New Delhi, After remaining stable for the last nine days, diesel prices increased on Thursday, while the petrol prices remained unchanged.

Diesel has become costlier by 15 paise per litre in Delhi and Kolkata, and 16 paise per litre in Mumbai and Chennai.

According to the website of Indian Oil, petrol prices in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai remain the same at Rs 74.63, Rs 77.29, Rs 80.29 and Rs 77.58 per litre respectively

Mumbai, Both key equity indices Sensex and Nifty logged fresh highs on Tuesday. While the benchmark Sensex advanced 413 points to close at 41,352, the broader Nifty added 111 points to end at 12,165.

Sensex logged record closing high for the second straight day.

The HDFC and ICICI Bank stocks touched their respective 52-week high on the BSE.

San Francisco, Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla has unveiled a 15.4 kW solar system suitable for 4,000 plus sqft and above homes as part of its attempt to revamp the solar business.

It's suitable for homes that were paying $340-460 per month for electricity, the MSPower User reported on Friday.

Earlier in September, the EV maker had launched simplified solar power offerings that were easier to install at homes.

Mumbai, India's benchmark index Sensex traded near its life-time highs on Friday after signs of easing in US and China trade tension. The Sensex hit an intraday high of 41,030.92 -- a little over 100 points away from a record high of 41,163.79.

Global equities were trading on a firm note on Friday after reports that the US and China may sign a long-awaited trade deal. The world's two largest economies were expected to seal an interim agreement which would see US drop some tariffs and Beijing to buy more American goods.

New Delhi, Google-owned YouTube, which has more than 265 million monthly active users in India, will focus on regional languages to drive the growth of creators on the platform in 2020, a top company executive has said.

According to Satya Raghavan, Director, Content Partnerships, YouTube in India, the company's focus on Indian languages will continue and it will encourage more creators to find success on the video sharing platform in the next year.

New Delhi, Automobile major Maruti Suzuki will increase vehicle prices from January 2020.

According to the company, the price increase is necessitated on account of increase in input cost.

Besides, the auto major said the "price increase shall vary for different models".

New York, The dollar appreciated in late trading on Friday amid falling sterling, as market participants awaited more updates concerning Brexit.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, was up 0.20 per cent at 97.8311 at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT), the Xinhua news agency reported.

New York, The newly-minted economics Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has warned that the Indian economy is going into "a tailspin" and his prescription is for the government to focus to increasing demand rather than on deficits or stability.

New York, The US dollar pulled back on Friday, as investors expected a positive result of the latest round of US-China trade talks.

In late New York trading, the euro increased to $1.1041 from $1.1005 in the previous session, and the British pound increased to $1.2659 from $1.2444 in the previous session, Xinhua reported.

The Australian dollar increased to $0.6799 from $0.6761.

Mumbai, Investors continue to fret over the RBI's sharp downward revision in its GDP growth forecast last week. Sensex closed with 141 points loss after a choppy day's trade on Monday.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday sharply cut its GDP growth forecast for FY20 to 6.1 per cent from 6.9 per cent earlier.