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S VENKITARAMANAN: The worrisome imbalance
The latest reports speak of an international agency indicating a downgrading of India’s credit status to reflect its concerns about the alleged or real weaknesses of the fiscal position of India. Time was when such sabre rattling by ...

EUROSCAPE: The can-do Olympics spirit
Last Friday, I was in Beijing and, it was the kind of day the Chinese Government undeniably wanted to have for the Olympics opening. A sunny blue sky over Beijing with barely a cloud to be seen and the western mountains plainly visible in the ...

A RINGSIDE VIEW: Dalal Street likely to sustain current bull momentum
Crude price movements watched closely. In the past few weeks, we have in these columns been harping on the possibility of crude oil prices cooling off in the international markets in the short run. The crude oil price fall since July 11, the ...

ADR WATCH: ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank sizzle at US bourses
Sify, Rediff.com witness steep fall. Chennai, Aug. 10 US stocks saw sharp rally last week as crude retreated quite sharply. ...

IMPRESSIONS: The SHG lifeline
It was good to see their confident smiles as they opened a tin box and brought out the photograph of their Pir. They lit a few incense sticks near the picture before they started the interaction with some trainee bankers. It was clear that there ...

RANDOM WALK: From sleepy hamlet to bustling port?
Last week, the Union Defence Ministry announced that it was clearing the project proposal for the Rs 5,348 crore international deepwater seaport and container transshipment terminal at Vizhinjam, 16 km south of Kerala’s capital, ...

COMMODITY COMMENTARY: World vegoil prices fall; Indian consumers yet to benefit
Mumbai, Aug 10 The widespread sell off in the commodity markets in recent days has not spared the vegetable oil market. Firming US dollar, falling crude prices, burgeoning stocks and generally improved weather conditions in major origins have ...

OFFHAND: Minting new words and phrases
A vibrant language puts on new glitter and mints new words and phrases to suit the context and the times. English is pre-eminent in this respect. Without any pretensions and presumptions, it lends itself for a variety of uses in the hands, or ...





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Markets (Aug 09)
Nifty (at close)4529.50(+5.65)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)42.20/21
Brent crude (per bbl) Rs4,777
Gold (a gram) Rs1,088
Silver (a kg) Rs21,930


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