DA hike, US Immigration Bill & Raghuram Rajan grab headlines

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Government needs to take urgent fiscal action, little room with RBI: Jim Walker Jim Walker said that the Indian currency is oversold and he sees a fair value for it at levels of 60 versus the US do... Government may approve 10% DA hike on Friday, to benefit 80 lakh There would be a double digit hike in DA after about 3 yrs. It was last in Sept'10, that the govt had announced a hik... US Immigration Bill: IBM softens stance on outplacement clause; may benefit Indian IT The bill's clause will force Indian IT cos to reduce their dependency on H1-B workers, given that it may require them... India Inc wants 'out-of-box' solution from Raghuram Rajan on September 20 Rajan is scheduled to unveil mid-quarter monetary policy review, an event keenly awaited by industry and banks....

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I do not think there is anything that RBI is going to be able to do on Friday at all... Jim Walker ,MD & Founder,Asianomics

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Market Watch 18 Sep | 06:33PM SENSEX 19962.16 â†' 158.13 NIFTY 5899.45 â†' 49.25 USD/INR 63.38 â†' 0.51

MARKET NEWS Why global brokerages are turning cautious on Indian markets: Top five reasons Analysts at top brokerage firms are slowly turning cautious despite Indian markets on strong policy measures announce... Sensex advances 158 points to near 20,000 before US Fed decision The Sensex today gained for the third straight day to end 158 points higher on the back of banking, FMCG, oil & gas a...

Gainers Losers 18 Sep, 2013, 06:33PM IST, PTI|View All Company Name Live Price Change (%) Volume High Low Venus Universal Ltd. 0.03 50.00 1 0.03 0.03 G-Tech Info-Training Ltd. 0.05 25.00 1001 0.05 0.05 Globus Corporation Ltd. 0.06 20.00 601 0.06 0.04

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