Sectorally, all the other indices ended with major losses. PSU Bank, private and financial indices declined around 4-5% today

India looks much better positioned cyclically and relative to the pandemic, while the most exciting period of China's recovery seems to be over, noted Credit Suisse

Johnson said he would be keen to agree a global treaty on pandemics where countries agreed to share data, amid British and US concern over access given to a World Health Organization (WHO) mission to China

China shared the genetic sequence with WHO in early January. However, scientists studying the origin had indicated that the virus might have been spreading long before it was officially reported

Legitimate questions about the virus created perfect conditions for conspiracy theories. In the absence of knowledge, guesswork and propaganda flourished

The White House on Saturday called on China to make available data from the earliest days of the novel coronavirus outbreak, saying it had \"deep concerns\" about the way the findings of the WHO's COVID-19 report were communicated

Ben Embarek, head of the WHO mission, added that the objective of their study is to determine whether the coronavirus had 'previous history' and was spreading earlier than December 2019

Economists, CEOs, consultants, sector specialists interpret Nirmala Sitharaman's 'Never-before' Budget

The Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped sharply to 52.0, the lowest since April, from 56.3 in December, while remaining above the 50-mark that separates growth from contraction on a monthly basis

Chinese syringe makers are warning that they may only be able to fulfil some orders as late as June, as global coronavirus vaccination programmes put unprecedented levels of pressure on their factory lines and snarl the country's own vaccine efforts

The review, of more than 40 publicly available documents and research papers in Chinese and English, shows BGI's links to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) include research with China's top military supercomputing experts

The WHO team members and Chinese officials earlier had their first in-person meetings at a hotel ahead of field visits in and around the central city of Wuhan in the coming days

Toyota said on Thursday its group-wide global sales fell 11.3% to 9.528 million vehicles in 2020 compared to a 15.2 percent drop at Volkswagen to 9.305 million vehicles

Gold and Sensex have seen a strong rise in 2020, giving high returns to investors amid Covid-19 uncertainty

Banks provide the lifeblood to the financial well-being of different segments. In a crisis, wehave to do everything to safeguard their interests

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

The United States, which has accused China of hiding the extent of its initial outbreak a year ago, has called for a \"transparent\" WHO-led investigation and criticised the terms of the visit

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 barometer of stock market , the Bombay Stock Exchange's (BSE)  30 share price index, is nearing 50,000 points. It rose  after dipping to 25,638 points in March last year after the outbreak of Covid  and the news of subsequent lockdown. The sensex has almost doubled in a year's time. This frenzy in the market is expected to continue because of vaccine roll out globally, normalisation of business operations  and the monetary and fiscal support from the government. But what are the big risks that can bring down the market? Nirmal Jain, Founder and Chairman, IIFL Group explains in his conversation with Anand Adhikari, Executive Editor, Business Today.Also Read: IRFC IPO: First share sale of 2021 opens next week; all you need to know

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was up 40 cents, or 0.8%, at $53.61 a barrel by 0128 GMT after gaining nearly 2% on Tuesday