BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Following are the top business stories at 2035 hours:

     FGN79 US-INDIA-LDALL TARIFFS
     * Trump hits India with steep 27 pc tariffs; New Delhi says studying implications
     Washington/New Delhi: President Donald Trump slapped universal duties on all countries exporting goods to the US and additional steep levies on countries like India, potentially impacting sales of products from shrimp to steel in the world's biggest economy. *
    
     DEL59 BIZ-INDIA-US-LD TRADE PACT
     * India, US want to expedite talks for proposed trade agreement
     New Delhi: Both India and the US want to expedite the negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) as the two countries are looking at promoting two-way commerce. *

     DEL40 BIZ-US TARIFF-LD FINMIN
     * India assessing impact of reciprocal tariff imposed by US: MoS Finance
     New Delhi: Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary on Thursday said India is assessing tariff hike imposed by the US and its impact on the country. *

     DEL43 BIZ-LD-STOCKS
     * Sensex falls by 322 pts as Trump imposes reciprocal tariffs on 60 countries; IT shares lead losers
     Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed down on Thursday due to selling in IT shares amid a global sell-off as US President Donald Trump unveiled reciprocal tariffs on about 60 countries, including India. *

     DEL56 BIZ-LD RUPEE
     * Rupee settles 22 paise higher at 85.30 against US dollar
     Mumbai: The rupee pared its initial losses and settled for the day higher by 22 paise at 85.30 against the US dollar on Thursday as the greenback weakened against its major peers after President Donald Trump unleashed reciprocal tariffs on about 60 countries. *

     DEL47 BIZ-GOLD-PRICE
     * Gold climbs Rs 200 to hit record high of Rs 94,350 per 10 gm in Delhi
     New Delhi: Gold prices climbed Rs 200 to hit a fresh peak of Rs 94,350 per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday amid persistent buying by jewellers and stockists, according to the All India Sarafa Association. *

     DEL24 BIZ-FM-PPF
     * No fee to be charged for updation of nominees for PPF accounts: FM
     New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said no fee will be charged for the updation or addition of nominees for Public Provident Fund (PPF) accounts as the government has done necessary changes through notification. *

     DEL36 BIZ-EPFO-CLAIM PROCESS
     * EPFO eases claim process; cancelled cheque, bank account verification by employers not needed
     New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO on Thursday said applicants seeking withdrawal from provident funds online do not have to upload the image of a cancelled cheque and their bank accounts need not be verified by employers. *

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