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Stock markets rebound in early trade on drop in crude oil prices, supportive global cues

Mumbai, Jun 22 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Monday following a decline in crude oil prices and supportive global cues. Fresh foreign fund inflows and buying in blue-chips Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank also added to markets’ optimism. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 407.12 points to 77,210.02 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 114.75 points to 24,129.95. From the 30-Sensex firms, Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank and HCL Tech were among the major winners. Titan, InterGlobe Aviation, Adani Ports and ITC were among the laggards. Brent

Rupee falls 15 paise to 94.48 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Jun 22 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 15 paise to 94.48 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by the strength of the American currency in the overseas market. Forex traders said the rupee witnessed volatility as steady debt and deposit inflows pulled the domestic currency in one way, while a nervous Middle East and a firm dollar pulled it the other way. At the interbank foreign exchange market the rupee opened at 94.42, registering a decline of 9 paise from its previous close. In initial trade it also touched 94.24 against the American currency. On

Craving something for dinner? Your mind may be ‘tasting’ food before you eat it

Dunedin (New Zealand), Jun 22 (Conversation) We’ve all made that mistake. A quick trip to the supermarket on an empty stomach ends with a trolley full of fatty, sugary treats that seemed impossible to resist at the time. It speaks to that old adage about hunger making our eyes bigger than our bellies. But our newly published research finds food cravings can also alter our “mind’s eye” – that mental imagery that enables us to visualise, or even taste, that first bite. This reflects the fact that, to the human brain, food has always provided a multisensory experience. It can

India likely won’t export sugar for years as El Nino, ethanol squeeze supply

MUMBAI, June 22 (Reuters) – India, once the world’s second-largest sugar exporter, is expected to have little surplus for export for at least three more seasons as El Nino weather conditions threaten cane production and rising ethanol demand squeezes supply. The twin pressures are poised to keep millions ​of tons of sugar off the world market, tightening supplies for importers across Asia, Africa and the Middle East and supporting benchmark prices in London and New York . A prolonged absence by India ‌from export markets would remove a key balancing supplier as weather risks and biofuel policies reshape global sugar

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