
Sensex surges higher by 83 points in early trade
The BSE-30 share index, which lost nearly 1,150 points in the last two trading sessions, touches 17,610.07.
By HT Correspondent | PTI, Mumbai
UPDATED ON FEB 08, 2008 10:55 AM IST
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Friday opened 83 points higher on buying mainly in information technology stocks.
The BSE-30 share index, which lost nearly 1,150 points in the last two previous trading sessions, opened 83.14 points higher at 17,610.07.
Similarly, National Stock Exchange's Nifty rose by 1.15 points at 5132.10.

Record GST collections expected in March
By Rajeev Jayaswal, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 09, 2021 01:23 AM IST
- The revenue in March may cross the record Rs.1,19,875 crore collected in January by at least Rs.10,000 crore.

Uber to impart gender sensitisation to one lakh drivers by 2021-end
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 07:41 PM IST
"After a brief halt in sessions due to Covid-19, Uber India and the Manas Foundation will now be delivering them virtually over Zoom in 34 cities," a statement said.

India's domestic air traffic falls 37% to 78 lakh passengers in Feb: Report
PTI, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 07:35 PM IST
Similarly, 1.23 crore people travelled on local routes in February 2020 as against 78 lakh passenger in February this year.

American Airlines to offer $5 billion in notes to repay government debt
Posted by Harshit Sabarwal | Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 07:19 PM IST
The US airline will use the proceeds to repay outstanding debt under the loan with the US Department of the Treasury and for other purposes.

Brazil's Petrobras receives six board nominations from government
Posted by Harshit Sabarwal | Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 06:04 PM IST
Five have been nominated by the Ministry of Mines and Energy and one by the Economy Ministry, Petroleo Brasileiro SA , as the company is formally known, said in a securities filing.

Sensex closes 35 points higher at 50,441, Nifty rises by 18 pts to end at 14,956
PTI, Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 06:11 PM IST
- After fighting multiple bouts of volatility during the session, the BSE gauge Sensex settled 35.75 points or 0.07 per cent higher at 50,441.07.

Easy Trip Planners IPO opens: Here's all you need to know about the issue
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 03:28 PM IST
Here is all you need to know about the offer.

Key Saudi Arabian oil site attacked, sending brent above $70
Bloomberg
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 02:38 PM IST
The attacks on Sunday were intercepted, Saudi Arabia said, and oil output appeared to be unaffected. But the latest in a spate of assaults claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels pushed oil prices to above $70 a barrel for the first time since January 2020.

Bitcoin on your balance sheet? Here's what you need to know
Reuters, London/new York
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:20 PM IST
Here are some of the key questions over cryptocurrency bookkeeping and tax.

Sensex rebounds over 270 points in early trade; Nifty reclaims 15,000-level
PTI
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 09:54 AM IST
On the Sensex chart, ONGC, NTPC, Axis Bank, M&M, HDFC Bank and SBI were major gainers – climbing as much as 4.3 per cent.

Gold price recovers from 9-month low: Here's why
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 07:59 AM IST
Last week, the price of the precious metal suffered a huge fall. However, a stronger-than-expected US non-farm payrolls data helped it recover somewhat.

How govt plans to push health spending to target of GDP’s 2%
By Zia Haq, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 06:02 AM IST
- Despite decades of strong economic growth, the country’s spending on health care is barely 1% of GDP, way below Brics peer nations, resulting in serious supply-side deficits of facilities and professionals.

Birla Sun Life plans to raise ₹5,000 crore via share sale
By Anirudh Laskar, Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:54 PM IST
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management has started talks with potential merchant bankers for the IPO, which is likely to be launched in the June quarter, said the people cited above.

Ola aspires to pull off a Tesla, but affordably
By Madhurima Nandy, Hindustan Times, Bengaluru
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:42 PM IST
- The Bengaluru-based firm plans to start production as early as in June. That’s audacious, given that the land—260 acres for the plant and 240 acres for two supplier parks—is still in excavation mode.

Zostel claims victory in legal row with OYO
By Tarush Bhalla, Hindustan Times, Bengaluru
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:37 PM IST
- The term sheet executed between the two parties in 2015, promised ZO Rooms’ shareholders 7% of Oyo.