Monday 16 October 2017

News digest: INS Kiltan joins Navy, wholesale inflation falls, and more

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Markets sparkle ahead of Diwali as Sensex, Nifty gain 0.6% each

The Diwali week started on a positive note with the benchmark Sensex and Nifty indices ending at new record highs. Positive global markets and the ebbing of foreign investor selling saw the benchmark indices gain 0.6 per cent and the rupee appreciate 0.3 per cent against the dollar. Read more

Like all its predecessors, INS Kiltan joins Navy with major vulnerabilities

Like numerous Indian warships before it, the navy’s newest anti-submarine warfare (ASW) corvette, INS Kiltan, joined the fleet on Monday without equipment crucial for discharging its primary role – detecting and destroying enemy submarines. Read more

Wholesale inflation falls to 2.6% in September

The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation data released on Monday provided yet another indicator of improving macroeconomic parameters.
 Wholesale inflation fell to 2.60 per cent in September from 3.24 per cent in August due to a subdued rate of price rise in food items, particularly vegetables.  Read more

RBI governor calls for better access to currency swap lines

The governor of the Reserve Bank of India on Sunday called on major central banks to extend their network of currency swap lines deep into emerging markets, saying a type of “virtual apartheid” in the provision of foreign currencies hampers efforts to fight financial instability

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