Inflation galloped to 7 per cent for the week ended March 22, on higher prices of food, vegetables, minerals and manufactured items, even as measures to tame prices are expected to take effect only in 2-3 weeks.
An already weak market got a blow on Friday with inflation for the week ended March 22 hit a three-year high. Benchmarks also took cues from the Asian markets which ended their short run-up on account of rise in commodity pr...
The stock market barometer Sensex on December 11 won over the 20,000-point mark after flirting with it for as many as 45 days -- the third longest courtship for a thousand-point milestone.