Silver also reclaimed the Rs 34,000 per kg mark.
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Domestic shares jumped nearly 1.5 per cent on Monday to an all-time high, surpassing their previous record hit just last week, as lenders including ICICI Bank extended a recent rally.
In its judgment delivered at a packed room, the court sentenced Bo to life in prison on the bribery charges, 15 years for embezzlement and seven years for abuse of power
China has started producing five drugs that can be used in four different cocktails to treat AIDS patients, whose numbers are rising alarmingly.
China's car output had surged by 83 per cent to 2.02 million units in 2003.
Arvind Bhatt failed to keep the momentum and lost his second round match at the All England Open badminton championships.
China announced a record 407-member team to compete in 26 disciplines at the Athens Olympics Games.
Asian emerging market stock prices did see a bounce post Fed-talk.
'Invest a part of your portfolio in a global currency that can't be printed, or meddled with -- gold,' suggests Chirag Mehta.
Office rents rose faster in China's gleaming eastern metropolis Shanghai than anywhere else in Asia last year, according to the results of a survey.
With its fourth successful unmanned mission launched on Monday, the country is all set to send it first manned mission in the later part of this year, according to the Shanghai.
The quantum of fake Swiss francs remained much higher.
Formula One has yet to earn a big following in China but organisers hope the Grand Prix will change that.
Trump had accused Pakistan of providing safe havens to terrorists.
'The big elephant in the room is our misguided view about the rupee.' 'India is scared that if our currency appreciates, who will buy from us. But a breakout is inevitable.'
The Latin American markets declined less than the other Asian countries.
A former secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China was on Monday sentenced to 5 years in prison for dereliction of duty in one of the largest election frauds in the country, involving a bribery of more than USD 18 million.
After a year of heady gains, Chinese markets have been buffeted by increasing signs that economic growth is faltering.
The precious metal had gained Rs 1,240 in the last eight days.
China, the world's second largest economy, in a rare move on Monday lowered its GDP for 2012 by 0.1 percentage point to 7.7 per cent, the lowest in 14 years as the communist giant grapples with economic slowdown.
Beijing did not announce expected policy support over the weekend
Recent appreciation has not deterred companies like electric goods maker Havells to set up plant in India.
Globally, jewellery buying fell 14%, investment slid 11%.
A rate cut will bring positive sentiment around the Budget.
'It is certainly time for New Delhi to open up. Not only should it go ahead at full steam with the roads to the LAC, but the government must also allow tourists to visit these stunningly beautiful areas of Indian territory.'
India's women recurve team kept itself in medal contention by moving to the semifinals of the Asian Games even as the men's recurve team suffered a close 3-5 defeat against Hong Kong to crash out in the elimination round of the archery competition.
The dollar index, which tracks the world's reserve currency against a basket of its peers, is down 0.16 per cent at 97.58.
'Clearly, the depositors of cooperative banks need the maximum protection.'
E-commerce has become a success in China as it overtook the US as the world largest online retail market.
The rupee had plunged 65 paise in its biggest single-day drop in over six months to end at 61.49 in Wednesday's trade against the greenback, hit by spike in dollar demand and negative cues from local stocks.
The Haryana-boxer, one of only four Indians with a world championships medal to his credit, launched very few attacks but managed to connect just enough straights to get the judges' nod.
Ongoing trade-war rhetoric between the US and China added some nervousness on the trading front coupled with extremely bullish dollar sentiment overseas.
The rupee closed at 60.76/77 on Tuesday.
'The rupee has lost value against all other major Asian currencies, including that of Bangladesh and, of course, China.' 'Why should this be the case when the Indian economy has been growing faster than these economies, other than China?'
China's smartphone giant Xiaomi on Thursday launched its new flagship phones to rival iPhone 6 at virtually half the prices and vowed to expand its India operations, brushing aside the legal challenges it faced over patent issues.
