BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

DEL66 BIZ-GOLD-PRICE Gold stays flat at Rs 66,400 per 10grams silver declines Rs 100 New Delhi Gold prices stayed flat at Rs 66,400 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, according to HDFC Securities.

Following are the top business stories at 2050 hours: DEL62 PM-LD PROJECTS **** Modi accuses Cong, allies of negativity; promises to double pace of implementing infra projects Gurugram (Haryana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack on opposition Congress and its allies saying that they are full of negativity, as he promised to double the pace of implementation of infrastructure projects to make India a developed nation by 2047. **** DEL59 BIZ-LD STOCKS **** Markets break two-day rally on weak global trends; Sensex plunge over 600 points Mumbai: Stock market benchmark Sensex declined by 616.75 points on Monday, snapping its two-day gaining streak due to selling in metal and banking shares amid weak trends in the global markets. **** DCM44 BIZ-LD-SEBI-SME **** Pockets of froth in small & mid-cap stocks; price manipulation in SME segment: Buch Mumbai: Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch on Monday said there are pockets of ''froth'' in small and mid-cap stocks which appear like ''irrational exuberance'' to the capital markets regulator. **** DEL114 BIZ-LD RUPEE **** Rupee falls 8 paise to settle at 82.75 against US dollar Mumbai: The rupee declined by 8 paise to settle at 82.75 against the US dollar on Monday, tracking bearish equity markets. **** DEL99 BIZ-INDIGO-LD SHARES **** Rakesh Gangwal sells 5.83 pc stake in IndiGo for Rs 6,785 crore New Delhi: Rakesh Gangwal, the co-founder and promoter of the country's largest airline IndiGo, on Monday sold 5.83 per cent stake in the carrier for Rs 6,785 crore through open market transactions. **** DEL57 PM-LD DWARKA EXPRESSWAY **** PM inaugurates Haryana section of Dwarka Expressway Gurugram (Haryana): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated 19-km long Haryana section of Dwarka Expressway, which will improve traffic flow and ease congestion between Delhi and Gurugram on NH-48 and will also boost economic activities in the National Capital Region. **** DEL66 BIZ-GOLD-PRICE **** Gold stays flat at Rs 66,400 per 10/grams; silver declines Rs 100 New Delhi: Gold prices stayed flat at Rs 66,400 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, according to HDFC Securities. ****