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Festival over, not gold rush

It?s all in the mettle as bullion and stock markets close in on new peaks

The long festival season ended last week, but the carnival in the gold market continues with prices rocketing to an all-time high of Rs 6540 today. ... | Read..

Sensex touches 6000, recoils

The sensex flirted with 6000 points today in a stock session awash in foreign institutional (FII) money and a sense of optim ... | Read..

Govt to stay the course on cooking gas prices

Petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar today indicated that the government was likely to go ahead with the Rs 5-per-cylinder ... | Read..

Sonia steps into spat over pipe deal for Gail

The Dahej-Uran pipeline project of Gail (India) Ltd has run into a major controversy with Congress president and chairman of ... | Read..

i-flex seals twin buyouts

i-flex Solutions will acquire Equinox Corp, a US-based business process outsourcing and customer acquisition firm, and pick ... | Read..

Festival over, not gold rush

Sensex

5996.07

+32.69

Stock Indices

BSE-100	3200.74	(+20.23)
S&P CNX Nifty	1879.00	(+6.05)

ICICI Bank pulls the trigger with two-way rate hike
ICICI Bank today jacked up lending and deposit interest rates by 25 to 75 basis points, setting the.. | Read..

Microsoft showcases technology initiatives
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer today asked the Indian government to spend more on information te.. | Read..

New services next fiscal

AirTel will offer a bouquet of telecom services to corporate clients in select cities to spur g.. | Read..

China preferred spot on Carborundum map

Carborundum Universal Limited, the flagship company of the Rs 5,200-crore Murugappa group, plan.. | Read..

Oil sector funds boil

The petroleum sector had led the equity funds category last week with a gain of 3.37 per cent... | Read..

Biocon balm for diabetics

Biocon, the Bangalore-based leading bio-tech company, is now working on developing an oral insu.. | Read..

Rohit Bal to give BA staff a makeover

Fashion designer Rohit Bal has been chosen to design a new South Asian uniform for British Airways .. | Read..

Infy in pact with OATSystems

OATSystems Inc, a Waltham-based RFID (radio frequency identification) solutions company, will team .. | Read..

RBI calls for rural credit system recast

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Y. V. Reddy has called for legal and institutional changes.. | Read..

Stay connected with RIL card

It?s the size of a credit card but enables you to stay connected anytime, anywhere. .. | Read..

General Motors to double capacity

General Motors India is in an expansion mode. The car major is planning to double its productio.. | Read..

AirTel buzz gets louder in east

AirTel is gearing up to launch its GSM services in Orissa and Bihar (including Jharkhand) circl.. | Read..

STOCK MARKET

Share Prices

Name	BSE	NSE
HLL	135.08 (+1.65)	135.85 (+1.07)
ITC	1148.25 (-0.25)	1149.75 (+1.07)
Infosys	2048.08 (+23.35)	2049.05 (+21.85)
Reliance	544.85 (-0.05)	544.85 (-0.07)
Wipro	707.05 (+14.15)	706.85 (+15.00)
Zee	152.01 (-0.01)	152.15 (-0.35)

Foreign Exchange

US $1 : Rs 45.08	UK £1 : Rs 83.55
Euro : Rs 58.54	Yen 100 : Rs 42.85
HK $1 : Rs 5.07	SW Fr1 : Rs 37.06
Sing $1 : Rs 26.75	Aus $1 : Rs 34.03

Bullion

Bombay
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6540
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 6505
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 12035
Silver Portion	NA
Calcutta
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6610
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 6240
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 11600
Silver Portion	Rs. 11700