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The three major ratings agencies have all reaffirmed France's AAA ratings over the past eight months.

The big three Indian IT exporters fell over 2-4 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday.

Shares of oil marketing companies Indian Oil, HPCL and BPCL recorded smart gains in early morning trade on Friday.

The wells have not been shutdown and they continue to produce at almost normal rate, sources said.

Tata Steel has committed $54.63 million in its Singapore based WoS.

Sensex shot up in opening trade on Monday as global markets cheered an agreement reached by US lawmakers.

The London-headquartered bank, which employs more than 300,000 people worldwide, has a major focus on Asia.

The government cleared UK's BP Plc buying 30 per cent stake in most of Reliance Industries' oil and gas blocks.

Asia-Pacific millionaires, the survey found, were more heavily invested in local real estate.

"I don't think it will impact economic growth," Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said.

Stocks of oil and gas, IT, realty and metal companies remained under pressure.

RIL had outstanding debt of Rs 67,397 crore as of March 31, 2011, as against Rs 62,495 crore in 2010.

Both P&G and Unilever have significant presence in the fast-growing Indian FMCG market.

Consumer morale globally improved slightly from the fourth quarter of 2010.

Pranab said Inflationary pressures have no predictability or a certain direction.

Recently, the BRPSE had recommended that BSNL should merge with its counterpart MTNL.