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January 20, 2025 7:33 PM
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Major Asian indices displayed mixed trends today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index surged over 1.7 percent, Japan's Nikkei gained over one percent, and China's Shanghai Composite Index was marginally up by 0.08 percent. Meanwhile, South Korea's Kospi fell 0.14 percent, and Singapore's Straits Times index...
January 20, 2025 7:31 PM
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India is now the seventh-largest coffee producer globally, with exports reaching 1.29 billion dollars in the last financial year. The Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a release that this is nearly double the 719 million dollars worth of exports in 2020-21. The Ministry also highlighted that in...
January 20, 2025 6:56 PM
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Oil prices displayed mixed trend today, as traders awaited US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, hoping for clarity on his policy agenda, including plans to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Brent Crude was trading over 0.1 percent down at 80 dollars and 70 cents per barrel, while WTI Crude was ...
January 20, 2025 6:09 PM
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World Economic Forum President and CEO Børge Brende forecast a 7 to 8 percent GDP growth for India on the back of higher investments driven by economic reforms. Talking to an Indian television channel in Switzerland’s Davos during 55th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting, Brende said, Indi...
January 20, 2025 5:57 PM
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In the Forex market, the rupee today appreciated by 5 paise to settle at 86 rupees and 56 paise against the US dollar. The dollar index, which indicates US dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, is trading at 109.02 in intra-day trade.
January 20, 2025 5:22 PM
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Benchmark domestic equity indices today ended with gains of over half percent, driven by a rally in the Banking, Telecommunication and Financial Services sectors. The 30-share index at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, rose 454 points, almost 0.6 percent, to close at 77,073. Similarly, the National...
January 20, 2025 9:18 AM
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Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has simplified the online process of updating member profiles. The members whose Universal Account Number has already been validated through Aadhaar can update their profile with name, date of birth, gender, nationality, father or mother’s name, date of ...
January 19, 2025 5:07 PM
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Domestic benchmark indices have been on edge throughout the last week as worries over slowing Quarter 3 earnings loom large. It will be interesting to see how the market reacts to the Union Budget and global inflation data, which is expected in the next few weeks. Foreign fund outflows, and US polic...
January 18, 2025 6:47 PM
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The World Bank has projected 6.7 per cent growth for India, surpassing global growth of 2.7 per cent. The January 2025 edition of the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report stated that India is set to dominate the global economic landscape, maintaining its status as the fastest-g...
January 18, 2025 12:58 PM
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The Centre is closely monitoring the prices and availability of essential food commodities to ensure affordability for consumers and to maintain stable prices. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said that several measures have been taken by the government, such as ...
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