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Gold climbs Rs 550 to Rs 99,120/10 g; silver remains flat

New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Gold prices climbed Rs 550 to Rs 99,120 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday due to fresh buying by stockists, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had closed at Rs 98,570 per 10 grams on Monday. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity increased by Rs 500 to Rs 98,600 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes). Additionally, silver prices remain unchanged for the third straight session at Rs 1,04,800 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes) on Tuesday. Meanwhile, spot gold in the international

Home-cooked meals get expensive in June as tomatoes get dearer

Mumbai, Jul 8 (PTI) The price of a home-cooked meal or a thali increased in June compared with the preceding month on dearer tomato prices, a report said on Tuesday. A vegetarian thali’s cost moved up 3 per cent to Rs 27.1 in June as compared with Rs 26.2 in May, while the same for a non-vegetarian thali was up 4 per cent to Rs 54.8 per thali in June as against Rs 52.6 in May, as per the report. The monthly ‘Roti, Rice, Rate’ report by an arm of domestic rating agency Crisil explained that an 8 per cent

Rupee rises 26 paise to close at 85.68 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jul 8 (PTI) The rupee rose 26 paise to close at 85.68 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday on the back of a decline in global crude oil prices and a weaker greenback. Foreign fund inflows and firm domestic equity markets further boosted the rupee, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.75 against the US dollar and traded in a narrow range of 85.64-85.80 before settling at 85.68 (provisional), up 26 paise from the previous close. The local unit logged a steep fall of 54 paise to settle at 85.94 against

Sensex advances 270 pts on fag-end buying in banking stocks, gains in Asian peers

Mumbai, Jul 8 (PTI) Benchmark BSE Sensex closed higher by 270 points on Tuesday, helped by late-day buying in banking and select IT shares as well as positive trends in the Asian markets. The 30-share barometer rose by 270.01 points or 0.32 per cent to settle at 83,712.51 with 18 of its constituents ending higher and 12 lower. Sensex hit a high of 83,812.31 and a low of 83,320.95, gyrating 491.36 points. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 61.20 points or 0.24 per cent to settle at 25,522.50, after a muted trading session. Stock markets moved in a range for most

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