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  Goods and Services Tax to encourage local production of incense sticks

  August 09, 2015 13:22 IST

  Kolkata: The incense sticks industry is eagerly waiting for the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, which it feels will offer greater flexibility for the sector in terms of promoting local production.  “We are

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  Sensex recovers 151 points; realty, IT, FMCG stocks rally

  August 05, 2015 18:33 IST

  Mumbai:  After taking a day's breather, the benchmark BSE Sensex today recovered by 151.15 points to close at 28,223.08, nearly two-week high, helped by rise in services sector activity last month and positive global cues.

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  Banking sector boost markets; Sensex up 367 points

  July 31, 2015 15:52 IST

  Mumbai:  Capital infusion in banks, clarity on retrospective tax on capital gains and expectations of a rate cut by the apex bank cheered investor sentiments and boosted Indian equity markets on Friday.The positive cues propelled

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  Lacklustre results subdue markets; Sensex down 238 points

  July 21, 2015 18:42 IST

  Mumbai: Lower-than-expected first-quarter results and the logjam on the first day of parliament's monsoon session subdued the Indian equity markets, with a barometer index closing 238 points down on Tuesday.The benchmark index of the Indian

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  Hindustan Unilever Q4 profit up 16.73% at Rs 1,018 cr

  May 08, 2015 19:46 IST

  HUL today reported 16.73 per cent increase in standalone net profit at Rs 1,018.08 crore, aided by income from sale of properties, for the fourth quarter ended March 31, while it continued to face headwinds.The

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  Sensex tanks 327 points; metal stocks plunge

  April 30, 2015 14:23 IST

  Mumbai: A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 327.40 points or 1.20 percent down during afternoon session on Thursday.The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock

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  Sensex up 203 pts in early trade on positive global cues

  March 17, 2015 11:23 IST

  Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex recovered sharply by nearly 203 points in early trade today on emergence of buying by funds and retail investors amid positive cues from other Asian markets.The 30-share index, which had

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  FMCG products slowly gaining traction in India's booming ecommerce market

  January 27, 2015 9:09 IST

  New Delhi: Ecommerce market that was dominated by elections, books and fashion, has, of late seen a dramatic rise in demand for daily-use products like deodorants, shampoo, makeup and even of articles like toilet cleaners.Smaller

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  Hiring up 15% in July led by healthcare, petrochem: TimesJobs

  August 20, 2014 18:31 IST

  New Delhi: Its raining jobs across major industries, locations and functional areas, as there is an overall increase of 15 per cent in demand for talent during July over June, says a report.According to the

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  Sensex trades in red; FMCG stocks down

  June 23, 2014 16:01 IST

  Mumbai: A benchmark index of the Indian stock markets was trading in the red in the late afternoon session on Monday - down 174 points or 0.70 percent due to selling pressure in fast moving

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  NSE Nifty runs out of steam after scaling mount 7,700

  June 11, 2014 22:01 IST

  Mumbai: The benchmark index Nifty scaled a new landmark of 7,700 in early trade but soon lost momentum and ended in the red on profit booking on the NSE today as bulls paused for breath

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  Nifty retreats from new peak on profit-booking; down 14 points

  June 04, 2014 21:34 IST

  Mumbai: The benchmark index Nifty scaled a new high in intra-day trading, but retreated from the peak and today settled with modest losses due to profit-booking amid volatility at the National Stock Exchange (NSE).  After

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  Sensex up 56 points in morning trade

  May 15, 2014 11:21 IST

  Mumbai: The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 56 points in morning trade today on fresh buying in consumer durables, power, realty and FMCG sectors amid persistent capital inflows by foreign funds despite mixed Asian cues.  Key

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  Sensex gains 20 pts in volatile trade

  May 08, 2014 19:46 IST

  Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex today ended higher by 20 points at 22,344.04 after paring initial gains in volatile trade amid nervousness in markets ahead of Lok Sabha elections results on May 16.Consumer durables, banking,

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  Sensex ends flat amidst drop in inflation, firm global cues

  February 15, 2014 16:15 IST

  Mumbai: Despite tail-end buying amid easing of wholesale inflation to seven-month low and firm global cues, the S&P BSE benchmark Sensex continued to rule weak for the third week in a row. The 30-share index

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  Nifty ends flat in choppy trade; down by 6 points

  January 09, 2014 19:35 IST

  Mumbai: Bourses end flat in a range bound session losing 6 points at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) here today.Bourses moved up briefly amid stock specific trade, but caution ahead of IT bellwether Infosys third

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  No respite from selling; Nifty drops below 6,300 mark

  December 12, 2013 19:32 IST

  Mumbai: Continuing its southward journey after hitting record peak on Monday, the NSE benchmark CNX Nifty today tanked by a hefty 71 points and ended below 6,300-mark on a wave of board selling ahead of

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  Nifty extends gain ahead of poll results, up by 19 points

  December 06, 2013 20:06 IST

  Mumbai: Domestic bourses extended their gains ahead of assembly poll results and led the CNX Nifty to garner 19 points.Though, market momentum was volatile throughout the session, it was rekindled by an overnight trigger of

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  Nifty surges 84 points on firm buying

  November 29, 2013 19:42 IST

  Mumbai: The market surged on hectic broad-based buying by institutional investors amid positive sentiment over expectation of better GDP data as the NSE benchmark spurted to 84 points to close at 6,176.10.  The quarterly GDP-data

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  Markets having cracker of a time; Nifty hits 6,300, banks lead

  October 31, 2013 21:41 IST

  Mumbai: Pre-Diwali fireworks continued unabated in the stock market as robust buying amid growing confidence about economic recovery propelled the benchmark index Nifty to its highest level in three years on the National Stock Exchange