Rupee skids, but market recovers

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Rupee closes at 68.80, LIC saves the day for Sensex The rupee made a smart recovery to below 68 after dipping to a fresh all-time low of 68.75, but then closed the day a... India can't do much about rupee fall: Jim O'Neill "India needs to reduce its vulnerability," O'Neill said. "India's coalition politics hurting economic growth prospect... Ashok Vemuri, head of American operations at Infosys, resigns Sanjay Jalona, the regional head for manufacturing in NAmerica, will take over as global head of manufacturing, Infos... Gold jumps to all-time high of Rs 34,500 on weak rupee Gold prices zoomed to a record high of Rs 34,500 per ten gram with a biggest ever single day surge of Rs 2,500 in ope...

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Most estimates of the fair value of the rupee will be between 59 and 60 levels... Sajjid Chinoy ,India Economist,JPMorgan

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Market Watch 28 Aug | 06:32PM SENSEX 17996.15 â†' 28.07 NIFTY 5285.00 â†" -2.45 USD/INR 60.64 â†" -0.32 GOLD (Rs/10g.) 34843.00 â†' 1128.00

MARKET NEWS Amid pessimism, India stock market story strong in the long run, say analysts Amid uncertainty, should long-term investors enter markets now or will the market oblige for better price options in ... Sensex pulls back over 500 pts: Nearly 300 stocks hit 52-week lows on BSE According to analysts, markets have been on a downward spiral with a host of negative factors, both domestic and glob...

Gainers Losers 28 Aug, 2013, 06:32PM IST, PTI|View All Company Name Live Price Change (%) Volume High Low Punjab Communications Ltd. 64.30 19.96 33167 64.30 52.00 Pochiraju Industries Ltd. 6.35 19.81 13300 6.36 6.35 Balasore Alloys Ltd. 10.75 17.87 109060 10.94 8.77

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