Globally, gold fell by 0.94 per cent to $1,094.20.
In all, RBI has cut interest rates by 110 bps this year. But this has not yet led to a boost in economic activity. While the growth rate has slowed to a five-year low, consumer confidence is waning and foreign direct investment has plateaued.
'The situation is quite terrifying as you have no job creation and there will be loss of jobs.'
After three consecutive hikes, state-run oil companies on Thursday reduced jet fuel or ATF prices marginally by about one per cent in tandem with international rates for the same.Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum cut aviation turbine fuel (ATF) price by Rs 311 per kilolitre in Delhi to Rs 31,615 per kl with effect from midnight tonight, an IOC official said.
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The 30-share Sensex stayed in the green for the better part of the session and hit the day's high of 38,297.70 as buying pace gathered momentum towards the fag-end.
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"We are now looking at a new fund under the gold category, which will enable small investors to subscribe to the units from the offices of UTI, without even having a demat account," said sources at UTI Mutual Fund. "With the equity markets rising by almost 30 per cent between mid-March and April, investors are no longer interested in gold ETFs. Also most Indians prefer holding physical gold, rather than gold ETFs," said a broker.
Non-Banking Finance Companies to get additional Rs 25,000 crore liquidity support; PSU banks to provide Line of Credit to NBFCs for purchase of commercial vehicles.
As the United States leads a sustained campaign against the dreaded terror outfit Islamic State, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said success against global terror is within reach if countries adopt a common strategy.
India's Team Director Ravi Shastri indicated that Ravichandran Ashwin will play in the opening cricket Test against South Africa, saying the off-spinner is "absolutely fine".
Gold for delivery in far-month February contract surged to Rs 16,785 per 10 grams before slipping 0.58 per cent to Rs 16,774 per 10 gram in a turnover of 164 lots.
Punjab bowlers produced a disciplined performance with pacer Siddharth Kaul leading the way with a four-wicket haul as they restricted Assam to 233 for eight at stumps on the first day of their Ranji Trophy quarter-finals, in Valsad, on Wednesday.
Gold prices fell by Rs 50 to Rs 27,800 per ten grams in special Diwali trading in New Delhi on Thursday largely in tandem with a weakening global trend.
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Silver followed suit and shed Rs 100 to Rs 36,050 per kg.
Aviation turbine fuel prices in Delhi were slashed by Rs 2,052 per kilolitre to Rs 27,106 per kl, effective midnight on Saturday, an official of Indian Oil Corporation, said. But for the one-off 3.3 per cent increase in rates on January 16, jet fuel prices are declining in tandem with the fall in international oil rates.
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A 3-0 lead in the five-match series will be a perfect parting gift for Ranchi's favourite son, who, in all likelihood, will be seen wearing the India Blues for the last time at his home ground.
The precious metal had gained Rs 335 in the last two days.
The World Cup is just a couple of months away, and even after even a 0-2 loss in the just-concluded T20 series there won't be any shift in plans as far as skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri are concerned.
In Delhi, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity fell by Rs 130 each to Rs 30,600 and Rs 30,400 per 10 grams, respectively.
Silver also dropped by Rs 300 to Rs 38,400 per kg.
Uncertanity over the availability of Wriddhiman Saha, who had a split webbing in his right hand, for the first One-Day International against Sri Lanka seems to be over as the wicketkeeper batsman looked fit ahead of the opening game, in Cuttack on Sunday.
As the rescue operations finally seemed to come to an end, they stood shoulder to shoulder to play their part. Forming a human chain, in tandem with the Mumbai police, the staff of the Trident (formerly Oberoi) Hotel kept the media and curious onlookers at bay as the rescued hostages walked out of the hotel.
The market has seen 30 per cent fall in demand in the last two months. In tandem, property prices, especially the residential ones, have fallen by 15-20 per cent across the board in the last two months. Rentals for offices too have fallen, with companies averse to shift to new offices in a bid to check costs. In case of retail malls, ector experts said, all leasing activity had come to a standstill, with no retailer willing to open a shop.
Australia have rested paceman Mitchell Starc and dropped left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe for the upcoming two-test series in Bangladesh, Cricket Australia said on Friday.
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State-owned oil firms are likely to announce reduction in rates, made possible because of softening in international oil rates, this evening, government and industry sources said.
A new study has found that when smokers quit the habit, odds are that the health triumph doesn't occur in isolation. Instead, the decision to quit smoking is often influenced by social networks, with entire clusters of spouses, friends, siblings and co-workers giving up the habit roughly in tandem. The study analysing changes in smoking behaviour over the past three decades within a large social network found that smokers kick the habit in groups.
Saurashtra were best chasers during the knockout stage but their reliable batsmen came a cropper in the most-important clash.
Imports too dipped by 23.1 per cent to $25.41 billion in the month under review as against $33 billion in April 2015.
Aziz said that Pakistan-US relations had come to a standstill in 2011 because of incidents of WikiLeaks, Raymond Davis, Abbottabad operation, Datta Khel and Salala.
A pink cricket ball made its competitive debut in England on Wednesday when Hampshire beat Essex in a floodlit Twenty20 fixture. The match, staged at Hampshire's Rose Bowl, was the first time a match between two English counties had used the luminous ball which is being tested by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the traditional guardians of the laws of cricket.
Investors went looking for bargain in banking, oil and gas and auto stocks.
Lower crude oil prices are expected to bring down jet fuel rates by 10 per cent in September, but passengers are unlikely to get the benefit as airlines are reluctant to reduce their fares.
The government said there was no immediate plan to extend the 21-day lockdown period, which entered its sixth day on Monday, while the Indian Army dismissed as "fake" social media posts about a possible emergency declaration next month.
Traders said sentiment turned somewhat weak after gold fell in global markets ahead of US payrolls data that may show employers added more workers last month, boosting the case for an increase in borrowing costs in the largest economy.
Thousands of firemen, NDRF and IAF personnel along with forest officials are working together to douse the flames.
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