Over 60k new COVID-19 cases reported in last 24 hours, lowest after 75 days
National COVID recovery rate improves to 95.64 pct
Centre provides over 26.69 crore vaccine doses to States, UTs so far
West Bengal govt extends restrictions till June 30 with further relaxations; Unlock 2.0 extended for a week with certain restrictions in Bihar
Uttarakhand govt extends COVID curfew till 22 June; Chardham Yatra opens for devotees of Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Uttarkashi districts
Asian stock markets today ended up except Singapore's Straits Times, which tumbled 0.4 percent.
The tech-heavy companies’ performance in Nasdaq led to a Wall Street rally on the last trading day, after strong financial cues from tech giants.
Gold prices today fell 130 rupees at Multi Commodity Exchange for June contracts. The precious metal was trading at around 59,775 rupees per 10 grams.
Oil prices today rose half a percent. In intra-day trade, Brent crude was trading at around 79 dollars per barrel.
The key domestic indices today witnessed gains of more than half a percent. The BSE Sensex closed above 61,000 marks while the NSE Nifty settled above 18,000 level.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that local languages and products will get a big boost in the growing e-commerce marketplace in the country.
Reserve Bank of India has released a Consultative Document on Regulation of Microfinance. It has been released for harmonising the regulatory frameworks for various regulated lenders in the microfinance space.
The Sensex and the Nifty today logged marginal gains to hit record highs. The Sensex closed above the 52,500 mark while the Nifty settled above the 15,800 level.
Retail inflation rose to 6.3 per cent in May this year, mainly on account of higher prices of food and energy items. Retail inflation for May hit a six-month high. As per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation data released today, the food inflation, increased to 5.01 per cent in Ma
Asian stocks today closed mixed as investors are waiting for further catalyst and cues amid high valuations of share prices.
The Rupee today weakened 20 paise to finish at Rs 73.27 against US Dollar. The Dollar index, which indicates the US Dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, also fell 0.08 per cent to trade at 90.48 in intra-day trade.
The GST Council has largely accepted the recommendations of the Group of Ministers constituted to look into extending the ambit of GST concessions on COVID treatment-related medical devices and drugs.
Khadi and Village Industries Commission, KVIC has issued legal notices to over one thousand private firms so far, for misusing its brand name and selling products under the name of Khadi.
The three major US stocks fell marginally yesterday ahead of key inflation data this week. A recent rally on Wall Street driven by strong earnings in May and growing expectations of economic recovery, appeared to have paused this week as investors awaited more cues on U.S. monetary policy.
The major Asia-Pacific equity indices today closed with gains. Investors positioned themselves ahead of the release of a U.S. consumer inflation report for May.
Crude oil prices gained amid hope of rise in fuel demand summers. Oil prices are near a 52-week high. Brent rose to trade above USD 72 a barrel while WTI bounced back above the USD 70 per barrel mark.
India has registered tremendous growth in agriculture exports during the last financial year.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has proposed to offer Transfer of Technology (ToT) of 2-DG to Indian Pharmaceutical industries for production.
The Dow and the S&P 500 ended with losses yesterday, however, both stocks remained within one percentage point of their record closing highs.
Asian stocks today pared early gains to close with losses. Traders remained cautious ahead of U.S. inflation data and a European monetary policy meeting this week.
The Rupee today weakened eight paise to finish at Rs 72.89 against the US Dollar. The dollar index, which indicates the US Dollar's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, appreciated 0.16 per cent to trade at 90.10 in intra-day trade.
At the domestic stock markets, the Sensex and the Nifty rose to post fresh record highs, today; while the Rupee appreciated slightly against the US Dollar.