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BSE closes points 318.95 up on May 23

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 318.95 points up to stand at 24,693.35. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 90.70 points up to stand at 7,367.10. Ashok Leyland and Canara Bank were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 15.22% and 14.05% along with Jain Irrigation and Syndicate Bank with an increase of 13.38% and 10.87% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Gitanjali Gems and IPCA Lab with a decrease of 4.99% and 3.40% along with Indiabulls Real Estate and Cadila Health with a decrease of 3.29% and 2.59% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 246.33 points at 14,580.74 while the banking sector is up 283.49 points at 17,523.13 and the realty sector is up 40.75 points at 1,976.96. The Indian currency is up 0.03% at Rs 58.45 per dollar. May 23, 2014
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Jayalalithaa refuses to attend Modi's oath ceremony in presence of Sri Lankan President, Congress re

New Delhi/ Lucknow, May 23 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa refused to attend PM designate Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony if Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is invited. Congress leaders Meem Afzal and Akhilesh Pratap Singh reacted to the same. Meem Afzal said that BJP's decision has been opposed by the NDA supporters themselves which should be answered by BJP. Akhilesh Pratap Singh slammed the BJP for playing two faced politics. He said that BJP does vote bank politics, not what is in the nation's interest. May 23, 2014
Nikkei

Asian Shares, Australian Dollar Rise on Firm China PMI

Asian shares and the Australian dollar rose on Thursday after an upbeat reading on China's factory sector blunted some of the more pessimistic views on the world's second-biggest economy, supporting risk appetite already burnished by a strong session on Wall Street. May 22, 2014
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Jewellery Firms Surge after RBI Eases Gold Import Norms

Shares in Titan Co Ltd(TITN.NS) surged on Thursday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased gold import rules by allowing seven more private agencies to ship the precious metal. The stock was trading up 10.2 percent as of 9:25 a.m. May 22, 2014