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India's YoY merchandise exports, imports rise in Jan
"Non-petroleum and Non-gems and jewellery exports in January 2021 were USD 22.44 billion, as compared to USD 19.79 billion in January 2020, registering a positive growth of 13.40 per cent," a Ministry of Commerce and Industry statement said.
Japan's economy shrinks 4.8% due to Covid in 2020
Japan suffered its worst post-war quarterly contraction between April and June, as the global pandemic hit domestic consumption and exports. But consumption and exports, which are both key drivers of the Japanese economy, also fuelled a rebound in the second half of the year.
Elon Musk to fully support if major Dogecoin holders sell their coins
Dogecoin is a cryptocurrency invented by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, who decided to create a payment system. Nearly 113 billion coins have already been mined. Amid the surge in Bitcoin and Ether cryptocurrencies, Dogecoin has surged more than 659 per cent this year.
Sensex crosses 52,000 for the first time ever
The rise in the Indian indices came on the back of positive global cues.Healthy buying in the banking, finance and telecom stocks also supported the market. The top gainers on the Sensex were IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank, while ONGC, Tata Steel and Mahindra & Mahindra were the major losers.
Petrol crosses Rs 95/litre in Mumbai, nears Rs 90 in Delhi
In Mumbai, petrol crossed the Rs 95 per litre mark on Sunday. It was priced at Rs 95.21 per litre, against Rs 94.93 on Saturday. In the national capital, petrol is well on its course to reach the Rs 90 per litre mark. On Sunday, it was sold for Rs 88.73 per litre, 29 paise higher than the previous level of Rs 88.44 a litre.
'Elon Musk to make Tesla cars in Karnataka'
"American car company Tesla will set up its electric car division in Karnataka," State Chief Minister Yediyurappa said in a statement, which mainly aimed at appreciating the Union Budget that was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1.
SC: Consent by majority sufficient to wind up Franklin Templeton's 6 schemes
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the objections to poll results and held that the unitholders of the six mutual funds schemes of Franklin Templeton have given their consent by majority to wind up the schemes which the mutual fund house had closed in April last year.
Base effect tapered Jan formulations market growth: Ind-Ra
The ratings agency opined that 4.5 per cent month-on-month (MoM) decline in the growth rate of the India formulations market during January 2021 was due to a volume decline, primarily in acute therapy products.
Strong demand, low inventory to support domestic steel prices: Report
As per the report, India's steel consumption grew 9 per cent year-on-year and 3 per cent month-on-month to 9.97 mt in January 2021. Notably, the growth came on a strong base period of January 20 which also witnessed demand growth of 9 per cent YoY.
Union Budget has set pace for self-reliant India: Sitharaman in Lok Sabha
While replying to the discussion on the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman mentioned that there were various challenges before the government due to the Covid-19 pandemic and it focussed both on "stimulus plus reforms".
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