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Equities buoyant ahead of RBI briefing, banking stocks surge
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were buoyant during early hours on Friday ahead of a media briefing by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das, raising hopes of liquidity-infusing steps to absorb the economic impact of coronavirus amid a coun
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PM Modi hold talks with Amir of Qatar, discuss impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday had a telephonic conversation with Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al Thani, the Amir of Qatar and discussed the ongoing developments related to the COVID-19 global pandemic and its social and economic impact.
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Coal-exit health and environmental damage reductions outweigh economic imp
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Cheap and abundant coal fuelled the industrialisation of Europe, North America and Asia. However, the price tag on coal has never reflected the external cost to society; coal combustion produces more than a third of today's global CO2 emissions and is a m
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COVID-19: Congress, DMK seek financial package for unorganised sector, poo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Congress and DMK members in Lok Sabha on Monday sought financial package for the vulnerable sections of the society due to economic impact of the threat of coronavirus.
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Sonia calls for wider testing to deal with coronavirus threat, seeks secto
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Noting that "precaution and prevention" were amongst the most effective remedies against coronavirus, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday called for testing all cases under surveillance and sought a comprehensive sector-wise relief package to deal w
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Congress members talk of price rise, suggest coronavirus threat be declare
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Opposition members in Lok Sabha on Friday demanded fiscal stimulus and a package for vulnerable sections to deal with the economic impact of coronavirus spread as Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that crisis should be fought together and "pan
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Sensex jumps 1,628 points led by rally in FMCG, IT stocks
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices broke four days of losing streak and ended 5.7 per cent higher on Friday on global cues as policymakers swung into action to minimise the human and economic impact of coronavirus pandemic.
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Equity indices swing upward, Nifty IT jumps 9 pc
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): After a volatile start, equity benchmark indices jumped by over 5 per cent during the afternoon on Friday as policymakers globally took further actions to minimise the human and economic impact of coronavirus pandemic.
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Equity parameters volatile in early trade, Nifty bank down by 2.7 pc
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices witnessed volatility during early hours on Friday as policymakers around the world took further actions to minimise the human and economic impact of coronavirus pandemic.
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Equities slide as COVID-19 pandemic cripples global businesses
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Equity indices recovered some lost ground from the intraday low point on Thursday but ended over 2 per cent lower due to concerns over the economic impact of coronavirus pandemic.
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Sensex plunges by 5.4 pc as COVID-19 pandemic cripples life and businesses
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices floundered during early hours on Thursday with eroding investor confidence due to worries about the economic impact of coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus to weaken sovereign fiscal positions: Fitch Ratings
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Mar 18 (ANI): The economic impact of coronavirus combined with associated policy responses is likely to result in a higher-than-average number of sovereign rating actions in 2020 and a more pronounced downward bias in sovereign rating changes than in any year since the aftermat
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