Business

Indian stocks trading on American bourses together added $8 bn to their mkt capitalisation.

SEBI decided to expand the scope of employees quota in public issues of cos.

The Inflation series, with 2004-05 as the base year, will have 250 new items.

Nissan will review its contract to source small car Pixo from Suzuki after 2013.

Noted industrialist and the second most eldest member of the Birla clan, G P Birla passed away after a brief illness here late last night.

A Reserve Bank of India panel has recommended that the limit for collateral-free loans to micro and small enterprises sector to be increased from the present level of Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh and make it mandatory for banks to abide by it.

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee's call for new banking licences in Budget 2010-11 seems to have enthused many foreign players as well. West Asia's key money lender and Qatar's third largest commercial bank, Doha Bank, is betting big on India.

Faced with increasing cases of anti-dumping duties against a host of Chinese goods, China fears that its exports may be hit this year due to rising trade protectionism.

Govt has revealed that 6.38 lakh jobs were created in the Oct-Dec quarter last year.

Maruti Suzuki India has increased its investments on various social welfare schemes.

RBI is likely to announce draft guidelines on compensation packages of pvt sector bank chiefs.

Sarthak Behuria has been denied an extension as Chairman of Indian Oil Corp (IOC).

The Gujarat High Court granted interim bail to Rajesh Adani who was arrested by CBI.

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has made it clear that her ties with the Congress would not be affected even as she disapproves the budgetary announcement that has triggered a rise in petrol and diesel prices.

Mercedes-Benz reported 78 per cent rise in sales for February 2010, at 439 units.

Sam Pitroda said the Govt expects to complete the auction of 3G spectrum in the next two months.

Pranab Mukherjee and Oil Minister Murli Deora discussed an 'all-acceptable' hike in fuel prices.

Wheat prices in the short-term are likely to remain firm.

The office of Zee Turner Ltd, a JV between Turner International and Essel group, was attacked.

Wheat prices fell by Rs 25 per quintal on the wholesale grains market.