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Airtel Shareholders Approve Waiver in Recovery of Excess Remuneration to Chairman Mittal
In July, the company in a filing, had informed that Mittal's remuneration in 2018-19 was Rs 21.19 crore more than prescribed limits under the Companies Act. However, the pay was within the limits as approved by shareholders on August 19, 2016.
Sensex Sinks Over 300 Points in Early Trade; Metal, Auto Stocks Drag
The 30-share index pared some opening losses to trade 248.25 points or 0.67 per cent lower at 37,063.28 at 0930 hours; and the broader Nifty too fell 67.45 points or 0.61 per cent to 10,961.95 in morning trade.
Sensex Plummets 624 Points on Global Sell-offs; Reliance Industries Soars 10%
After diving nearly 700 points in the fag-end of the session, the 30-share Sensex settled 623.75 points, or 1.66 per cent, lower at 36,958.16. It hit an intra-day low of 36,888.49 and a high of 37,755.16.
RIL AGM a Hit Among Investors, Market Cap Crosses Rs 8 Lakh Crore Day After Grand Announcements
Reliance Industries share prices also rose 12.09 per cent to Rs 1,302.50 compared to previous close of Rs 1,162 on BSE.
Indian e-commerce Platform Meesho Raises $125 Million in Naspers-led Funding
The Meesho platform allows re-sellers of everything from jewellery to mobile phones to reach prospective customers via social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.
Etihad Airways Skips Jet Stake Sale Bidding; Lenders Get 3 Others
Sources told PTI that the banksreceived Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from three entities, of which two are financial players and another is a player in the global aviation space.
Gold Surges to Fresh All-time High of Rs 38,470, Silver Crosses Rs 44,000 Mark
Analysts said international gold prices breaching USD 1,500 an ounce on Wednesday for the first time in six years amid growing US-China trade tensions, mainly prompted investors to rush towards gold.
Godrej Properties Net Profit Up 162 Percent at Rs 89.87 Crore in Q1 Fiscal Year 2020
During the quarter, the company witnessed total booking value of Rs 897 crore and total booking volume of 1.35 million sqft as compared to Rs 820 crore and 1.17 million sqft, respectively, in Q1 FY19.
Affle India Shares List at 25% Premium Over Issue Price
The issue got subscribed by 86.49 times, getting a good response from investors across categories. Brokerages were also expecting 20-25% upside in the stock at the time of listing.
HPCL Plans to Shut Some Secondary Units at Mumbai, Vizag Refineries in 2019/20
HPCL also plans to shut a gasoline deslphuriser at its 150,000 bpd Mumbai refinery in the western state of Maharashtra for 15-20 days in December.
RBI to Set up Central Fraud Registry to Ensure Quick Responses in Financial Frauds
At present, there is a mechanism in place for banks to report all banking frauds to the Central Fraud Monitoring Cell of the Reserve Bank and the proposed dedicated registry will further enable this process.
Rupee Plummets 77 Paise After Amit Shah Announces Govt's Decision to Repeal Article 370
Home Minister Amit Shah moving a resolution in Rajya Sabha that all clauses of Article 370 will not be applicable to Jammu and Kashmir kept pressure on the Indian rupee.
India Needs to Grow at 9% to Achieve PM Modi's Target of $5 Trillion Economy: Ernst & Young
In its latest edition of Economy Watch, EY said assuming India grows by projected 7% in the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, the size of the economy will grow to $3 trillion from $2.7 trillion in the previous year.
SEBI Voices Concern Over Related Party Transactions
Speaking at the Financial Market Conclave organised by CII, SEBI's Executive Director Amarjeet Singh said these practices should be discontinued in the interest of listed companies, promoters and related parties.
RBI's High Interest Rate Major Reason for Slowdown, Says RSS' Economic Wing
The RSS' economic wing alleged that the RBI has been working on the wrong model and faulty framework when all over the world the rates of interest go down as inflation goes down, but not in India.
Markets Sink to Five-Month Low as Sensex Tanks Over 450 Points, Nifty Finishes Below 11,000-Mark
This is the lowest closing level for both the key indices since early March. Weak economic data, unabated foreign fund outflows and disappointing quarterly earnings also weighed on market sentiment.