On Wednesday, the rupee ended barely steady at 64.93.
Leading Indian companies are considering whether to bid for the India cricket team sponsorship for the next three years. The deadline for doing so is Saturday.
The sample size of 8,100 farmers across 19 states has not changed in the last three decades, and the methodology of the sample survey too remains unchanged
After government's measures like export ban and import from Pakistan, average wholesale prices of onion in Nashik district's various Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) markets have come down by around 45 per cent to Rs 2,071 a quintal in the last three days.
The Rupee is likely to recover during day trad, say currency watchers.
The agriculture ministry projects India's tomato output at 19.69 million tonnes in 2016-17 (July-June)
Gold advanced one per cent to $1,212.21 an ounce in Singapore.
Telecom giant Bharti Airtel won the Indian cricket team's home series sponsorship rights for a period of three years.
A decision on the number of matches to be played in the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will top the agenda of the Twenty20 League's Governing Council meeting in Mumbai, on Friday.
According to the Sebi circular, commodities that require price control measures will be less conducive for the derivatives market.
Struggling to find a new sponsor for the Indian team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India extend its existing contract with Sahara by another six months.
In a tweet, the prime minister's office said, Modi has approved an ex gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund for the kin of those who have lost their lives.
The US Federal Reserve has said economic activity is improving while deciding to continue with the near-zero interest rate regime to bolster the economy.
Rights holders Nimbus Communications, which owns Neo Cricket and Neo Sports channels, have retained the television rights of the Board of Control for Cricket in India for four more years for a whopping Rs 2000 crore.
The central bank also left the benchmark rates unchanged in the range of 0 to 0.25 per cent. The Federal Open Market Committee which decides on the key rates has retained the same near zero and said economic conditions warrant 'exceptionally low levels' of federal fundsfor a longer period.
The benchmark M-30 variety of sugar has declined by over 3 per cent in November to trade now at Rs 3,694 per quintal
Buddha countermands Forward Bloc's rejection of German wholesaler's permit.
Rupee is likely to remain under pressure due to domestic concerns.
Extending losses for the second straight session, the rupee slipped by 11 paise at 66.54 against the US dollar.
The home currency failed to keep momentum going and largely traded in a narrow range with positive bias in the absence of any market moving factors
The Maharashtra government on Friday announced a series of measures to combat inflation. These include making available essential commodities like pulses, edible oil and grains at concessional rates and allowing direct sale of farm produce to consumers, bypassing the Agriculture Produce Market Committee.
The challenge for politicians is that the continuous electoral cycle favours short-termism and the loan waiver type of policy, whereas prosperity requires hard decisions where commonly held perceptions must be disrupted and over-turned, says Dhiraj Nayyar.
The rupee rose by 4 paise at 66.88 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday.
Asian emerging market stock prices did see a bounce post Fed-talk.
Fourteen states that include Maharashtra, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have amended the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Act this year. This allows farmers to sell their produce directly to buyers offering them the best price.
Vegetables and fruits have weights of 1.74 per cent and 2.11 per cent, respectively, in the wholesale price index.
Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.
Farmers remained hesitant in sowing vegetable seeds in drought-hit areas.
The apex biz chamber said that there is an urgent need to make contract farming legal.
While notable participants among 22 state units were acting president CK Khanna (Delhi), cornered treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry (Haryana) and current CAB president Sourav Ganguly (joining on tele-conference), the acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary (Jharkhand) chose to skip the informal gathering keeping a distance from the revolters.
Traders rejoice when the Fed drops the rate, but...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday suspended and issued show cause notices to the top Goa Cricket Association officials, who were arrested for alleged misappropriation of organisation funds, and initiated a probe of its own against them.
The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut interests rates by 0.75 points from 3 per cent to 2.25 per cent. The cut initially disappointed markets which had risen sharply on hopes of a 1 percentage point cut. The decision was taken by eight votes to two. First quarter earnings at the two Wall Street firms fell less than analysts had expected, easing concerns about the state of the investment banking sector.
Supply rises as farmers harvest crops amid fear of spoilage on expectations of early showers
Friday's US data showed addition of 173,000 jobs in August.
Rupee ends flat against dollar ahead of Fed policy outcome.
An assorted bunch of farmers, small traders and non-government organisations (NGOs) have trained their guns on a legislation that allows private companies to directly procure produce from farmers. Termed the Model Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act, the legislation was drawn up by the central government a few years back.
On Monday, the rupee gained 16 paise.
The Federal Reserve's move comes a week after it trimmed 0.75 per cent of the fund rate owing to concerns that the US economy was headed towards a recession.
Under the new methodology, the base year has been changed from 2004-05 to 2011-12 and also in conformity with the international practice, the GDP is now measured at market prices.
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