Updated Mar 10, 2021 | 19:58 IST
News headlines for March 10, 2021: PM Modi congratulated Tirath Singh Rawat for becoming the new CM of Uttarakhand. Also, the BJP released its campaign song for the West Bengal Polls. Indian naval soldiers attend the commissioning ceremony of the INS third Scorpene-Class submarine Karanj in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: AP
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New Delhi: The middle of the week saw historic newsbreaks as Tirath Singh Rawat took oath as Uttarakhand Chief Minister and on the economic front, OECD predicted India’s GDP growth to be fastest in the world in FY22. Below are the day’s biggest headlines:
Key benchmark indices are trading firm in early trade on buying demand in index pivotals. At 9:25 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 291.76 points or 0.57% at 51,317.24. The Nifty 50 index was up 79.80 points or 0.53% at 15,178.20. Upbeat Asian stocks boosted sentiment.
The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index was up 0.76%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was up 0.55%.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, is strong. On the BSE, 1375 shares rose and 609 shares fell. A total of 80 shares were unchanged.
Stocks in news:
Power Grid Corporation of India rose 0.53%. Power Grid Corporation of India, pursuant to its selection as the successful bidder under Tariff based competitive bidding, has on 9 March 2021 acquired Ramgarh New Transmission (RNTL), the Project SPV to establish Transmission system strengthening scheme for evacuation of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan (8.1 GW) under phase II - Part A, on build, own, operate and maintain (BOOM) basis
The global gross domestic product (GDP) will grow at 5.6 per cent this year if Covid-19 vaccination rollouts are fast and effective enough across the world,
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