Shares of Ashok Leyland dipped up to 4 per cent to trade at Rs 82.10 per share in the early morning deals on Tuesday after the company announced closure of its Pantnagar plant due to weak demand and outlook for the industry.

In a regulatory filing, the heavy vehicle manufacturer said that the plant will remain closed between July 16 and July 24.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 7 crore on State Bank of India (SBI) for non-compliance with regulatory norms such as income recognition and asset classification (IRAC) and sharing information. This is one of the highest penalty amounts on any bank in the recent past.

Shares of Infosys rose 7.2 per cent to end at Rs 780, an all-time high, after the firm raised revenue growth forecast for FY20.

Most analysts have raised their 12-month price target for the stock, hoping for increased payouts to shareholders. Analysts, however, say rising employee attrition remains a key risks, given the strong demand. Citibank said the valuation gap between Infosys and TCS would narrow further.

New Delhi: An Air India pilot has been grounded for three months after he tested positive in a pre-flight breath analyser (BA) test here on Saturday.

The pilot wanted to fly as a passenger from Delhi to Bengaluru. Since the flight was full, he requested to fly in the cockpit as an additional crew member.

New York: Amazon.com Inc. is amazing at turning mundane corporate management decisions into global news events.

Many retailers host annual sale events. But Amazon “celebrates" Prime Day. Many chief executives write notes to their shareholders. But Jeff Bezos pens annual letters with “lessons" and “principle themes" and “important words" to behold. Many companies open satellite offices.

NEW DELHI: Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to tap the popular multipurpose vehicle Ertiga to build its second electric vehicle for India, said two people directly aware of the development, as global automakers accelerate efforts to sell more eco-friendly vehicles in a country that is home to some of the world’s most polluted cities.

New Zealand cricket fans watched the Black Caps succumb to England in a nerve-shredding Cricket World Cup final Monday, but the country's sports bars were closed as the match reached its climax.

The match was played in the dead of night in New Zealand, starting at 10:15 pm on Sunday and ending around 6:30 am on Monday when the Black Caps lost in the final ball of an extra-time Super Over.

Reliance Jio, which has plans to foray into e-commerce, will not be taking on the likes of Flipkart and Amazon, at least initially. Instead, the company’s first project on which pilots have started is to build a B2B platform targeted at merchants who run grocery, fruits and vegetable stores in the neighbourhood markets. The company has termed it ‘Hybrid Online-to-Offline’ platform. At a later stage, this B2B platform would be connected to the MyJio app and thus provide the B2C interface also.

The complete collapse in automobile sales has left many perplexed, with volumes expected to clock a modest 3-5% growth in the new fiscal. In the first three months of the financial year, passenger vehicle sales declined by 18.42%.

While several factors have come together to contribute to the sharp decline in sales, Mahindra & Mahindra managing director Pawan Goenka is of the view that it is hard to point to any one reason that can possibly explain the industry’s worst show in 18 years.

Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex surged over 250 points in opening trade Monday driven by gains in index heavyweight Infosys, amid positive cues from global markets.

The 30-share index, however, gave up some gains to trade 164.84 points, or 0.43 %, higher at 38,901.07 at 0930 hours. Similarly, the broader Nifty rose 46.95 points, or 0.41 %, to 11,599.45.

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