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Pure gold (99.9 purity) advanced by Rs 135 to finish at Rs 30,145 per 10 gm as compared to Rs 30,010 on Wednesday.

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy says he feels sad about the state of affairs in the economy.

Mahindra controls over 40 per cent of India's tractor market.

SAIL was trading with volumes of 1,223,250 shares, compared to its 5-day average of 421,045 shares, an increase of 190.53 per cent.

The Sensex shuts shop at 16438.58 up 21.74 points or 0.13 per cent and the Nifty closed at 4990.10 up 4.45 points or 0.09 per cent.

The impact on auto stocks was more mixed given the proportion of petrol and diesel vehicle sales are different.

The public has a narrow view of businesses; but they are the ones who solve most of society's problems.

Pranab Mukherjee said the RBI has also taken initiatives to curb speculation in the foreign exchange market.

Biocon has insisted it has done nothing wrong and that its accounting treatments are in line with accepted accounting policies.

Bharti and its rivals started 3G services last year after spending a total more than $12 billion to buy airwaves in an auction.

The ratings agency downgraded LIC to Baa3 from Baa2 with a stable outlook.

The trading loss is an embarrassment for a bank that came through the 2008 financial crisis in much better health than its peers.

The Sensex and the Nifty fell for a third straight session to notch its lowest close since January 16.

According to Assocham, the food ingredients market is growing rapidly with consumers becoming more sophisticated.

The BSE benchmark rose just 3.58 points, to close at 17,134.25 after hitting an intraday high of 17,242.15 and low of 17,022.09.

The Planning Commission Deputy Chairman said that he expected the economy to do better than the previous year.