The virtual meeting was hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. During the talks, Sandhu appraised the business community of the items that India is trying to identify and source, including oxygen concentrators, cylinders, ventilators and oxygen generation plants and COVID-19-related drugs like remdesivir and tocilizumab. Appreciated the Chamber for coordinating the swift response and resource mobilization by the US business community in support of India to meet the Covid challenge, Sandhu said in a tweet. In the past few days, the US Chamber of Commerce has mobilised support, brought together partners from other industry bodies and coordinated with the US government to deliver critical medical supplies to India.
Industrials stocks were trading in the negative zone, with the S&P BSE Industrials index falling 243.72 points or 5.67% at 4054.08 at 13:49 IST. Among the components of the S&P BSE Industrials index, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (down 11.17%), Ashoka Buildcon Ltd (down 10.78%),NBCC (India) Ltd (down 10.5%),Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (down 10.09%),Gayatri Projects Ltd (down 9.77%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Simplex Infrastructures Ltd (down 9.75%), HEG Ltd (down 9.54%), Gati Ltd (down 9.5%), Suzlon Energy Ltd (down 9.39%), and Graphite India Ltd (down 9.17%).
At 13:49 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 1741.92 or 3.51% at 47849.4.
The Nifty 50 index was down 526.6 points or 3.55% at 14308.25.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 984.39 points or 4.56% at 20612.46.
Industrials stocks were trading in the negative zone, with the S&P BSE Industrials index falling 243.72 points or 5.67% at 4054.08 at 13:49 IST. Among the components of the S&P BSE Industrials index, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (down 11.17%), Ashoka Buildcon Ltd (down 10.78%),NBCC (India) Ltd (down 10.5%),Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (down 10.09%),Gayatri Projects Ltd (down 9.77%), were the top losers. Among the other losers were Simplex Infrastructures Ltd (down 9.75%), HEG Ltd (down 9.54%), Gati Ltd (down 9.5%), Suzlon Energy Ltd (down 9.39%), and Graphite India Ltd (down 9.17%).
At 13:49 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 1741.92 or 3.51% at 47849.4.
The Nifty 50 index was down 526.6 points or 3.55% at 14308.25.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 984.39 points or 4.56% at 20612.46.
Bharti Airtel added 1.08% to Rs 522.90 after Airtel Africa s mobile money business received $100 million investment from Mastercard.
In a regulatory filing made during market hours today, the company said that its subsidiary, Airtel Africa, signed an agreement under which Mastercard, a leading innovator and global technology company in the payments industry, will invest $100 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Airtel Africa.
AMC BV is currently the holding company for several of Airtel Africa s mobile money operations and is intended to own and operate the mobile money businesses across all of Airtel Africa s fourteen operating countries.
CL Educate Ltd, Viji Finance Ltd, Zenith Exports Ltd and MTAR Technologies Ltd are among the other losers in the BSE s B group today, 16 March 2021.
CL Educate Ltd, Viji Finance Ltd, Zenith Exports Ltd and MTAR Technologies Ltd are among the other losers in the BSE s B group today, 16 March 2021.
Patel Integrated Logistics Ltd tumbled 12.28% to Rs 20 at 14:33 IST.The stock was the biggest loser in the BSE s B group.On the BSE, 57328 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 15003 shares in the past one month.
CL Educate Ltd crashed 9.98% to Rs 90.7. The stock was the second biggest loser in B group.On the BSE, 54591 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 17000 shares in the past one month.