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There's finally some good news if you are looking to buy one of the latest iPhones. Starting today, Apple will start selling the iPhone XR at a price of Rs. 59,90 as compared to the earlier price of Rs 76,900. Not just this, under this limited time offer, HDFC debit and credit card holders will be eligible for 10 percent additional cash back which brings the  effective price in India down to an attractive Rs. 53,900...

The domestic equity market on Friday is likely to be guided by stock-specific action, movement of rupee against the US dollar, global cues, oil prices, and FII inflows. Halting its three-day winning run, the rupee plunged 76 paise Thursday to close at 69.17 against the US dollar after the RBI cut the interest rate but kept its monetary policy stance 'neutral'...

Benchmark indices settled in the negative territory on Thursday while the rupee also dropped 60 points against the US dollar after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6 per cent in the first bi-monthly monetary policy meet of the financial year (FY) 2019-20. The S&P BSE Sensex shed 192 points or 0.49 per cent to settle at 38,685. Reliance Industries, TCS, Infosys, ICICI Bank and IndusInd Bank contributed the most to the index's decline...

Investors on Thursday will keep a keen eye on the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) first bi-monthly monetary policy decision of 2019-20 which will be released later in the day. The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will conclude its 3-day deliberations amid expectations of a cut in key lending rate by another 25 basis points to boost economic activities. Investors will also track stock-specific action, movement of rupee against the US dollar, oil prices and FII inflows...

Benchmark indices settled in the negative territory on Wednesday after hitting lifetime highs in the intra-day trade, primarily owing to profit taking in the recent outperformers. A rise in crude oil prices and Skymet's forecast of below normal monsoon in 2019 also dampened the sentiment to an extent.  The S&P BSE Sensex shed 180 points or 0.46 per cent to settle at 38,877. RIL, L&T, ICICI Bank and SBI contributed the most to the index's decline...

The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meet is likely to be the top factor guiding the domestic equities market on Wednesday which will also track stock-specific action, movement of rupee against the US dollar, oil prices and FII inflows. The RBI's rate-setting panel Tuesday started its 3-day deliberations for the first bi-monthly monetary policy of 2019-20 amid expectations of a cut in key lending rate by another 25 basis points to boost economic activities...

The domestic equity market ended in the positive territory on Tuesday amid buying in select blue-chip counters such as Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, TCS and Bajaj Finance.  The S&P BSE Sensex closed above the crucial 39,000-mark for the first time at 39,057, up 185 points or 0.48 per cent.  The NSE's Nifty50 index closed at 11,713, up 44 points or 0.38 per cent, with 23 constituents advancing and 27 declining...

The domestic equity market's movement on Tuesday is likely to be driven by the release of PMI data for the manufacturing sector and March sales numbers by auto firms.    Moreover, the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will begin on Tuesday its meet for the first bi-monthly policy statement for 2019-20, which is set to be released on Thursday, April 4...

In the first episode of Business Standard's podcast on Indian politics, Ankur Bhardwaj is in conversation with Aditi Phadnis, Business Standard's Political Editor and Shine Jacob. Last week, Indian National Congress announced that its President, Rahul Gandhi will contest Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad in Kerala besides his existing seat of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh...

hitting a record high of 39,115.57 in the intra-day trade, the S&P BSE Sensex trimmed gains in the fag-end of the session to end at 38,837, up 164 points or 0.42 per cent. While stocks such as Reliance Industries (RIL), Infosys and TCS lifted the index higher, profit-booking in financial stocks including HDFC, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank and HDFC Bank capped its gains. The broader Nifty50 index, too, slipped from the day's high of 11,738.10 to settle at 11,656, up 32 points or 0.27 per cent...