Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday called for increasing India's share in global trade to 10 per cent and taking the country's share of exports in GDP to about 25 per cent.

Goyal was addressing the closing session of the Post-Budget Webinar on "Make in India for the World."

India's largest two-wheeler seller Hero Motocorp has launched a new brand for its electric vehicle segment.

In order to avoid any legal complexity due to the ongoing arbitration with Hero Electric over the Hero brand name, the company has been forced to take a cautious step and launch a separate brand for its EV business.

Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar, India's largest sugar manufacturer, on Thursday received the Board's in-principle nod for exploring options for capital restructuring, resolution plan for debt and other corporate restructuring.

A decision in this regard was taken at the Board's meeting held on Thursday, according to a regulatory filing.

Ten gram of 24-carat gold is selling at Rs 52,040 on Thursday, up Rs 1,090 since the last trade as demand jumped for the safe-haven bullion.

Ten gram of 22 carat gold is selling at Rs 47,700, up Rs 1,000 from Wednesday according to the Goodreturns website. One kg of silver is selling at Rs 67,200, up Rs 2,200 from the last trade.

Shares of Adani Green Energy (AGEL) gained 6 per cent to Rs 1,995.95 on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade, soaring 9 per cent in the past two trading days, after the company announced that its arm has received Letter of Award (LOA) to set-up 150 MW solar power project.

The stock of the Adani Group's electric utilities company had hit a record high of Rs 2,128.90 on February 18, 2022. At 11:56 AM, it was 4 per cent higher on the BSE at Rs 1,960, as compared to 0.25 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Audio OTT platform Pocket FM has raised USD 65 million (about Rs 492 crore) in a Series C funding round from Goodwater Capital, Naver and existing investor Tanglin Venture Partners.

The capital will be invested in strengthening its leadership position, expanding into new languages, investing in AI capabilities and building the largest audio creator community, the company said in a statement.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday cast his vote in Gorakhpur in the sixth phase polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will win over 80 per cent of seats in the state.

Adityanath is contesting the polls from the Gorakhpur Urban Assembly seat.

Shares of cement manufacturers traded weak, down 3 per cent in Thursday’s intra-day trade on the BSE on concerns of earnings downgrade due to rising energy cost.

Ambuja Cements, UltraTech Cement, JK Cement, Dalmia Bharat and ACC were down in the range of 2 per cent to 3 per cent. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.24 per cent at 55,603 at 10:40 am.

The omicron strain of Covid-19 is at least 40% more lethal than seasonal flu, according Japanese scientists, underscoring the potential danger of lifting pandemic curbs too quickly and underestimating the virus’s ongoing health risks.

The case fatality rate of omicron in Japan, based on cumulative excess deaths and the number of infections since January, was about 0.13%, according to an analysis by scientists who advise the country’s health minister.

Shares of sugar companies were buzzing on the bourses on Thursday, with most of the frontline stocks trading higher by up to 8 per cent on the BSE on higher ethanol demand due to rising oil prices.

Individually, Balrampur Chini Mills, Dhampur Sugar Mills, Triveni Engineering, Shree Renuka Sugars, Dwarikesh Sugar Industries and Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries rallied between 5 per cent and 8 per cent in the intra-day trade. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.25 per cent at 55,605 points at 10:05 AM.

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