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Tuesday tumble stuns all

You can call it the Ides of March, only a few days late. The markets today roiled under the combined weight of high crude prices and a slowdown in foreign institutional investment. Large-scale profit booking saw the sensex closing lower by 121 point ... | Read..

Petrol, diesel price hike round the corner

The government is considering raising prices of petrol and diesel as international rates have skyrocketed, petroleum ministe ... | Read..

Voice-vote victory for patents bill

The Lok Sabha today passed the controversial patents bill after the government won over the Left parties by accepting severa ... | Read..

Venture with a social cause

A few concerned people have come together to set up a venture to help jumpstart innovations in the social sector by scaling ... | Read..

Finance firms seek level-playing field

Non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) have sought a level-playing field with banks and housing finance companies and access ... | Read..

Power drive: Toyota Motor president Fujio Cho launched the hybrid engine SUV Harrier Hybrid in Tokyo on Tuesday. The car, equipped with a new 3.3-litr ... | Read

Sensex

6535.45

-121.24

Stock Indices

BSE-100	3514.81	(-69.68)
S&P CNX Nifty	2061.06	(-35.00)

Revenue pinch for cell firms
The telecom services performance indicators for the October-December 2004 period indicates that an .. | Read..

Ambanis in southern power play
The central government wants to set up a mega power plant in south India and among those vying for.. | Read..

Eveready charged up for Rs 60cr Uttaranchal unit

Eveready Industries will set up a manufacturing unit for dry cell battery in Uttaranchal at an esti.. | Read..

FM seeks Left support on pension bill

Finance Minister P Chidambaram today asked the leaders of the Left parties to reconsider opposition.. | Read..

Consumer durables warm up for summer price hike

Consumer durables and home appliance companies are all set to increase prices with the summer round.. | Read..

Google pens success story in Hyderabad

Twenty-three year old Uma Nair is highly enthusiastic about her association with Google in Hyderaba.. | Read..

Shringar price band at Rs 47-53

Shringar Cinemas Ltd has fixed a price band of Rs 47-53 per share for its proposed initial public o.. | Read..

Core sector growth declines

Pulled down by deceleration in crude oil production, refined petroleum products, coal and electrici.. | Read..

AROUND THE GLOBE

Crude eases but still above $57

Oil prices eased on Tuesday, but within reach of the record high over $57, as Opec weighed raising .. | Read..

Fed rates likely to go up

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to nudge US interest rates up a seventh straight time on Tue.. | Read..

Singapore Air in $2.6-bn plane deal

The leasing arm of Singapore Airlines Ltd, the world?s second-most valuable airline, said on Tuesda.. | Read..

Oracle tops SAP bid for Retek

Oracle Corp has agreed to buy software company Retek Inc for $631 million, the US database maker .. | Read..

STOCK MARKET

Mutual Funds

CORPORATE BRIEFS

Calsoft buys 51% of US firm

Share Prices

Name	BSE	NSE
HLL	130.06 (+0.04)	130.08 (+0.55)
ITC	1274.00 (-22.05)	1276.35 (-20.02)
Infosys	2222.65 (-13.07)	2223.75 (-12.08)
Reliance	544.45 (-15.01)	544.07 (-15.00)
Wipro	674.85 (-9.09)	676.02 (-8.65)
Zee	136.09 (-0.25)	137.00 (+0.01)

Foreign Exchange

US $1 : Rs 43.73	UK £1 : Rs 83.07
Euro : Rs 57.66	Yen 100 : Rs 41.66

Bullion

Bombay
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6265
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 6225
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 10710
Silver Portion	NA
Calcutta
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6310
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 5960
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 10750
Silver Portion	Rs. 10850