A Crisil research report says higher excise duty, which rose by Rs 13 to Rs 32.98 per litre in 2020, and with value added tax, the government is expected to earn incremental revenue of Rs 1.4 lakh crore during the current fiscal

FII bought 2289.05 into domestic equity market on Wednesday which supported rupee to close below psychological level of 73.

The government recently announced a WTO compliant Remission on Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme that replaced the earlier Merchandise Export Incentive Scheme. Effective since the beginning of the year, the government is yet to notify the rates of the new scheme

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The currency unit opened at 73.11 per US dollar at the interbank forex market and inched 7 paise higher to 73.10 over its previous close

Crude oil has been on an upswing because of Saudi Arabia's additional supply cuts and growing optimism around the launches of the various vaccines against COVID-19

India's year-end rush for crude supplies coincided with stronger demand from north Asian buyers during winter, boosting prices and an accelerating de-stocking of floating storage globally

The domestic unit opened at 73.16 against the US dollar at the interbank forex market, and inched 13 paise higher to 73.15 over its previous close

Since January 6, petrol and diesel prices have increased Rs 1.49 and Rs 1.51, respectively, in Delhi

Petrol is available at Rs 84.95 per litre in Delhi while the rate is Rs 91.56 per litre in Mumbai. Diesel rates also reached new highs on Monday. In New Delhi, diesel is available at Rs 75.23 per litre while in Mumbai diesel is available for Rs 81.87 per litre

Rupee opened on a weak note at 73.21 against the dollar index that traded near one-month high on risk aversion. The domestic unit then fell further by 15 paise to 73.22 at the interbank forex market, over its previous close

Sensex slumped 549 points or 1.11 per cent to 49,034 and Nifty tumbled 161 points or 1.11 per cent to 14,433

The domestic unit opened at 73.07 per US dollar at the interbank forex market, falling 3 paise over its previous close

The moves will further increase tensions with China, Washington's strategic rival in Asia, days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office on Wednesday

Rating agency Icra gave a \"stable\" outlook for the sector, whose size is pegged at over $180 billion by industry lobby Nasscom, including the business process outsourcing business

Losses in metal, media, IT, bank and realty sectors were capped by gains in PSU banking, pharma, FMCG and auto sectors

On the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude oil for Thursday delivery traded higher by Rs 17, or 0.44 per cent, at Rs 3,888 per barrel in 2,114 lots

The domestic unit opened at 73.18 per dollar at the interbank forex market, falling 3 paise over its previous close

Tata Motors share price has gained 35% in a month. Year-to-date, the stock has given 32% returns to investors