Thursday, August 4, 2011

Sensex down more than 400 points on global cues

Sensex down more than 400 points on global cues


Sensex down more than 400 points on global cues

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:59 PM PDT

Indian shares opened more than 2 percent lower on Friday, joining a slide in Asian stocks after fresh fears that the US economy was sliding back into recession.


Asian stocks sink on US recession fear, Europe debt

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 07:39 PM PDT

Asian stock markets tumbled on Friday as investors dumped riskier assets amid fears the US is heading back into recession and Europe's debt crisis is worsening.


Buffett can't get analysts to say buy Berkshire

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:22 PM PDT

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway can't get a buy recommendation from equity analysts, even as it trades in New York at the cheapest price relative to book value since March 2009.


Bankers to strike today

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:19 PM PDT

Banking operations across the country are expected to be affected on Friday due to a day-long strike by employees protesting against the proposed banking sector reforms .


Lagarde under scanner in $400 million arbitration deal

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:00 PM PDT

A French court on Thursday ordered a probe into IMF chief Christine Lagarde's role in a $400 million arbitration deal in favour of a controversial tycoon.


Kraft to spin off $16bn grocery biz

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:56 PM PDT

Kraft Foods, the world's second-biggest food company, plans to spin off its North American grocery business to focus on pushing snack foods such as Oreos cookies and Cadbury chocolates into emerging markets.


Cairn asked to pay 20% tax on Petronas deal

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:54 PM PDT

The Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has ruled in favour of the income tax department and set aside Cairn UK's plea to deduct 10% as withholding tax for the 2009 Petronas deal.


Silver, gold emerge best bets in 2010

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:52 PM PDT

Last year, if you had adhered to the age-old advice to invest in precious metals when the chips are down for the global economy, you would be rolling in the moolah today.


Ranbaxy dips 4% on Pfizer's Lipitor move

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Ranbaxy scrip suffered losses and closed lower on the BSE on Thursday on fears that Pfizer was reportedly planning to launch an overthe-counter (OTC) version of cholesterol-lowering drug, Lipitor, once the drug loses patent protection in US in November this year.


Few takers for new infra funding plans

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:25 PM PDT

Over the last five years the government has announced at least half-a-dozen new schemes for infrastructure finance.


FM hints at raising diesel price for cars

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:03 PM PDT

Running your diesel car may soon become more expensive. The government on Thursday said that it would consider a suggestion to remove subsidy on diesel used in passenger cars.


Hitachi, Mitsubishi all set to merge

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Hitachi Ltd and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd have begun talks on what would be Japan's biggest domestic merger, three sources said, heralding a long awaited shake-up of the nation's industrial behemoths.


Government to pump Rs 1,732 crore into Air India

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:37 AM PDT

In a bid to pump cash into the financially-troubled Air India, the government on Thursday cleared a Rs 1,732 crore package for the flag carrier, that was struggling even to pay salaries to its staff.


Rupee ends at over 2-week low of 44.55 against dollar

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:49 AM PDT

In its third straight session of loss, the rupee closed 23 paise down at a more than two-week low of 44.54/55 against the US currency in line with sluggish local equities on sustained dollar demand of a strong American unit overseas.


Car owners may not get subsidised diesel: Government

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:10 AM PDT

With passenger cars consuming about 15% of the diesel, the government indicated that it might do away with the subsidy enjoyed by such vehicle owners.


Sensex closes 247 points lower

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:54 AM PDT

Extending losses for the third day, the benchmark Sensex plunged by 247 points to close at a six-week low on across-the-board selling by investors after food inflation crossed 8 per cent mark fanning fears of yet another rate hike.


Harley-Davidson's Fat-Boy bike comes to India

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:04 AM PDT

American luxury motorcycle manufacture Harley-Davidson on Thursday launched a new version of its Fat-Boy bike in the country with a price tag of Rs 19,70,000 (ex-showroom Delhi).


Adani Power net jumps 54% to Rs 177 crore

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 03:34 AM PDT

Adani Power, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises, today reported a 54.5 percent rise in net profit for the June 30 quarter at Rs 176.85 crore.


Govt keen on decontrol of diesel price

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 03:32 AM PDT

The finance minister said the government is moving in the direction of decontrol of diesel price on which it has taken a view in principle and it has no other proposals.


Govt moving in direction of decontrol of diesel price: Pranab

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 03:32 AM PDT

The finance minister said the government is moving in the direction of decontrol of diesel price on which it has taken a view in principle and it has no other proposals.


Sensex in green after initial hiccup

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:49 PM PDT

The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was ruling at 17,980.93 points after 75 minutes into trading, with a gain of 40.38 points, or 0.23 percent over the previous close of 17,940.55 points.


Hitachi, MHI to soon set up merger preparation committee-Nikkei

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT

Hitachi Ltd and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Ltd will soon set up a merger preparation committee to discuss which units will be merged and how the companies should best proceed, the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday.


Cognizant performance is great, not exceptional

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:46 PM PDT

Cognizant's growth and its rise to the No. 3 spot among IT services providers in India is viewed by some as exceptional.

On PM's intervention, AI to get Rs 500cr infusion

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 06:46 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has come to the rescue of Air India's unpaid employees.

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