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BSE Sensex, NSE Nifty Hover Between Red And Green; Oil, Auto And IT Shares Worst Hit

By IBTimes

Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex started on a negative note Friday and was trading in the red in the morning session. (May 25)

MORE TOPICS: BARCLAYS, BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE, INDIA, BHARTI AIRTEL, INFOSYS

Rio Tinto to Invest $2 Billion in India Iron Ore Project

By IBTimes AU

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) will make the largest investment by an Australian company in India through a $2 billion investment at the Orissa iron ore project in India. The project will supply iron ore to India and overseas with the steel making material. (Mar 05)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, RIO TINTO, INVESTMENT

BSE Sensex Falls by 1 Percent on Fear of Inflation

By Reuters

The BSE Sensex fell more than 1 percent on Monday, extending last week's 2 percent decline, as high global oil prices revived concerns about inflation in the country that imports about 80 percent of its oil consumption. (Feb 27)

MORE TOPICS: JAPAN, ELECTIONS, INDIA, RBI, ICICI, STATE BANK OF INDIA

BSE Launches Greenex, India's First Energy Efficient Index

By Reuters

The Bombay Stock Exchange launched India's first carbon efficient index on Wednesday, aiming to provide a benchmark for socially aware investors. The 20-share BSE-GREENEX includes some of India's leading companies such as Tata Motors, ICICI Bank etc. (Feb 22)

MORE TOPICS: BOMBAY STOCK EXCHANGE, INDIA, ICICI

India's Tata Steel posts first quarterly loss in 2 years

By Reuters UK

India's Tata Steel <TISC.NS>, the world's No.7 steelmaker, posted an unexpected quarterly loss, its first in more than two years, as higher raw material costs and weak demand in Europe hurt margins. (Feb 09)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, THAILAND, INDIA, INVESTMENT

BSE Sensex Falls By 0.5 Percent on Earnings Outlook Concerns

By Reuters

The BSE Sensex dropped 0.4 percent on Thursday on concerns about earnings outlook and investors took profits after the main index rallied 15 percent over the past five weeks. (Feb 09)

MORE TOPICS: JAPAN, INDIA, BHARTI AIRTEL, INFOSYS, WIPRO

BSE Sensex Posts Highest Close in 12 Weeks; Metals, Autos Gain

By Reuters

The BSE Sensex rebounded in late trade on Wednesday to post its highest close in 12 weeks, as metal producers and auto makers jumped, although investors were doubtful the rally could be sustained after a rise of nearly 12 percent so far this year. (Feb 01)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, MANUFACTURING, ELECTIONS, ICICI, MORTGAGE

Microbubbles to Boost Biofuel Production

By IBTimes UK

Researchers from the University of Sheffield in the UK have developed a new method, using microbubble technology, to double algae cultivation for biofuel. (Jan 29)

MORE TOPICS: CLIMATE CHANGE, INDIA

BSE Sensex Inches Higher; RIL, Metals Fall

By Reuters

The BSE Sensex rose for a third straight session, inching up 0.08 percent on Monday, helped by financials while a decline in Reliance Industries (RELI.NS), which reported its first quarterly profit fall in two years, capped the index gains. (Jan 23)

MORE TOPICS: TELECOMS, INDIA, BHARTI AIRTEL, RBI, ICICI, STATE BANK OF INDIA

BSE Sensex Closes 0.25 Percent Down

By Reuters

The BSE Sensex slipped 0.25 percent on Monday dragged by profit-taking, after last week's best rally seen in nearly two-and-a-half years (Dec 05)