Indian shares nudged up slightly on Tuesday, as investors booked some profits and waited on the sidelines for further cues ahead of the start of another corporate earnings season. read more

The health care, food services, construction and manufacturing sectors were the primary contributors to last month’s hiring. read more

During this volatile period defensive and stable sectors like FMCG, consumer and IT will continue its modest and positive trend.” read more

The 30-share index rose 160.03 points, or 0.44 per cent, to trade at 36,236.75 read more

Hints of progress on a possible U.S.-China trade deal helped bolster sentiment, which has been battered by concerns over a weaker global economic outlook. read more

The rupee, meanwhile, weakened against the US dollar, and was trading at 70.27 a dollar, down 0.27 per cent from its previous close. Brent crude, the international benchmark, was down 1.18 per cent at USD 54.64 per barrel. read more

The move reflects India’s positive returns this year as companies’ reliance on domestic demand enabled them to avoid the meltdown in other emerging markets spurred by Federal Reserve tightening and a trade war between the US and China. read more

Stock markets end higher as analysts expect a dovish stance. Opposition parties criticise appointment of Shaktikanta Das as the RBI governor. read more

There’s no obvious successor yet, and given the cloud under which Patel left -- amid a public fight with the government over the Reserve Bank of India’s autonomy -- investors are naturally anxious about who will take the helm. read more

In his preface, Vega expresses a desire to dispel “confusion” about the exchange, adding that he’d like to provide a few warnings about less-than-honest practices. He also hastens to add that the book was written for his own enjoyment. read more

The State Bank of Pakistan raised its policy rate to 10 percent from 8.5 percent on Friday. The nation has raised rates by 4 percentage points this year, making it the most aggressive hiker in Asia. read more

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rose 5.6 percent in November, the steepest monthly gain since July. It climbed 0.5 percent to 36,360.93 at 9:35 in Mumbai on Friday read more

The NSE Nifty breached the 10,900 mark, and was trading 50.45 points, or 0.46 per cent, higher at 10,909.15. read more

The broader NSE Nifty was down 0.02 percent at 10,583.15 as of 0631 GMT, while the benchmark BSE Sensex was 0.11 percent lower at 35,121.57. read more

Gold slid to its lowest in nearly three weeks on Wednesday as the dollar jumped and stock markets regained momentum following a spate of heavy losses, pointing to an improved environment for riskier investments. read more