The rupee appreciated by 0.27 per cent in June against the dollar.
On a weekly basis, the Sensex climbed 749.86 points or 2.69 per cent and the NSE Nifty soared 237.10 points or 2.76 per cent
French stocks, particularly those exposed to the country's large tourism sector, are likely to suffer the biggest falls
Most of the investing risk comes from the amazingly wrong, stupid, egoistic assumptions that we make. Here are four of them...
As the clean-up has taken hold, loan growth slipped to 10.7 per cent in the last fiscal
The death toll in the two high intensity quakes that rattled Bihar on Tuesday rose to 19 on Wednesday, with two more deaths reported from Vaishali and Siwan districts.
'MFs have a combined exposure of Rs 3.2 lakh crore to NBFCs, out of which Rs 1.1 lakh crore matures by September 2019.'
Weak GDP data and unfaouvrable global data has pulled down Sensex, Nifty.
Though three crops of onions are raised in a year - early kharif, late kharif and rabi - their harvests are not evenly spread out.
'This wipes out the entire black money in the nation in one stroke. Ninety per cent plus of the black money is kept in Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes. What they have done is a brilliant move.'
On the 10th anniversary of the global financial crisis, a multi-part series analyses the lessons learnt and those not learnt.
There's surplus liquidity and RBI, with plentiful forex reserves, is ready to pump whatever extra is needed
The immediate concern for the rupee is the sharp spike in oil prices
Start-ups are adding value to the day-to-day lives of Indian women
Analysts expect the indices to dip further if the global macros do not stabilise
'What does Bhagwat think his militia will do once it is at the border?' 'What does Bhagwat imagine his Sangh followers will do that will protect Mother India?' asks Aakar Patel.
Life wasn't easy for Li Ka-shing, who fled China in 1940.
Salil Dhawan shares his stock market wisdom as 2017 is all set to ring out.
Weak monsoon forecast rekindled fears of higher inflation.
Consuming uncooked or contaminated food may put you at high risk of a tapeworm infection.
Rediff.com captures the mood among the people at Elphinstine Road railway station, a week after 23 people died in a stampede at a footover bridge.
After a below-par effort against Pune Supergiants, the Delhi Darevils will be looking to hit the straps rightaway with their prime players set to comeback in the playing XI as they take on bottom-placed Kings XI Punjab in an IPL encounter at Mohali on Saturday. Following three horrendous seasons, the Daredevils have had a decent outing so far under Rahul Dravid's mentorship and Zaheer Khan's captaincy, having won five of their eight games and are placed third in the eight-team table. There has been no standout performer as such but contributions from most of the players in their five victories has made it clear that Dravid's men are certainly not dependant on any one individual to carry the team forward.
'Chinese real GDP growth is 7.1% and India's is 7.4%'.
The government has given up plans to reconvene a parliament session to secure approval for a common goods and services tax.
'The answer is no, the entire country's is.' 'So why such obsession with Delhi?' 'But the most powerful people in India live here: The prime minister, civil servants, Supreme Court judges, MPs, diplomats, dadas of the media...' 'If they can't deal with their own problem, what chance does the rest of the country have, with its foul air, dying rivers, frothing lakes, and crumbling mountains?' says Shekhar Gupta.
An alert security guard proved saviour for a Keralite family at the terror-hit Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi by hiding them in a dark storeroom and guiding them to safety through an inner passage of the building.
Small children are regularly coaxed into eating their meals while staring at some screen. You can't then express surprise or shock when s/he asks for this even as s/he grows older. That's precisely what you let him get used to, says Anjuli Bhargava
RJio's aggressive plans will lead to significant impact on listed companies in this space
'There are many more bad marriages than we want to acknowledge,' says Deepa Narayan.
India must reckon with the possibility that it will struggle to attract higher overseas investment.
China's malfunctioning stock markets remained semi-frozen.
The India growth story is still intact, and fall in the Indian stock markets is an imported one and if the government succeeds in legislating the GST and Land Bill, India could yet emerge as a winner believe stock market experts
An entirely preventable disease claimed the life of 173 children -- thanks to state apathy.
To stay in the race for the long term, the company has to innovate continuously - something that MNCs and some of the home-grown Indian firms have been doing successfully, says Sangeeta Tanwar.
After National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) this week suspended trading in forward contracts, the Forward Markets Commission (FMC), the commodities market regulator, on Friday sought to allay fears over the exchange defaulting on open contracts.
He said the NDA's work culture was different from that of the previous governments.
Investors should take this opportunity to look at asset allocation and realign their portfolio.
The dollar's preliminary moves after the low 80.90 are supportive of a like dollar rally back to 85.50. We should see confirmation of that in the early part of next week, says Sonali Ranade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement about demonetising Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes was hailed as a "bold step" by President Pranab Mukherjee and the BJP, which called it a "surgical strike" on black money, but his rivals denounced it as a "heartless and ill-conceived" decision that would inconvenience people.
Sensex in green, midcaps, smallcaps fail to show up; bluechips rule.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances