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Mumbai

Sensex extends losses to 5th day; down 71 points

The BSE benchmark Sensex regained most of the steep losses it suffered in early trade, but still ended the day 71 points lower at 26,710.13 after a highly volatile trade amid continuing investor worries over global economy. The Nifty declined by 37.80 points to end the day at 8,029.80. — PTI

Jaipur

Google app for SMBs to access potential customers

Google on Wednesday announced the launch of an interface 'Google My Business' to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) of Rajasthan access their potential customers online. The new and simple-to-use product has been designed to work across both desktop and mobile devices and will help the businesses to create and update their business info on Google Search, Maps and Google plus from one place for free. — PTI

New Delhi

Nissan to hike prices by up to Rs 18,000 from Jan

Nissan on Wednesday announced it will hike prices of its entire range of Nissan and Datsun vehicles on sale in India, by up to Rs 18,000 from next month. — PTI

Melbourne

Adani, Posco tie up for new terminal in Australia

Adani Group's Australian subsidiary on Wednesday said it has signed an MoU with South Korean steel giant Posco for the construction of a new strategic terminal at Abbot Point coal port to export high-quality coal globally at competitive rates. Terminal Zero (T0) will be constructed near Bowen town, Queensland. — PTI

Mumbai

SpiceJet shares plunge over 5%

Shares of SpiceJet tumbled over 5% as flight services of the cash-strapped company were grounded on Wednesday morning on payment woes. SpiceJet's stock plunged 5.40% to settle at Rs 13.15 on the BSE. — PTI

Chandigarh

OPPO Mobile launches online contest

OPPO Mobile India on Wednesday announced the launch of an online contest ahead of its India launch of the much awaited OPPO R5, the ultra-thin 4.85 mm smartphone. The contest, “ScavengeR5” invites one and all to visit its website and spot the hidden R5 throughout the website. After finding the R5, one needs to enter his name and email id to enroll in the lucky draw and earn a chance to win either the super sleek OPPO R5 or a reliable and handy VOOC powerbank. — TNS