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Infosys will acquire the stake in Stater NV through unit Infosys Consulting and the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.

The RBI nod will help the bank do away with growth constraints it faces here.

Analysts polled for Reuters had forecast the figure at 501 million euros, down from 509 million euros a year ago.

Of the 27 analysts who participated in both the latest poll and that for July, 18 cut their 2015 forecasts, while nine kept them unchanged. None raised their forecasts for Brent.

Along with other strategic partners of ABN AMRO, it will help the bank rationalise its IT landscape and improve service quality and customer experience, Infosys added.

Indian jewellery firms are finding it increasingly hard to get credit to import raw material and ship out their wares as banks tighten the screws, worried about defaults and sharp practices in the sector.

Oil prices headed for a seventh straight weekly loss on Friday, with key producers showing no sign of cutting output in the face of a global supply glut.

World share markets extended their rally into a fourth day on Monday, as a recovery in beaten-down oil prices and the rouble and more calls for quantitative easing from the European Central Bank (ECB) helped lift sentiment.

Late on Tuesday, IBM announced the third in a string of billion dollar plus contracts, after ABN Amro and Lufthansa.

The deal comes as IBM is trying to gain momentum in the market for Internet-delivered services, known as cloud computing.

Like winemakers consoling themselves after a poor vintage, economists are putting a disappointing 12 months behind them and hoping that 2014 will be a better year for global growth.

Gold fell for the third consecutive session on Wednesday to a six-week low, as markets paused, expecting the US Federal Reserve to announce a reduction, albeit small, in its bullion-friendly stimulus measures.

Gold prices rallied above $1,430 an ounce to 3-1/2 month highs on Wednesday as rising tensions over Syria sparked safe-haven demand and a scramble among investors to cut their bets on falling prices.

Spot gold rose 0.5 per cent to $1,232,66 an ounce by 0933 GMT, after a 4 per cent fall on Wednesday that took the metal to its lowest since August 2010 at $1,221.80.

The European Central Bank kept its main interest rate on hold at a record low of 0.5 per cent on Thursday as it waits to see whether early signs of stabilisation in the euro zone will blossom into an economic recovery.

Infosys will acquire the stake in Stater NV through unit Infosys Consulting and the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.

The RBI nod will help the bank do away with growth constraints it faces here.

Analysts polled for Reuters had forecast the figure at 501 million euros, down from 509 million euros a year ago.

Of the 27 analysts who participated in both the latest poll and that for July, 18 cut their 2015 forecasts, while nine kept them unchanged. None raised their forecasts for Brent.

Along with other strategic partners of ABN AMRO, it will help the bank rationalise its IT landscape and improve service quality and customer experience, Infosys added.

Indian jewellery firms are finding it increasingly hard to get credit to import raw material and ship out their wares as banks tighten the screws, worried about defaults and sharp practices in the sector.

Oil prices headed for a seventh straight weekly loss on Friday, with key producers showing no sign of cutting output in the face of a global supply glut.

World share markets extended their rally into a fourth day on Monday, as a recovery in beaten-down oil prices and the rouble and more calls for quantitative easing from the European Central Bank (ECB) helped lift sentiment.

Late on Tuesday, IBM announced the third in a string of billion dollar plus contracts, after ABN Amro and Lufthansa.

The deal comes as IBM is trying to gain momentum in the market for Internet-delivered services, known as cloud computing.

Like winemakers consoling themselves after a poor vintage, economists are putting a disappointing 12 months behind them and hoping that 2014 will be a better year for global growth.

Gold fell for the third consecutive session on Wednesday to a six-week low, as markets paused, expecting the US Federal Reserve to announce a reduction, albeit small, in its bullion-friendly stimulus measures.

Gold prices rallied above $1,430 an ounce to 3-1/2 month highs on Wednesday as rising tensions over Syria sparked safe-haven demand and a scramble among investors to cut their bets on falling prices.

Spot gold rose 0.5 per cent to $1,232,66 an ounce by 0933 GMT, after a 4 per cent fall on Wednesday that took the metal to its lowest since August 2010 at $1,221.80.

The European Central Bank kept its main interest rate on hold at a record low of 0.5 per cent on Thursday as it waits to see whether early signs of stabilisation in the euro zone will blossom into an economic recovery.