Inflation slips, factory output slows; rate cut hope brightens

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 20:32

Retail inflation eased to four-month low of 4.87 percent in April while industrial output slowed to a five-month low of 2.1 percent in March.

Retail inflation eases to 4-month low at 4.87% in April

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 19:03

Retail inflation in April softened further and fell to a four-month low of 4.87 percent as prices of food items, vegetables and fruits turned cheaper.

Retail inflation in April eases further to 4.78%

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 17:44

On the back of easing food prices, the retail inflation for the month of April cooled down further to a 4-month low of 4.78 percent as against 5.17 percent in the month of March.

'Hiring up 9% in April; to pick up further'

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 15:54

The Naukri Job Speak Index stood at 1,736 in April 2015, recording a 9 per cent increase in hiring activity over April 2014.

Car sales grow 18.14% in April, fastest in 30 months

Last Updated: Monday, May 11, 2015, 11:13

Total two-wheeler sales in April 2015 slumped 0.16 per cent to 12,87,064 units from 12,89,183 in the year-ago period.

China's April exports down 6.4% in sign of economic weakness

Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015, 09:23

China's exports unexpectedly fell 6.4 percent year-on-year in April to USD 176.3 billion, official data showed Friday, adding to signs of weakness in the world`s second-largest economy.

Services growth slips in April, raises rate cut hopes: HSBC

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 11:16

The contraction in services sector activity for the second month running, also resulted in some job losses and companies adopted a cost-cautious approach towards hiring, HSBC survey said.

China April HSBC services PMI hits 2015 high, stock rally boosts business for some

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 08:23

The services PMI rose to a four-month high of 52.9 in April from 52.3 in March, comfortably above the 50-point level that separates expansion from a contraction in activity on a monthly basis.

M&M ends nearly 5% up on strong April sales

Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2015, 19:15

Shares of auto-maker Mahindra & Mahindra on Monday gained nearly 5 percent following a rise in total sales in April.

Ashok Leyland April sales rise 43% to 8,435 units

Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2015, 12:11

Sales for its heavy and medium commercial vehicles increased by 44.79 percent at 6,549 units in April against 4,523 units in the year-ago period.

India's factory growth slips on weak local orders: HSBC survey

Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2015, 10:49

India's manufacturing sector grew at a slower pace in April on weak domestic orders, an HSBC survey said Monday, raising hopes for a rate cut by the RBI.

China April HSBC PMI shows biggest drop in factory activity in a year

Last Updated: Monday, May 4, 2015, 08:25

The number was weaker than a preliminary reading of 49.2, and below the 50-point level that separates growth from contraction compared with the previous month.