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On the occasion of Union Budget 2025-26 market was open on Saturday, 2081 stocks advanced, 1829 declined and 127 remained unchanged on Bombay Stock Exchange with advance decline ratio of 1.14 indicating a positive closing in the broader market.

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21 小时之前 · In the financial year 2023-24, 26% of total general government expenditure was spent on the social sector, as per the Economic Survey 2024.While states implement most social sector programmes, the Union government has been responsible for providing key social and public goods and ensuring a minimum standard of investment across states.

On Thursday, 2034 stocks advanced, 1446 declined and 152 remained unchanged on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), with an advance decline ratio of 1.40, indicating a positive closing of stocks in broader markets.

The best-known market for trading is the stock market - though the markets for bonds, currencies and coffee are larger. Since markets essentially consist of buyers and sellers wagering on a future possibility (never mind the discounted cash flow of the high-minded purists!), theoretically there...

The best performance among sector funds on a one-year basis came from the tech funds. Right on top, with 68.91% returns, was SBI’s Magnum Sector Umbrella - Infotech Fund followed closely by Prudential ICICI’s Technology Fund which returned 62.89%.

"The insurance policy terms cannot be changed at the whims and fancies of the insurance company," asserted consumer activist Jehangir Gai, delivering a powerful message at a programme organised by Moneylife Foundation, discussing the challenges a policyholder faces with health insurance...

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If the original 'Hindu rate of growth' was 3.5% (the average annual GDP growth between 1950 and 1980), the new Hindu rate of growth is 5.5%. The official reasons for the economic slowdown in the last quarter are varied: one, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) restrictive monetary policy; two, lower government capital expenditure (capex) …