The combined market valuation of nine of the top-10 most valued firms surged Rs 2,29,589.86 crore last week, with Life Insurance Corporation of India emerging as the biggest gainer, in tandem with a rally in benchmark indices. Last week, BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 685.68 points or 0.86 per cent and NSE Nifty climbed 223.85 points or 0.93 per cent.
Vegetable oil import down 16 per cent in March to 9.98 lakh tonne: SEA
India’s vegetable oil imports witnessed a 16% decline in March, totaling 9.98 lakh tonnes, primarily due to a significant drop in crude sunflower oil shipments.