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Warner Multimedia reports standalone net loss of Rs 0.02 crore in the December 2018 quarter

Sales reported at Rs 0.15 crore

Suditi Industries standalone net profit rises 92.00% in the December 2018 quarter

Sales rise 10.77% to Rs 25.62 crore

Rana Sugars reports standalone net loss of Rs 7.29 crore in the December 2018 quarter

Sales decline 29.31% to Rs 201.43 crore

MMTC standalone net profit rises 348.08% in the December 2018 quarter

Sales rise 176.54% to Rs 9366.78 crore

Kesar Petroproducts standalone net profit declines 85.13% in the December 2018 quarter

Sales decline 31.39% to Rs 30.99 crore

Ganon Products reports standalone net loss of Rs 0.06 crore in the December 2018 quarter

Reported sales nil

Rama Vision reports standalone net profit of Rs 0.04 crore in the December 2018 quarter

Sales rise 20.73% to Rs 9.32 crore

Bharat Seats standalone net profit declines 53.77% in the December 2018 quarter

Sales decline 6.86% to Rs 203.40 crore

Finolex Cables standalone net profit rises 1.43% in the December 2018 quarter

Sales rise 14.13% to Rs 749.56 crore

Ashok Leyland standalone net profit declines 21.45% in the December 2018 quarter

Sales decline 11.43% to Rs 6245.21 crore

Asian Star Company consolidated net profit declines 60.86% in the December 2018 quarter

Sales decline 24.00% to Rs 793.30 crore

Vivanza Biosciences reports consolidated net loss of Rs 0.26 crore in the December 2018 quarter

Sales decline 96.50% to Rs 0.07 crore

KDDL consolidated net profit rises 4.99% in the December 2018 quarter

Sales rise 20.53% to Rs 171.36 crore

Wall Street Finance consolidated net profit declines 99.89% in the December 2018 quarter

Sales rise 31.72% to Rs 5.44 crore

Bombardier beats earnings forecasts as jet sales rise, costs fall

(Reuters) - Canada's Bombardier Inc topped analysts' forecasts for quarterly earnings on Thursday, led by a fall in costs and stronger sales at its business jets and aircraft design and maintenance unit.

Indonesia, Australia to sign trade deal in March: trade minister

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is to sign a trade and investment partnership deal with Australia in March, Indonesia's trade minister said on Thursday, three months later than expected and following diplomatic friction between them over Middle East policy.

Gold steadies as investors seek clarity on trade talks

(Reuters) - Gold was little changed on Thursday as investors awaited clarity on the ongoing trade talks between Washington and Beijing and the U.S. government shutdown, with a strong dollar and stock markets pinning prices near $1,300 an ounce.

Singapore Airlines third-quarter profit falls 27 percent but beats expectations as demand grows

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines Ltd on Thursday reported a 27 percent fall in third-quarter net profit but beat expectations as revenue growth helped offset higher fuel costs.

IOC, BPCL shares fall up to 4.2%

Shares of state-owned oil marketing companies - IOC and BPCL - fell up to 4.2 per cent Thursday amid fresh concerns about rising crude oil prices. Shares of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd fell by 4.19 per cent to close at Rs 124.65 on the BSE. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited also dropped 4.12 per cent to close at Rs 315.10. Shares of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd closed at Rs 220.50, a gain of 0.73 per cent. Intra-day, it fell by 2.46 per cent to Rs 213.50. Brent crude oil futures zoomed 1.26 per cent, to USD 64.41 per barrel. "On the indices front, BSE oil and gas was the top loser as crude prices are seeing some upswing," said Umesh Mehta, Head of Research, Samco Securities Ltd.

Sensex settles 158 down at 35,876, Nifty below 10,800 mark

Benchmark indices continued their downtrend on Thursday with energy stocks taking a beating after crude oil prices started rising in global markets.At closing bell, the BSE Sensex was down 158 points at 35,876 while the Nifty 50 was down 48 points at 10,746.Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, GAIL, Hindalco and Bharti Airtel were among major losers.The gainers included Yes Bank, Indiabulls Housing, Zee Entertainment, JSW Steel and Tata Motors.Yes Bank closed over 20 per cent at Rs 205.55 after the Reserve Bank of India cleared it of any divergences in bad loan reporting practices.Asian stock markets remained cautious as investors were unsure about any progress in the latest US-China tariff talks amid reports that the White House could extend the deadline for a deal.