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The agriculture sector was the only sector that was least impacted by the pandemic as the government had exempted it from the lockdown.

In terms of volume, Heranba traded with a volume of 42.68 lakh shares on the NSE and 5.36 lakh shares on the BSE.

The high court also asked the Centre to explain in affidavit the rationale behind keeping strict control over class of persons who can be vaccinated against COVID-19 currently as under the present system those above the age of 60 years or between 45 to 60...

Last year, in March, EPFO had lowered the interest rate on provident fund deposits to a seven-year low of 8.5 percent for 2019-20, from 8.65 percent in 2018-19.

While the broader NSE Nifty was trading down 197.05 points or 1.29 per cent at 15,048.55. On the Sensex chart, HDFC duo fell as much as 2.48 per cent, followed by Bajaj FinServ, Kotak Bank and Bajaj Finance dropping up to 2.23 per cent.

The cost of one gram of 22-carat gold stood at Rs 4,437 after seeing a decline of Rs 5 from the earlier rate of Rs 4,442.

The Nasdaq ended sharply lower on Wednesday after investors sold highflying technology shares and pivoted to sectors viewed as more likely to benefit from an economic recovery on the back of fiscal stimulus and vaccination programs.

The shift in financial staff and assets from the City of London to the European Union because of Brexit has eased after Britain completed its full departure from the bloc, a tracker from consultants EY showed on Tuesday.

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday:

skyTran has developed breakthrough passive magnetic levitation and propulsion technology for implementing personal transportation systems, RIL said in a statement,

Chief executives of the nation's largest passenger and cargo airlines met with key Biden administration officials Friday to talk about reducing emissions from airplanes and push incentives for lower-carbon aviation fuels.

U.S. longterm mortgage rates rose this week but still remain near historic lows as the pandemichobbled economy strains toward recovery with more Americans getting vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Boeing is beginning painstaking repairs and forensic inspections to fix structural integrity flaws in 787s.

The capital markets regulator had earlier imposed a penalty of Rs 50 lakhs on the exchange due to several technical glitches.

The decision is expected to enhance customer convenience, spur competition and higher efficiency in the standards of customer services, it said.

Oil prices fell for a second day on Friday, retreating further from recent highs as Texas energy companies began preparations to restart oil and gas fields shuttered by freezing weather and power outages.