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TCS, HDFC Bank, ONGC add Rs. 34,256 crore to market cap last week

TCS, which added Rs. 22,236 crore to its market capitalisation, was the biggest gainer of the week.

May 1, 2016

IMF reaches staff level agreement for $1.5 billion, three-year Sri Lanka loan

IMF Mission Chief said the formal approval of the EFF was "expected to catalyze an additional $650 million in other multilateral and bilateral loans.

Apr 29, 2016

Oil prices dip on looming OPEC production rise

U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 19 cents at 45.46 a barrel.

Apr 29, 2016

Sensex, Nifty gain despite Asian markets ending with losses

Sensex and Nifty rallied on crude oil prices hitting 2016 highs. Asian stocks closed lower ahead of policy decisions by the US Fed and Bank of Japan.

Apr 27, 2016

Sensex gains 328 points, closes above 26,000

Benchmark index Sensex gained more than one percent on a slew of positive news.

Apr 26, 2016

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SpiceJet spurts by more than 10% on BSE

The reasons for the sudden increase in the share price of SpiceJet, the fourth-largest Indian airline company, were not known.

Apr 26, 2016

Asia stocks, dollar edge lower as markets await Fed, Bank of Japan meetings

Japan's Nikkei stock index shed about 0.5 percent as the yen pulled off its lows.

Apr 25, 2016

Oil falls as traders cash in after three weeks of gains

Analysts said the price drops were a result of cashing in after three weeks of rising prices.

Apr 25, 2016

Gold, silver prices fall in India on low demand, global cues

Gold prices declined by Rs. 225 per 10 gm and silver was down Rs. 150 per kg on Saturday in Delhi bullion market.

Apr 23, 2016

Gold, silver outperform Sensex in 2016

Gold and silver prices have risen 17.36 percent and 21.17 percent since Jan. 1, while Sensex had declined 1 percent.

Apr 22, 2016

Oil: Three reasons why you should invest in oil companies despite Doha failure

Despite the Doha Opec meeting failing to freeze oil output, there are many reasons why oil prices can recover.

Apr 21, 2016

Crude oil prices fall as major producers hint at output hike

Russia said on Wednesday it was prepared to push oil production to historic highs, just days after a global deal to freeze output levels collapsed.

Apr 21, 2016

Sugar production declines 2 million tonnes in India during October-April

India, the world's second-largest sugar producer, produced 24.3 million tonnes during October 2015-April 2016, down 8 percent (YoY).

Apr 20, 2016

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Gold imports plummet 80% in March due to strike by jewellers

Shipments of gold into India plunged for a second straight month in March to $972.96 million after an 85 percent surge in January.

Apr 19, 2016

Crude prices dip as global glut outweighs Kuwait oil strike

Kuwait's oil output has dropped to 1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) from 2.8 million bpd due to the worker strike.