Use of 10 per cent ethanol-blended petrol has led to a saving of over Rs 41,000 crore in the foreign exchange for the country, minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Wednesday. Speaking at an online event of auto industry body SIAM on sustainable mobility, the minister said the government is working in multiple ways to encourage sustainable mobility. "India recently achieved 10 per cent ethanol blending target 5 months in advance, saving over Rs 41,000 crore worth of fuel imports for the nation," Choubey noted.
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
Pharma shares were the top gainers led by Lupin after the company received EIR from USFDA for its Goa facility
While NSE is exploring 8-10 new agri-commodities, BSE is eyeing as many as 15, most of which aren't traded on any other online derivative exchange in India.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Financials declined amid profit taking while energy shares fell after the government hiked excise duty on transport fuels.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 28 points at 25,844 and the Nifty50 ended flat at 7,915.
Coal India topped the losers' list in the Sensex pack on Tuesday, falling 2.36 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 2.16 per cent.
The RBI said recently that the upsurge in inflation in April was led by food and commodity prices.
However, investors have turned cautious over the likelihood of Britain leaving the European Union.
Ledger entries in NSEL books show no record of T+2 leg of the paired trades with borrowers.
Most of the major markets, including Bombay Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange are closed
According to officials, after launching sugar successful on its electronic platform, NCDEX Spot has decided to go in for more commodities.
The legal counsel for Coimbatore-based Rajshree Sugars and Chemicals (RSCL) said the company would appeal against the Madras High Court order, which held that the company's derivatives contract with Axis Bank is valid.
Global Food Price Index showed a sharp jump in June.
All principal markets in Mumbai including, the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange, Foreign Exchange, money market, bullion, oils and oilseeds, grains, pulses
Auto stocks led the rally with Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki leading the gains.
Sensex rally was driven by Bajaj FinServ, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, HDFC and Axis Bank. NSE Nifty climbed 326.50 points to end at 15,245.60.
NCDEX Spot (NSpot) on Tuesday said that it has attained the number one position in electronic auctions of food crops.
The interbank foreign exchange (forex), call money markets, cotton, metals, sugar and future trading in castor seeds will remained officially closed on Friday on the occasion of Ramnavami.\n\n\n\n
The interbank foreign exchange, call money as well as major essential commodities markets like sugar, edible oils, cotton, metals and bullion will remain officially closed on Wednesday on the occasion of Gudi Padwa.
All principal markets including the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange, foreign exchange, money, oils & oilseeds, metals, copra and cotton remained closed on Wednesday on account of Eid-Ul-Fitr.
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Select leading markets like Bombay Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange, forex and money market will remain closed on December 25, on account of Christmas.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
As per the latest information available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India, the regulator has slapped a total monetary penalty of Rs 26.53 lakh (Rs 2.65 million) in April-May 2013.
Sharp fall in capital goods production and manufacturing activity also dented sentiments.
While Nifty 50 reflects changes in 40 years, it also shows what is missing: Low-cost manufacturers at one end, and deep-value players at the other. Also missing are technology players, observes T N Ninan.
The Nifty and Bank Nifty ended at record closing high of 7,913 and 15,865 respectively.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, ITC, NTPC, L&T and HDFC, all up 2% each
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While players like Paytm, MobiKwik, and PhonePe allow you to buy gold for Rs 1, Amazon Pay has kept the minimum amount at Rs 5. Digital gold is essentially an avenue for investing in physical gold.
ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
The Sensex ended 229 points down at 27,602 and the Nifty ended down 63 points at 8,293.
These investors are not only betting on little-known stocks, but also sectors that the market participants are not paying much heed to. Some of these stocks can be potential multi-baggers, while others may not live up to the expectations of these stock-pickers, says Jash Kriplani.
Asserting that Uttar Pradesh has undergone a complete transformation under his government, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that there have been no riots since 2017, strict action has been taken against the mafia and the state is in the frontline of implementing welfare schemes, ensuring the ease of doing business and fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food and Consumer Affairs has called for a complete ban on futures trading in essential commodities like wheat, rice and sugar.
Soft drinks are a part of the larger consumer non-durables category, which rose five per cent in June, against a 0.5 per cent fall a year earlier, showed official data released on Monday.
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