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Sensex jumps 374 points to rebound from 6 months low
Moreover, recovery in rupee against the dollar and a firming trend in global markets too boosted sentiments.
'Extremely simplified' tax form soon: FM Arun Jaitley
"I am having the entire matter reviewed and very soon you will hear an extremely simplified procedure coming for us," the Finance Minister said replying to the debate on the Finance Bill, 2015.
RBI chief Rajan calls for formal financing routes for farmers: Report
"It is lack of formal financing rather than the excessive burden of informal financing which is the problem," Rajan said.
Sensex tanks 297 points, Nifty ends at 8305
About 719 shares advanced, 2049 shares declined and 156 shares were unchanged.
Rupee rebounds 26 paise against dollar; snaps 2-day losses
Pramit Brahmbhatt of Veracity said, "Local equity market is likely to trade sideways today and will take cues from global markets for further directions.
Sensex falls for 6th day, down 50 points to nearly 10-week low
Ahead of March derivative contract expiry, the benchmark Sensex on Wednesday closed 50 points down to nearly 10-week low of 28,111.83 on losses in capital goods, power and metal stocks, extending its string of losses to the sixth straight session.
Sensex ends marginally lower, Nifty holds 8550
ICICI Bank, Infosys, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, SBI, ITC, Axis Bank and Wipro were down 0.5-1.7 per cent.
Rupee in green for 5th straight day as dollar loses strength
The rupee has gained by 51 paise or 0.81 per cent in the five days.
India's property hangover: Discounts, gold to cure multi-billion dollar backlog
India's debt-laden property developers are turning to deep discounts as they struggle to sell billions of dollars worth of as-yet unfinished homes.
Jewellers threaten strike over 'black money' tax plan
GJF denied that illegal money was rife in the jewellery industry where artisans add value to gold coins and bars.
Telecom spectrum auction bids cross Rs 1 lakh crore-mark
The seventh day (Wednesday) saw total bids worth Rs 96,000 crore after 43 rounds.
China lowers 2015 GDP growth target to 7 per cent, lowest since 1990
The fiscal deficit to GDP ratio was budgeted at 2.1 per cent in 2014.
Excessively strong rupee undesirable: Raghuram Rajan
"The rupee has remained strong relative to peer countries. While an excessively strong rupee is undesirable, it too creates disinflationary impulses," the RBI Governor said.
Rupee slips 33 paise to 1-week low against US dollar after Raghuram Rajan's currency comment
The rupee plummeted to hit an intra-day low of 62.28 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market before ending at 62.25 per dollar -- a fall of 33 paise, or 0.53 per cent.
PM Modi asks BJP MPs to make people aware of Union budget
Modi made his remarks during a briefing done by the Minister of State for Finance, Jayant Sinha, for MPs about the highlights of the budget.
Nifty breaches 9,000-mark on fund inflows; RIL leads rally
Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex too climbed 177.72 points, or 0.60 per cent, to trade at over one-month high of 29,636.86.
