New Delhi, July 29: The India-European Union (EU) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to be finalised by the end of this year, commerce minister Anand Sharma said here Thursday.

"I am very optimis

Seoul, July 29: South Korea's Hyundai Motor Thursday reported a 71 percent rise in second-quarter net profit as exports to emerging markets and improved utilisation rates offset lower domestic demand

Frankfurt, July 29: German pharmaceutical giant Bayer said Thursday that its second quarter net profit fell to 525 million euros (680 million dollars), well below market expectations.

Net profit fell

New Delhi, July 29: Essar Group today said it has not taken a decision yet to exercise the option to sell its 33 per cent stake in the telecom JV with Vodafone and has time till May 2011 to make the m

Tokyo, July 29: Japanese electronics giant Sony on Thursday said it returned to the black in the fiscal first quarter thanks to strong sales in televisions, its PlayStation 3 console and computers.

Tokyo, Japan, July 29: Japan's number three automaker Nissan Motor on Thursday announced a quarterly net profit of 106.6 billion yen (1.22 billion dollars), after a 16.5 billion yen loss a year earlie

Tokyo, July 29: Videogame giant Nintendo Co. said Thursday it sank into the red for the three months ended June, hit by sluggish sales and a stronger yen.

Nintendo said it suffered a net loss of 25.2

Mumbai, July 29: Indian equities markets closed the July future series on a dull note Thursday with a benchmark index ending a meagre 39 points up from its previous close.

The 30-scrip sensitive inde

New Delhi, July 29: Air India and Jet Airways have lost Rs.127 crore due to strikes by their employees since last year, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said in the Lok Sabha Thursday.

"Estimated

Mumbai, July 28: The Bombay Stock Exchange Benchmark Sensex rose by over 59 points in opening trade today after the most-weighted scrip RIL posted strong earnings amid a firming trend in the Asian reg