy new aircraft as the global aviation industry prepares for a postpandemic travel rebound.

French carmaker Renault pledged more cost cuts and to focus on a smaller number of profitable models as its new boss laid out plans to revive a business hammered by management turmoil and the COVID19 crisis.

Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet Aviation plans to expand its investment in new aircraft and technical facilities this year after reporting a small profit in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, its chief executive officer said.

Asian equities made early trading gains on Thursday after a mixed session Wall Street buoyed by expectations of a U.S. stimulus package even as political events in Washington culminated in the impeachment of President Donald Trump.