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Markets end marginally higher; Sensex climbs 70 points on foreign fund inflows

Mumbai, Apr 29 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled marginally higher in a volatile trade on Tuesday as investors turned cautious amid concerns over geopolitical tensions. However, intense buying in blue-chips Reliance Industries, Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services and unabated foreign capital inflows supported the domestic market. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge climbed 70.01 points or 0.09 per cent to settle at 80,288.38. During the day, it jumped 442.94 points or 0.55 per cent to 80,661.31. The NSE Nifty ended marginally up by 7.45 points or 0.03 per cent to 24,335.95. From the Sensex firms, Reliance Industries, Tech

Gold futures fall Rs 550 to Rs 95,475/10 g

New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) Gold prices on Tuesday declined Rs 550 to Rs 95,475 per 10 grams in futures trade amid muted spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold contracts for June delivery traded lower by Rs 550 or 0.57 per cent to Rs 95,475 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 17,745 lots. Analysts attributed the fall in gold prices to weak global cues. In the international markets, gold futures fell 0.80 per cent to USD 3,317.18 per ounce in New York.

Asian shares advance after a quiet day on Wall Street, despite tough talk on tariffs

NEW YORK, April 29, 2025 (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed, quiet finish ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings and economic data that could bring more bouts of volatility. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices fell. Tokyo’s markets were closed for a holiday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.5% to 22,070.23, while the Shanghai Composite index edged less than 0.1% lower, to 3,286.49. In South Korea, the Kospi jumped 0.8% to 2,568.62. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 also rose 0.8%, to 8,061.90. Taiwan’s Taiex gained 0.5%. A recent relative

Supreme Court rejects bail plea of convicted ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in 1990 custodial death case

New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of convicted former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a 1990 custodial death case in which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said there was no merit in his plea for bail or the suspension of sentence in the case. “We are not inclined to grant Sanjiv Bhatt bail. The prayer of bail is dismissed. The hearing of appeal shall not be affected. The hearing of appeal is expedited,” Justice Nath said while pronouncing the verdict. The appeal

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