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Markets smell of bears as index future premium shrinks; Nifty teeters on 11,300

Nifty closing below 11,300 on Friday could predict another week of the market slide; Reliance drags down benchmark indices amid selling pressure on energy, telecom, power, metal and oil & gas stocks.

May 9, 2019

Death delaying technologies that increase human lifespan will dominate future: Bank of America

The new report revealed that death delaying technologies could help to increase human lifespan above 100 in the coming years.

May 9, 2019

Reliance Industries bleeds over rating downgrade, election outcome worries and rupee fall

Morgan Stanley expects the earnings growth of Mukesh Ambani's RIL to halve in FY20, after maintaining 17 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between FY17 and FY19.

May 9, 2019

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Coalition remarks spook market as jittery FIIs flee post-election uncertainty

Indian markets' slide gathers momentum amid BJP leader's remark of the possibility of minority government even as global indices' decline over US-China trade war fears decelerates.

May 8, 2019

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Rupee slips against US dollar after Trump threatens to raise Chinese import tariffs

Volatility index India VIX spikes over 10 per cent to hit a new high of 27.83 points as Nifty crashes below 11,600 tracking global indices; US dollar inches closer to Rs 70 and crude dips below $70.

May 6, 2019

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US-China trade talks, crude prices likely to spur market's poll-time volatility

Indians vote in the fifth round of polling in the seven-phase election on Monday while Chinese team arrives in Washington on May 8 to try and unknot trade relations between world's top two economies.

May 5, 2019

Legal ambiguity over Ness Wadia conviction will keep Wadia Group shares choppy

Ambiguities in law and the fact that Japanese court has suspended the sentence could help Wadia Group scion in boardrooms and BCCI probe against Kings XI Punjab's IPL future

May 2, 2019

Worrying fall in Reliance return on assets despite better-than-expected numbers

Rising capital spend, dipping refining margin and slowing telecom business revenue afflict RIL balance sheet as FY19 return on assets plummets

May 2, 2019

Oil, global outlook to keep market choppy on resumption after Wednesday break

US-China trade talks in the final lap, US Fed meeting, oil price shock, and Lok Sabha elections in home stretch are likely to keep traders on the edge.

Apr 30, 2019

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$100 crude: Will new govt slip on boiling oil after Lok Sabha elections?

Trump's squeeze on Iran oil raises the spectre of a rapid rise in oil prices and the Indian economy suffering as the new government's elbowroom to stimulate growth dwindles.

Apr 30, 2019

Lok Sabha elections, US-China trade talks to dominate market in three-day week

Traders wary of high volatility amid hope for Nifty at 12,000; market closed on Monday for election in Maharashtra and on Wednesday for Maharashtra Day

Apr 29, 2019

Vistara's plan to recruit Jet planes and staff will spur domestic competition

Full-service airline with a homogenous fleet of Airbus A320s may add six Boeing 737 aircraft and recruit staff from distressed Jet Airways.

Apr 29, 2019

Oil prices likely to jump sharply as Russia refuses to increase output

After Trump's announcement of the termination of exemptions, it was expected that the countries like Russia and Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude exporter would increase production to facilitate the shortages in the supply

Apr 28, 2019

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Maruti Suzuki's decision to phase out diesel cars to leave broader impact

Impact of largest carmaker Maruti's decision to phase out diesel by April 2020 will be felt across the Indian passenger car market forcing others to follow.

Apr 26, 2019

Domestic fuel price, strategic concerns weigh on India as Iran oil waiver ends

New Delhi has cause to worry that Washington's offer of crude at concessional terms could have strings attached endangering strategic ties with Teheran and defence relations with Moscow

Apr 25, 2019