US STOCKS-Wall St lower as investors assess G20 shift; oil falls
* U.S. crude falls over 1 pct * Chicago Fed head to speak at 1:10 p.m. ET * Sprouts Farmers up after report on Albertsons merger talk * Indexes down: Dow 0.07 pct, S&P 0.17 pct, Nasdaq 0.12 pct (Updates to open) By Tanya Agrawal March 20 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were lower on Monday […]
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St opens flat as investors assess G20 shift
March 20 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened little changed onMonday as investors digested the G20’s decision to drop a pledgeto keep global trade free and as oil prices fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 9.48 points, or0.05 percent, to 20,905.14. The S&P 500 lost 2.34 points, or 0.09 percent, to2,375.91. The Nasdaq Composite dropped […]
Wall Street opens flat as investors assess G20 shift
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened little changed on Monday as investors digested the G20’s decision to drop a pledge to keep global trade free and as oil prices fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 9.48 points, or 0.05 percent, to 20,905.14. The S&P 500 lost 2.34 points, or 0.09 percent, to 2,375.91. The Nasdaq […]
Indian soybean futures rise in choppy trading
NEW DELHI, March 20 (Reuters) – Indian soybean futures roseas much as 1.8 percent in choppy trade on Monday, its highestintraday gain in about a month, before settling 0.9 percenthigher. The most actively traded soybean futures closed 25rupees higher at 2,914 rupees ($44.58) per 100 kg on theNational Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX). The […]
Stocks moving on unusually large volumes
Bayer CropscienceBayer Cropscience is down on unusually large volumes today. The stock opened at Rs 3880 and advanced to Rs 3899 in early trades, but declined to Rs 3785 in late morning trade. At present, the stock is down 1.3% at Rs 3799.On BSE, the Bayer Cropscience counter has clocked a volume of around 1.38 […]
Hyderabad IAS officer’s son detained for alleged murder of driver
The Hyderabad police has been probing the alleged involvement of an IAS officer’s son in the murder of his father’s driver. Following a complaint by the victim’s wife, the police detained Venkat Sukrat, son of IAS officer G. Venkateswara Rao, at Jubilee Hills Police Station on Monday for questioning. “We already have the CCTV footage of the […]
Come April, all bikes, scooters will have permanent headlights that cannot be turned off
All motorbikes, scooters sold in India will come equipped with permanent headlights that cannot be turned off, from April 2017. The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has passed an order making it mandatory for new two-wheelers to be fitted with Automatic Headlamp On (AHO). It has been found that AHO is helpful for […]
For charging Rs 4 extra on soft drink, Hyderabad’s Shah Ghouse fined Rs 10,000
Popular restaurant Shah Ghouse in Hyderabad has been fined Rs 10,000 by the Legal Metrology Department for charging more than the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) for a soft drink. This after a complaint was filed by Hyderabad-based anti-corruption activist, Vijay Gopal in January. Vijay had visited Shah Ghouse restaurant in Shalibanda area of Hyderabad in […]
Indians largest group of immigrants across the globe, country receives highest remittances
More than 3% of the world’s population in 2015 were international migrants, and Indians formed the largest group among the 243 million expats in the globe, according to a United Nations study. According to UN figures, the number of Indians living abroad in 2015 were 13,575,724. The fourth, fifth, and sixth positions were all held […]
Halting traffic, delaying flights for ministers 'on duty' is fine: Uma Bharti
[India], Mar. 20 (ANI): Days after Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh banned the use of red beacon atop government vehicles, Union Minister Uma Bharti on Monday expressed dissent over the decision, saying that delaying flights and stopping traffic for ministers is not a big issue.”If any minister is going for his duty, then red […]
