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No plans for selective stimulus package: Finance ministry

New Delhi, Sept 24 (ANI): Senior finance ministry official, Arvind Mayaram said on Monday that India has no plan to offer a special window to lend funds at lower interest rates to companies in some sectors.The finance ministry and the central bank were considering a selective stimulus plan that involved a debt-buying programme for eligible companies. Mayaram said that the banks in India have not yet developed the capability of appraising projects for a long duration. Mayaram also said that the government or the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) does not target any rate. Sep 23, 2013
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BSE closes points 380.64 down on September 23

New Delhi, September 23 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 380.64 points down to stand at 19883.07. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 122.35 points down to stand at 5889.75. Gitanjali Gems and Motherson Sumi Systems were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 4.88% and 4.55% along with Jubilant Food works Ltd. and Titan Industries with an increase of 3.61% and 3.51% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Union Bank and Yes Bank with a decrease of 9.97% and 8.87% along with Bank of Baroda and Oriental Bank with a decrease of 7.37% and 7.31% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 144.27 points at 11,059.38 while the banking sector is down 562.11 points at 11,604.75 and the realty sector is down 61.42 points at 1,225.70. The Indian currency is down 0.67% at Rs 62.65 per dollar. Sep 23, 2013
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Funeral of Israeli soldier shot dead in Hebron

Israelis buried a soldier who died on Sunday after being shot by a suspected Palestinian gunman in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The soldier was killed days after another Palestinian killed a soldier in a separate incident. Duration: 00:43 Sep 23, 2013
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Clashes after Israeli soldier shot dead in Hebron

Israel's forces fire rubber bullets at stone-throwing Palestinians in clashes in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, as troops hunt for the suspected killer of an Israeli soldier. Duration: 00:48 Sep 23, 2013
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BSE closes points 360.42 down on September 20

New Delhi, Sep 20 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 360.42 points down to stand at 20286.22. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 103.45 points down to stand at 6012.10. TV18 Broadcast and Madras Cements were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 12.31% and 8.61% along with Shriram City University and IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd. with an increase of 7.81% and 7.38% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include DLF and Oriental Bank with a decrease of 11.55% and 9.70% along with HDIL and Indian Bank with a decrease of 8.47% and 8.31% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is down 150.43 points at 11,232.64 while the banking sector is down 527.80 points at 12,170.03 and the realty sector is down 89.93 points at 1,287.12. The Indian currency is down 0.73% at Rs 62.22 per dollar. Sep 20, 2013
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RBI hikes repo rate by 0.25% to 7.5% Part - 2

Mumbai, Sep 20 (ANI): Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday hiked the key repo rate by 0.25 per cent hereby increasing it to 7.5% from 7.25% with immediate effect. Sep 20, 2013
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RBI hikes repo rate by 0.25% to 7.5% Part - 1

Mumbai, Sep 20 (ANI): Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday hiked the key repo rate by 0.25 per cent hereby increasing it to 7.5% from 7.25% with immediate effect. Sep 20, 2013
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BSE closes points 663.39 up on September 19

New Delhi, September 19 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 663.39 points up to stand at 20625.55. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 208.40 points up to stand at 6107.85. YES Bank Ltd. and Indian Bank were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 23.24% and 12.82% along with Reliance Communications Ltd. and Union Bank with an increase of 12.04% and 11.21% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include Gitanjali Gems and Wipro with a decrease of 4.68% and 2.14% along with Mphasis and Shriram City University with a decrease of 2.02% and 1.98% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 310.69 points at 11,377.94 while the banking sector is up 809.27 points at 12,701.31 and the realty sector is up 69.53 points at 1,376.72. The Indian currency is up 2.38% at Rs 61.87 per dollar. Sep 19, 2013
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Sensex surges over 600 points to 2013 high on US Fed Reserve's move

New Delhi, Sep 19 (ANI): The Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange surged over 600 points after a stop-gap-up start and hit fresh high of 2013, as the U.S. Federal Reserve took a decision to continue with the stimulus programme to boost economic sentiment. All the sectoral indices were in the green with banks, with realty and auto stocks leading the rally on hopes of dovish stance by the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan at its policy review meet. At 9:35 a.m.; the 30-share index was at 20,509.93, up 547.77 points or 2.74 per cent. It touched a high of 20,567.61 and a low of 20,347.30 in early trade. Sep 19, 2013
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BSE closes points 197.81 up on September 18

New Delhi, September 18 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 197.81 points up to stand at 20001.84. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 49.25 points up to stand at 5899.45. Financial Technologies and YES Bank Ltd. were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 6.97% and 5.80% along with Emami Ltd. and Wockhardt Ltd. with an increase of 5.01% and 5.00% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include MCX and Muthoot Finance with a decrease of 7.57% and 6.85% along with BHEL and Jet Air India with a decrease of 4.43% and 2.92% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 17.01 points at 11,077.80 while the banking sector is up 210.72 points at 11,920.11 and the realty sector is up 29.71 points at 1,310.92. The Indian currency is up 0.36% at Rs 63.14 per dollar. Sep 18, 2013