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Markets settle lower for 2nd day

Markets settle lower for 2nd day

Equity benchmarks ended lower for the second straight session on Thursday, dragged down by banking and finance counters and continuous foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 304.18 points or 0.50 per cent lower at 60,353.27 after it failed to hold on to initial gains. During the day, it fell 607.61 points or 1 [...]
Banks, FIs need to design project-specific products for meeting  Rs 111 lakh crore NIP target: DFS Secy

Banks, FIs need to design project-specific products for meeting Rs 111 lakh crore NIP target: DFS Secy

Banks and financial institutions need to design products in sync with requirements of infra projects in view of the whopping Rs 111 lakh crore National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi said on Thursday. Observing that the infrastructure sector has strong backward and forward linkages with the robust multiplier effect across the sectors, [...]
‘Continued pricing pressures in US, European markets to affect Indian pharma firms’ profit margins’

‘Continued pricing pressures in US, European markets to affect Indian pharma firms’ profit margins’

Continued pricing pressures in the US and European markets coupled with regulatory overhang and cost inflation will affect profit margins of major Indian pharmaceutical firms, ratings agency ICRA said on Thursday. The revenues for a sample set of 16 Indian pharmaceutical firms, including the likes of Wockhardt, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Abbott India, Cipla, Lupin, Sun [...]