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Infosys had said earlier this month that it would open a technology hub at Richardson in the US state of Texas, where it would hire 500 techies by 2020.

Abhijit Bose will begin his new role at WhatsApp in early 2019.

ATM shutdown in India: Closure of ATMs may result in considerable job losses that would be detrimental to financial services in the economy as a whole, said CATMi, a registered non-profit trade association.

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio also offer similar prepaid plans, which are priced at Rs 199 and Rs. 198, respectively.

Apollo's shares have gained about 30 per cent after hitting a four-year low in June, and stock forecasters are more bullish than they have been in a decade.

Domestic stock markets extended losses to a second straight day amid weakness in Asian peers. Losses in IT and energy stocks dragged the markets. Advances in pharmaceuticals, however, limited the downside. BSE benchmark index Sensex ended 274 points, or 0.8 per cent, lower at 35,199, while the Nifty50 barometer of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) settled at 10,600, down 56 points from its previous close. Top laggards on the 50-scrip Nifty index included Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra and HCL Tech, closing between 2.4 per cent and 3.5 per cent lower.

In Delhi, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity declined by Rs 50 each to Rs 31,950 and Rs 31,800 per 10 gram respectively.

Top banks, from state-run State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank (PNB) to private sector peers HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, provide interest rates (or return on investment) to the tune of 6.25-7.75 per cent per annum on income tax-saving fixed deposits up to Rs 1 crore.

The developments since September 19 have wiped off over Rs 29,000 crore ($4.06 billion) from the company's market value, as of Tuesday's close.

IndiGo flight ticket offer: Sale on flight tickets is valid till November 25, 2018 and the travel period is from December 6, 2018 to April 15, 2019.

Dr Reddy's Share Price: Pharma major Dr Reddy's Laboratories hit a near two-month high on Wednesday after a US court allowed the company to sell a copycat version of Indivior Plc's opioid treatment Suboxone Film.

Record crude imports by India of almost 5 million barrels per day (bpd) also supported prices, traders said.

Trading in the debt and forex markets would resume on Thursday ahead of another trading holiday on Friday.

Stock Market on Wednesday: Losing between 2.16 per cent and 4.14 per cent, the top five laggards in the Nifty pack were Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, and HCL Technologies. Twenty three out of 50 Nifty stocks declined in trade.

Crude imports in October climbed 10.5 per cent from a year earlier to 21.02 million tonnes, showed official data.