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BSE closes points 134.59 up on March 3

New Delhi, March 3 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 134.59 points up to stand at 29,593.73. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 134.59 points up to stand at 8,996.25. TATA ELXSI LTD. and BHUSHAN STEEL LTD were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 20.00% and 15.30% along with IDBI and NATCO PHARMA LTD. with an increase of 10.33% and 9.99% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include EICHER MOTORS LTD. and COAL INDIA with a decrease of 4.46% and 3.98% along with MAHINDRA and MAHINDRA LTD and OBEROI REALTY LTD with a decrease of 3.48% and 2.79% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 171.82 points at 19,753.13 while the banking sector is down 61.57 points at 22,920.15 and the reality sector is down at 21.59 points at 1,794.95. The Indian currency is down 0.04% at Rs 61.89 per dollar. Mar 3, 2015
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RBA surprises on interest rate hold

EDITORS' NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIALS Investors' hopes for a rate cut down under dashed. The Reserve Bank of Australia held interest rates steady after cutting to a record low of Mar 3, 2015
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Alibaba down and out in Taiwan

Flying high around the world but booted by its next-door neighbor. Alibaba has been given its marching orders in Taiwan. Officials ordering the Chinese e-trade giant to get out within six months, Mar 3, 2015
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Nasdaq closes above 5,000

U.S. stocks advanced on Monday, pushing the Nasdaq above the 5,000 mark for the first time in fifteen years. The dollar hit an 11-year high on expectations the Federal Reserve might raise interest Mar 3, 2015
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Monday dishes out mixed data

A batch of economic data out Monday underscores a still improving but choppy recovery for the U.S. economy. The manufacturing sector, for example, is expanding but at a slower rate. A final report Mar 3, 2015
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Mobile World looks to 5G

Welcome to the future. A place where you can stream videos as holograms from your phone. HD movies will take a matter of seconds to download. While data speeds reach the giddy heights of 13 Mar 3, 2015
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The tech challenges facing automakers

The Volkswagen Passat is Europe's new car of the year. Unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show, the award is the Oscars for the world's automakers. Heinz-Jakob Neusser is from the Volkswagen Mar 3, 2015
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Why thousands are fleeing Kosovo?

Egzon Bytyci is 18 and from Kosovo. But until a few weeks ago he was planning to leave his home with his parents and his four siblings. The plan - to scale a fence or wade through water on the Mar 2, 2015
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Euro zone optimism despite Greece

Deflation is the big worry in the euro zone at the moment. But the latest data offers a little hope. Consumer prices in the 19 counties sharing the euro fell 0.3% year on year in February - half the Mar 2, 2015
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HP to buy Aruba Networks in $3B deal

Hewlett-Packard is boosting its mobile computing business. It is buying California-based Aruba Networks-- a wi-fi network gear maker for $24.67 per share... that's a 34 percent premium to its closing Mar 2, 2015
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GSK & Novartis try swapping success

There've been several big pharmaceutical takeovers in recent months. But the latest $20-billion deal between Britain's GlaxoSmithKline and Switzerland's Novartis is no merger. Mar 2, 2015
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Europes relief after Estonia election

Another neighbour of Russia has turned towards Europe. Estonia's centre-right prime minister claimed victory in Sunday's election. Taavi Roivas, the leader of the Reform Party, is set to form a Mar 2, 2015
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How can West Africa rebuild after Ebola?

More than 9,500 people in West Africa have died from Ebola - 23,000 more have been infected. Sierra Leone has been worst hit. And although infection rates are now slowing the economy is still Mar 2, 2015
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