Opening bell: Share markets open higher; RIL, ITC, HDFC Bank earnings in focus

The Dow Jones industrial ordinary fell on Thursday as investors determine the possibility of the government seal down at the end of the week.

Major indices in Asia were mostly bigger on Friday although the Australian benchmark tracked lower. Wall Street, for its part, closed its Thursday session with little losses amid political burden.

GST rate cut for more items, returns filing to be made simpler

The Goods and Services Tax Council (GST Council) cut tax rates on 29 products and 54 services at its 25th meeting and agreed to make the process of filing tax returns easy.

Airtel profit plunges 39% in Q3 as IUC cut, Reliance Jio price war take their toll

Bharti Airtel Ltd’s quarterly profit plunged 39%, missing analysts’ appraisal, as India’s telecom regulator more than halved affiliation fees and a pricing war generate by the entry of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd continued unabated.

Maruti Suzuki’s new Swift to launch at Auto Expo 2018, bookings open