The jewellery demand in volume terms drops by 19 per cent to 152 tonne during the first quarter. Gold demand in India fell by 29 per cent to 207.6 tonne during the first quarter (January-March) of this year as the higher import duty on the precious ...

Indian markets plunged on Wednesday tracking negative cues from the global peers. Nifty opened below 4900 and continued to slip downwards as the session progressed.

Indian equities turned negative in noon trade on Monday as higher-than-expected April inflation weighed on the sentiments. Healthcare, banking and power stocks led the decline.

Stock market returns have become highly unpredictable on the back of poor corporate results, political uncertainties, lack of encouraging reforms, rupee volatility, GAAR implications and soaring crude oil prices.

By Sangeetha G May 13 2012 , Chennai slowly started moving up from their low levels in 2010 and 2011, while not much increase is expected in the domestic fixed deposit rates.