The dollar headed for its first weekly fall in five weeks against major currencies on Friday and long-dated Treasury yields ...

IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, zoomed 886.69 points or 1.10% to 81,835.00. The Nifty 50 index jumped 283.60 points or 1.14% to 24,889.80.

The price of Japanese-grown rice is soaring due to high inflation, low farm yields and a growing tourism sector.