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Stock markets end flat as elevated crude oil prices cap gains

Mumbai, Aug 21 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat on Friday, a day after registering a rebound, as elevated crude oil prices due to geopolitical uncertainties and a sharp fall in the US markets made investors cautious. A rebound in US Treasury yields and persistently elevated crude oil prices discouraged investors from taking aggressive directional positions, an expert said. In a largely range-bound trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended almost unchanged from the previous close at 77,540.83, up 3.11 points. During the day, it hit a high of 77,725.67 and a low of 77,445.86, gyrating 279.81 points.

Rupee settles on flat note, 3 paise higher at 95.71 against US dollar

Mumbai, Aug 21 (PTI) The rupee pared initial gains and settled on a flat note, higher by just 3 paise at 95.71 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, as the support from a weak dollar was negated by continued geopolitical tensions. Forex traders said the Indian rupee traded flat to positive on a weak dollar and a positive tone in the domestic markets. However, the rupee pared initial gains as geopolitical tensions continue to simmer. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 95.69, then touched an intraday high of 95.65 and a low of 95.75 and finally

Bangladesh PM Rahman likely to visit India from August 23-25, Indian newspaper reports

NEW DELHI, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is likely to ​visit India from August 23 to 25, ‌the Indian Express newspaper reported on Friday, his first trip to the country since taking office in February. The ​visit comes amid efforts by the South ​Asian neighbours to repair ties strained by the ⁠2024 ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh ​Hasina, whom Dhaka has asked New Delhi to extradite. The ​Bangladeshi and Indian foreign ministries did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Rahman’s six-month old government has sought good ​relations with India since coming to power and

Rahul sits on dharna at police station, demands FIR over pellet gun use during Delhi protest

New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday sat on a dharna at the Parliament Street police station here seeking the registration of an FIR over pellet injuries suffered by a youth during the CJP-led July 20 protest and said “brutality” against a peaceful protest is a “serious crime”. The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said neither Union Home Minister Amit Shah has offered an explanation on the use of pellet guns at the protest, nor has Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologised. Gandhi, accompanied by the pellet victim, 19-year-old Sahil Lochab, first visited the Mandir

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