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BSE Sensex gained 78 points in early trade ahead of inflation data

In an early trade today the benchmark BSE Sensex gained over 78 points as participants made fresh buying in selective stocks ahead of inflation data to be released later in the day. The 30-share index was trading higher by 78.52 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 28,581.82 as sectoral indices, led by IT, technology and […]

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Rajya Sabha approves long pending insurance bill

On Thursday night Parliament approved the NDA government’s first major economic reform measure as the long pending bill providing for raising foreign investment cap upto 49 percent in insurance sector was passed by Rajya Sabha after main opposition Congress and some other parties came on board. The controversial Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which replaced […]

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RBI reduces lending rate by 0.25% to 7.5% with softening inflation

Today, Reserve Bank of India surprised markets by reducing the benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent to 7.5 per cent on the back of softening inflation and immediately after  the Budget,  the government’s commitment to continue the fiscal consolidation programme.