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In Delhi, petrol now costs Rs 84.45 per litre and diesel is priced at Rs 74.63. In Mumbai, petrol comes for Rs 91.07 a litre and diesel for Rs 81.34.

The Beijingbacked Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will follow other development banks in helping to finance the rollout of COVID19 vaccines, its president said on Wednesday, while its total lending in 2021 will be similar to last year's.

U.S. job openings fell in November, while layoffs mounted at restaurants and hotels amid rampant COVID19 infections, supporting views that the labor market recovery from the pandemic was stalling.

Tesco, Asda and Waitrose will not let shoppers into their stores if they are not wearing a face covering, the British supermarket groups said on Tuesday, joining rivals Sainsbury's and Morrisons which made the policy change a day earlier.

The Indian stock market might open in the red as the SGX Nifty indicates a negative opening for the country after losing 23 points.

Singapore Exchange's regulatory unit will tighten requirements for listed company auditors and raise standards on valuation reports, introducing a regulatory code of conduct for auditors.

Airbnb said Monday that its reviewing reservations in the Washington, D.C., area ahead of next weeks presidential inauguration and will bar any guests associated with hate groups or violent activity.

The shares rose 3 percent to touch 52 week high of Rs 3,230 in early trade on Monday post its strongest Q3 growth in nine years. Shares of TCS closed at Rs 3,170.45 up by Rs 49.55 or 1.59 percent at the National Stock Exchange.

Wall Street institutions in Hong Kong said they are reducing exposure to Chinese companies named in a U.S. ban on investments in companies Washington considers linked to China's military before the rules comes into force later on Monday.

Chinese automaker Geely says it will form an electric car venture with tech giant Baidu, adding to a flurry of corporate tieups in the industry to share soaring technology development costs.

Besides TCS, other winners on the top-10 chart were HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), Infosys, HDFC, ICICI Bank and Bharti Airtel.

U.S. consumer borrowing rose 4.4% in November, its strongest showing in five months, led by strong gains in auto and student loans that offset a drop in credit card borrowing.

United Airlines is joining other major U.S. carriers in no longer allowing emotionalsupport animals to fly for free.

Portable toilets vendor United Site Services Inc is exploring a sale that could value it at around $4 billion, including debt, as its hand wash stations business sees strong demand during the pandemic, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Gold fell 1.5%, sliding below the key $1,900 technical level on Friday as the dollar and Treasury yields picked up steam, ahead of the U.S. nonfarm payroll data that could give further clues on economic health.

Marks & Spencer (M&S) reported on Friday another big fall in sales of clothing and homewares in the three months leading up to Christmas, as restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus hit demand and closed stores.