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GDP growth in March quarter likely below 6%, says Moody's

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:17:00 GMT

A report by Moody's Analytics put India's GDP growth at 5.9%, the lowest since the December quarter of 2008.

Colgate, HUL to benefit as P&G shifts focus to developed countries

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:12:00 GMT

P&G had stepped up advertising and promotions (A&P) in India over the last two years.

Rupee off day's high; close to falling below 55-level

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT

The rupee gained against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, opening at 55.18, 19 paise higher.

The Week Ahead: Rupee, derivatives expiry to keep markets volatile

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:53:00 GMT

Markets are likely to be volatile tracking euro, rupee price movements and derivatives expiry, which is likely to weigh on market sentiment. The Nifty range could be 4,800 to 5,000.

Top 5 buy ideas for the day

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:01:00 GMT

The medium term outlook continues to be negative as the Nifty is trading well below its long term support levels.

Reliance Communications posts profit after 11 quarters, shares jump

Mon, 28 May 2012 04:40:00 GMT

The company, controlled by billionaire Anil Ambani, said consolidated net profit jumped about 98 per cent for the three months ended March from a year earlier, smashing street estimates, even as reven...

Suzlon down after company posts losses for 3rd straight year

Mon, 28 May 2012 04:23:00 GMT

January-March quarter loss was Rs. 300 crore on sales of Rs. 6,815 crore.

Sensex, Nifty rise on rupee; SBI, RCom gain

Mon, 28 May 2012 04:04:00 GMT

RCom gained on strong quarterly numbers while Suzlon fell on rising interest payout on debt.

Nifty setup: Trend reversal pegged above 5,050

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:41:00 GMT

Medium term reversal levels are pegged around the 5,050 mark, and the overall view remains negative till markets hold below it.

IMF chief sparks Facebook war by Greeks

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:26:00 GMT

Greek Facebook users waged war against IMF head Christine Lagarde after she accused their countrymen of dodging taxes.

Market cues: Asian markets pare gains, Nifty set to open lower

Mon, 28 May 2012 02:53:00 GMT

Markets would take cues from the rupee, which rebounded strongly on Friday.

What would happen if Greece were to exit Eurozone?

Mon, 28 May 2012 02:28:00 GMT

As Greece creaks under its untenable debt and a shrinking economy, the possibility that it could stop using the euro is becoming increasingly likely. The effects of such a move would be as quick as th...

Markets may be volatile ahead of GDP data: experts

Mon, 28 May 2012 01:59:00 GMT

Stock markets are likely to witness volatile trading this week as investors look to GDP data and settle this month's derivatives contracts. The rupee movement, which fell to record lows against the do...

Why that flat Facebook IPO isn't so bad after all

Sun, 27 May 2012 15:12:00 GMT

The botched offering of Facebook stock has raised several troubling questions, but at least we don't have to worry about the one that plagues many IPOs: How are a few select investors able to buy in e...

Bharti Airtel enters mobile advertising segment

Sun, 27 May 2012 11:58:00 GMT

Airtel will equip advertisers to connect with their potential customers in a targeted and personalized fashion via their mobile phones.

Greece may run out of cash by June, warns former PM: report

Sun, 27 May 2012 11:43:00 GMT

Lucas Papademos says funds may slip into negative at about €1 billion from June 20.

RIL buyback gains pace, purchases shares worth Rs 1,481 crore

Sun, 27 May 2012 11:01:00 GMT

Between February 14 and May 24, the company purchased 1.92 crore shares at an average price of Rs 771 apiece.

Weak rupee may bring cheer to NRIs, expats

Sun, 27 May 2012 10:40:00 GMT

A weaker rupee could mean good news for those remitting money from abroad to their families back in India.

Battle of bosses: Men tend to take more heat for errors

Sun, 27 May 2012 10:03:00 GMT

Researchers have found that harsh judgements are more common in male-dominated fields.

RBI taking steps to check rupee slide: Pranab

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:53:00 GMT

RBI had recently indicated that it may sell dollars directly to oil companies to ease pressure on the currency.

Airtel to roll out 3G services in Rwanda in next quarter

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:45:00 GMT

As of September, the country had 4.1 million mobile phone subscribers out of its population of 10.4 million.

Difficulties in project execution have grown: IDFC

Sun, 27 May 2012 09:34:00 GMT

Rajiv B. Lall, MD & CEO, IDFC speaks to NDTV about the slowdown, the investment climate, the economy and the infrastructure sector. He says that there is a definite slowdown in growth as compared to l...

Air India in talks with Air Canada to lease out five Boeing 777s

Sun, 27 May 2012 07:09:00 GMT

The state-run AI had floated global tenders, offering five of its eight Boeing 777-200 LRs on dry-lease for 8-10 years early this year.

Top 10 private-sector stocks LIC has sold

Sun, 27 May 2012 06:57:00 GMT

State-run insurance giant LIC purchased shares worth an estimated Rs 20,000 crore, mostly of public sector companies, during the last quarter of 2011-12, but also sold shares of many private sector gi...

LIC buys PSU stocks, sells private sector blue-chips in Q4

Sun, 27 May 2012 06:50:00 GMT

Major investments included ONGC (Rs 10,800 cr), PNB (Rs 1,900 cr) and Bank of Baroda (Rs 1,400 cr).