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Sensex crosses 60,000 level in early trade; Nifty tests 17,700

Sensex crosses 60,000 level in early trade; Nifty tests 17,700

Equity market opened on a strong note on Monday, with the benchmark crossing the 60,000 level and Nifty making strong gains amid positive global cues. BSE Sensex jumped 554.06 points or 0.91 per cent to 60,363.03 points, while the broader NSE Nifty climbed 143.35 points or 0.81 per cent to 17,737.70 points. As many as [...]
Cargo traffic at major ports rises 12% in February: IPA

Cargo traffic at major ports rises 12% in February: IPA

Cargo traffic at the country's major ports increased 11.79 per cent to 65.45 million tonnes in February from 58.55 million tonnes in the same month a year ago, according to Indian Ports Association (IPA). The positive growth in cargo traffic was recorded by all major ports except Visakhapatnam, Kamarajar and Chennai Ports, it said. India [...]
Investors’ wealth climbs Rs 3.43 lakh crore on market rally

Investors’ wealth climbs Rs 3.43 lakh crore on market rally

Equity investors became richer by Rs 3.43 lakh crore on Friday amid an overall positive trend in the market and the benchmark Sensex jumping nearly 900 points. The BSE Sensex zoomed 899.62 points or 1.53 per cent to settle at 59,808.97 points. During the day, the benchmark rallied 1,057.69 points or 1.79 per cent to [...]
World Bank commits USD 1 bn to India for public healthcare infra

World Bank commits USD 1 bn to India for public healthcare infra

The World Bank and India on Friday signed two complementary loans of USD 500 million each to support and enhance the country's healthcare infrastructure. Through this combined financing of USD 1 billion (about Rs 8,200 crore), the bank will support India’s flagship Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), launched in October 2021, to improve [...]
No proposal as of now to increase sugar export quota from 60 lakh tonnes: Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra

No proposal as of now to increase sugar export quota from 60 lakh tonnes: Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra

The government is not considering any proposal as of now to increase the sugar export quota from the present 60 lakh tonnes for this marketing year ending September, Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said. The food ministry has allowed 60 lakh tonnes of sugar exports for the current 2022-23 marketing year (October-September). The country had [...]
Mukesh Ambani, others attend Global Investors Summit in Visakhapatnam

Mukesh Ambani, others attend Global Investors Summit in Visakhapatnam

With the presence of industry bigwigs such as Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Group, GM Rao of GMR Group, founder-chairman of Cyient BV Mohan Reddy, the Global Investors Summit 2023 "Advantage Andhra Pradesh" began here on Friday. The sprawling sports grounds of Andhra University is hosting the two-day meet, where about 200 stalls have been set [...]
India’s services sector activity hits 12-year high in Feb: PMI

India’s services sector activity hits 12-year high in Feb: PMI

The Indian services sector expanded at the strongest rate in 12 years in February supported by favourable demand conditions and new business gains, a monthly survey said on Friday. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Services PMI Business Activity Index rose from 57.2 in January to 59.4 in February -- its highest level in 12 [...]