Monday, November 8, 1999
Stocks firm in Moorat deals
The stock markets heralded Samvat 2056 on an optimistic note with share prices making gains on Sunday evening. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex rose by only 52 points in the special `Moorat' or auspicious trading session on the Diwali festival of lights but the underlying sentiment was strong.
Industry loses Rs 2,750 cr in Orissa
With the state government and industrialists here projecting their cumulative losses beyond a staggering Rs 2,750 crore, the first of the hazy pictures of the devastation caused to agriculture and industry in Orissa by the killer cyclone of October 29 have emerged.
Europe analysts hail ruling on Microsoft
European market observers and business editors on Sunday hailed the US Court ruling that Microsoft Corp had an unfair monopoly and expected the company to seek a deal with the US government in order to prevent a breakup of the computer software giant.
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