\"Whether demonetisation or GST, you can question the efficiency of the implementation but conceptually you cannot question it. GST is a good reform,\" says Puri.

The domestic currency hit an intra day high of 71.86 - a fresh two-month high-in the forex market compared to its previous close of 72.31 to the US dollar.

All these carriers have been majorly hit by two cost components - aviation turbine fuel (ATF) costs and currency fluctuations.

Apple appoints Nokia's Ashish Chowdhary to lead India operationsApple has appointed Nokia's Chief Customer Operations Officer (CCOO) Ashish Chowdhary as operation head for India to oversee the sales function. Chowdhary had joined Nokia in 2003 and will take responsibilities in Apple from January 2019. Apple CEO Tim Cook had recently said how the company has a \"long-term focus on the market\" in India. Chowdhary, replacing the company's current India operations head Michel Coulomb could be a ...

Oil prices posted the deepest plunge in more than three years in the international market. Brent crude, used to price international oils, dropped to $65.17 a barrel. Oil has now fallen roughly 30 percent for 12 straight days, driven by worries over rising oil production around the world and weakening demand from developing countries, with expectations for increased supply from the US and OPEC.

Other paint stocks too gained in early trade. While Berger Paints gained 5.30% to 325 level, Shalimar Paints rose 2.56% to 88.20. Kansai Nerolac Paints too rallied 4.85% to 421.25 level on the BSE. Crude oil is a key raw material in the production of paints.

Brent crude, used to price international oils, dropped 30 percent to $65.17 a barrel. Oil has now fallen for 12 straight days, driven by worries over rising oil production around the world and weakening demand from developing countries, with expectations for increased supply from the US and OPEC.

At the moment most experts are in a wait and watch mode, while some players from these sectors think that it could be a mixed bag.