Love of the 'land' often clouds NRIs' investment decisions
An NRI must know that laws require property to be held for 3 yrs before getting benefit of lower tax rate on sale.

Gold slips below Rs 19K mark on bearish trend, silver stable
Gold prices declined further to close below the Rs 19,000-mark at the bullion market here today due to sustained sell-off by stockists and speculators in view of weak global cues.

FTSE edges lower; miners weaker, but banks robust
Weaker commodity stocks pushed Britain's top stock index slightly lower around midday, holding near a four-month high in cautious trade.

Oil jumps to near $76 on US supply outage
US crude approached a three-week high near $76 on Friday, after record US inventories were offset by the shutdown of a major pipeline.

Gold drops further on weak global cues; silver holds steady
Gold prices fell by another Rs 130 in the national capital today on sustained selling by stockists, triggered by a weak global trend.

Japan PM urges US, Europe not to interfere over yen
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday called on other nations not to interfere with Japan's effort to lower the yen.