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At 36.1 mn hectares, India plants 4.3% more land with rice than last year

Higher rice planting in India, the world's second biggest producer of the grain, could alleviate concerns about supplies of the staple

Dollar set for fifth straight week of gains as China stays top of mind

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set a much stronger-than-expected daily fixing, lifting the yuan from a 9-month low hit on Thursday

Oil up 1% on signs of slow US output, posts first weekly loss in 8 weeks

Oil benchmarks were further depressed by seasonal demand weakness heading into the autumn, said Jay Hatfield, CEO of Infrastructure Capital Management

US 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumps to near 21-year high, shows data

The average 15-year rate also jumped to 6.46 per cent. It was up from 6.34 per cent the week prior and was also the highest level since April 2002

Wall Street, yields take a breather as investors await more from US Fed

The MSCI world equity index, which tracks shares in 45 nations, was last down 0.24%

India faces record low rains in August and threatening summer crops

India is on course to receive an average of less than 180 mm (7 inches) of rainfall this month, he added, based on rains so far and expectations for the rest of the month

Mahindra to inspect over 100,000 XUVs for potential risk of wiring damage

XUV is among SUVs such as Scorpio and Thar manufactured by Mahindra, India's second-largest maker of such vehicles by volume

Foreign exchange reserves up $700 mn to $602 bn, snap 3-week losing streak

The changes in foreign currency assets, expressed in dollar terms, include the effects of appreciation or depreciation of other currencies held in the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) reserves

Jio launches Netflix subscription option for 400 mn prepaid plan holders

Earlier in July, Jio had announced the launch of a 4G-feature phone in an attempt to reach people who have not yet migrated to smartphones

Moody's affirms India's sovereign ratings, retains stable economic outlook

India's long-term local and foreign-currency issuer ratings and the local-currency senior unsecured rating remains at Baa3, while the other short-term local-currency rating stands at P-3, it said

Shares of Concord Biotech ends 27% higher in debut at $1 bn valuation

The Ahmedabad, Gujarat-based company opened at 900.05 rupees, a 21.5% premium to its initial public offer (IPO) price of 741 rupees

RBI allows infra debt funds to raise money via foreign loan route

IDF-NBFCs were earlier allowed to raise funds through rupee or dollar-denominated bonds of minimum five-year maturity, to the extent of up to 10 per cent of their total outstanding borrowings

Abu Dhabi's TAQA may invest up to $2.5 bn in Adani's power units: Report

TAQA may acquire a stake through a combination of primary infusion and secondary purchase of shares from promoter family entities

Oil rises on strong travel demand, China's move to soothe economic woes

Brent crude futures rose $1.24, or 1.5% to $84.70 a barrel by 11:18 a.m. ET (1518 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) was up $1.48, or 1.8% at $80.86 a barrel

World Cup: New Zealand to tour Bangladesh for three ODIs for preparations

New Zealand will tour Bangladesh for the first time in 10 years when they travel to the country for a split ODI and Test series in September and November

ArcelorMittal eyes US Steel in bid worth over $7 billion, says report

The buy would reverse ArcelorMittal's retreat from US as a production base

RBI bought net $4.50 billion in spot foreign exchange market in June

The RBI purchased $7.79 billion and sold $3.28 billion, the bulletin showed. In May, the central bank had bought a net of $7.37 billion in the spot market

Walmart raises forecasts, tops sales estimates on lower price offers

Walmart is also benefiting from lower supply-chain costs and fewer discounts that were previously put in place to cut down excess inventory

JSW Steel considers 75% interest in Teck's coal business 'Elk Valley'

The potential deal could value the business at $8 billion, said a report, rivaling an earlier bid by Swiss commodities giant Glencore

India's OIS factors in one more rate hike, bond yields near top: Traders

Banks have been asked to maintain an incremental cash reserve ratio of 10% on increase in deposits between May 19 and July 28, and this would withdraw over one trillion rupees ($12.03 billion)