October 31, 2024 6:13 PM

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Oil prices continue to advance

Oil prices continued to advance today on stronger than expected US fuel demand. Brent Crude was trading 0.62 percent up at 73 dollars per barrel, and WTI Crude gained 0.61 percent to trade at 69 dollars and three cents per barrel when the reports last came in.

October 31, 2024 6:10 PM

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3 out of 5 major indices logg losses

Three out of five major Asian indices logged losses today. South Korea's Kospi dropped nearly one and half percent, Japan's Nikkei shed half percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng slid 0.3 percent. Conversely, China's Shanghai Composite advanced 0.4 percent. Meanwhile, market in Singapore was shut for a ...

October 31, 2024 5:37 PM

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Former Union Minister RCP Singh launches new party “Aap Sabki Awaaz” in Bihar

Former Union minister RCP Singh today launched its own political outfit in Bihar. Announcing this at a press conference in Patna, Mr. Singh said that his political party will be known as Aap Sab Ki Awaz—ASA. He said his newly floated party will represent all castes and creeds of the society and part...

October 31, 2024 5:07 PM

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Typhoon Kong-rey Hits Taiwan with Category 4 hurricane

Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in eastern Taiwan today, bringing torrential rain and strong winds. It retained the strength of a Category 4 hurricane, with winds exceeding 250 kilometres per hour. Local media reported that cities and counties in Taiwan have declared a day off, cancelled flights, and...

October 31, 2024 4:48 PM

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North Korea test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile this morning. The Korean Central News Agency reported that the country's top leader, Kim Jong Un, oversaw the event and stressed that there won't be any change in its policy of developing nuclear forces. A spo...

October 31, 2024 4:50 PM

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Domestic Benchmark Indices extend losses for 2nd consecutive session

The domestic benchmark indices today extended losses for the second consecutive session. The BSE Sensex declined 553 points, or 0.69 percent, to close at 79,389, while the NSE Nifty shed 135 points, or 0.56 percent, to settle at 24,205.   The broader market at Bombay Stock Exchange displayed a ...

October 31, 2024 4:35 PM

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NSE & BSE to Hold Diwali Muhurat Trading Session

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will conduct their annual Diwali Muhurat trading session tomorrow. This special trading session will mark the beginning of the new calendar year, Samvat 2081.   According to NSE's notification, the pre-open trading session wi...

October 31, 2024 5:21 PM

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11 dead, 5 injured in southern Philippine clash

Eleven suspected members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been killed and five others wounded in a clash with their fellow MILF members in Maguindanao del Sur province in the southern Philippines. The Philippine Army, in a statement, said the fighting broke out on Wednesday afternoon...