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Consumer confidence in the country declined for the first time in nine quarters due to a fall in employment sentiment and subdued spending behaviour, according to the latest edition of the Nielsen global consumer confidence index released in Mumbai on Tuesday. http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_consumer-confidence-falls-first-time-in-9-quarters-nielsen_1716088

Mumbai: In a highly volatile trade, the Sensex Monday tumbled 244 points as RBI unexpectedly kept lending rates unchanged sparking off hectic selling, especially in interest-sensitive stocks banks, realty and auto.

Facebook Inc’s initial public offering has so far generated lower-than-expected demand from institutional investors who are concerned about the company’s growth prospects, people with knowledge of the matter said.

NEW DELHI: Economic intelligence agencies have informed the  Finance Ministry  that a major chunk of illegal funds and  black money  is being generated and routed in the  real estate  sector of the country. 

New Delhi:  Indian babus tried to persuade S&P men to raise its rating , but were rudely shocked at what transpired thereafter. Standard & Poor's (S&P) credit analyst Takahira Ogawa listened politely as Indian govt officials at the finance ministry made an hour-long pitch for a ratings upgrade, citing economic growth prospects, revenues and their efforts to contain the government's fiscal deficit.

The Indonesian president said on Wednesday there was no immediate threat of a tsunami from an 8.6-magnitude earthquake that struck off Sumatra island. Indonesia has issued its own tsunami warning and an Indian Ocean-wide alert was also issued after the quake, but  President Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono said there was no immediate threat.

NEW DELHI—India's gold-jewelry trade associations agreed Friday to call off a 20-day strike, after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee promised to look into rollbacks on newly implemented gold taxes. Indian retailers have been protesting measures, effective March 16, that doubled the import tax on gold to 4% and imposed excise taxes on most gold jewelry. Earlier, the excise tax was applicable only on gold jewelry sold by large, private companies. Imports by India, the world's top consumer of gold, have nearly stopped due to the strike, impacting global prices. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303302504577327283295554276.html