Facebook said in a statement that it was in close contact with the Irish regulator and happy to answer any questions.

The notice does not affect the 25 percent tariff rate already in place on $50 billion worth of Chinese technology items.

China will now suspend 25 percent tariffs on 144 US vehicle and auto part items and 5 percent tariffs on 67 auto items between January 1 and March 31.

While J&J has dominated the talc powder market for more than 100 years, the products contributed to a mere 0.5 percent of its revenue of $76.5 billion last year.

Noble Group said on Friday it will take steps to complete its restructuring as soon as possible after a Bermuda court appointed an officer to facilitate the process.

U.S. farm, automaker and food and beverage groups pressed the Trump administration on Friday to ensure that any new trade talks with the European Union lead to an increase in their access to EU markets with less red tape.

SBI currently allows unlimited free transactions at State Bank of India Group (SBG) ATMs to its customers who have maintained a monthly average balance above Rs 25,000 in their savings bank account in the previous month

NPS will become at par with other investment options like PPF and EPF in terms tax treatment on withdrawal.

A gauge of global stocks tumbled on Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe intensified global growth worries as investors weighed the broader impact of the trade dispute between the United States and China.

The decision has been taken after discussions with market participants

Equity market fee up 21% even as issuances fall 44% this year

U.S. stocks slumped on Friday as weak data from China and Europe stoked fears of a global economic slowdown, while Johnson & Johnson slid after Reuters reported the company knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder.

(The story corrects to show U.S. wireless carriers do not use Huawei equipment but are not banned from doing so)

Shares of Johnson & Johnson fell 10 percent on Friday and were on track to post their biggest percentage drop in more than 16 years, after Reuters reported that the pharma major knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder.

Respect RBI’s autonomy, says Jaitley

Budget director will take over from John Kelly next year

Bank shares down more than 20% since January as economic doubts take hold

U.S. stocks slumped on Friday as weak data from China and Europe stoked fears of a global economic slowdown, while Johnson & Johnson slid after Reuters reported the company knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder.

Gold fell to its lowest in more than a week on Friday and was on track to mark its biggest weekly decline in more than a month, as the dollar climbed on robust U.S. economic data ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting next week.

Agrees to examine the issue further; reviews liquidity, credit delivery, economic situation

Seshasayee, Vellayan narrate experiences of venturing into unknown territories

Paper-based verification will be costly and raise sustainability concerns

The bureaucracy needs to improve, says the co-founder of KKR

An Irish regulator said on Friday it had launched an investigation into Facebook Inc after the company disclosed a bug that may have exposed private photos of up to 6.8 million users, the latest in a series of Facebook privacy glitches.

Shares of Johnson & Johnson tumbled 12 percent on Friday and were on track to post their biggest percentage drop in more than 16 years, after Reuters reported that the pharma major knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder.

Brazilian prosecutors on Friday charged two former executives of oil trader Trafigura over allegations of paying at least $1.5 million in bribes to employees of state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro.

Lender has exposure of ₹8,000 crore

It often goes to the best connected rather than to the poorest, says the former RBI Governor

Stone laid for Kurnool greenfield plant

India Post on Friday launched its own e-commerce website to help sellers, particularly rural artisans and SHGs sell their products across the country.

U.S. stocks fell on Friday as weak economic data from China and Europe rekindled fears of slowing global growth, with Johnson & Johnson leading the losses after Reuters reported the company knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder.

The daughter of ousted Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn early on Friday retrieved documents and cash from a corporate apartment in Rio de Janeiro, capping a legal battle over the items, which the carmaker maintains may contain evidence of wrongdoing.

The number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal edged lower in the first 10 months of this year, the first cumulative decline after years of record figures, data showed on Friday, with Britons accounting for a large part of the drop.

U.S. farmer, rancher and food and beverage groups pressed the Trump administration on Friday to ensure that any new trade talks with the European Union boost their market access and decrease regulatory hurdles to that access.

Budget director will take over from John Kelly next year

Gold fell to its lowest in more than a week on Friday and was on track to mark its biggest weekly decline in more than a month, as the dollar climbed on robust U.S. economic data ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting next week.

British shale gas company Cuadrilla has paused fracking at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire, northwest England, for the fourth time since October following a minor seismic event, it said on Friday.

Residents of Queens fear online retailer’s arrival will push up rents and force them out

A gauge of global stocks tumbled on Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe exacerbated worries about global growth as investors considered the broader impact of the trade dispute between the United States and China.

"All the flights are scheduled to commence from January 10, 2019, except the one on Chennai-Bagdogra route which will start operations from February 11, 2019," SpiceJet said in a statement.

The drug was recently approved by the India drug regulator Drug Controller General of India.

The drug was recently approved by the India drug regulator Drug Controller General of India.

Country caught in crossfire between US and China after Huawei executive’s detention

The court held that the Central government failed to balance the interests of pregnant women, the right of the private companies to carry on their business and the misuse of the drug in the field of veterinary science.

According to the Grant Thornton report, PE deal tally from January to November was 717 totalled $17.8 billion in valuation.

Listing out the challenges to the economy, Arun Jaitley said there is a need to get out of the "syndrome of difficulties in credit" and improve the liquidity situation in the market.

Listing out the challenges to the economy, Arun Jaitley said there is a need to get out of the "syndrome of difficulties in credit" and improve the liquidity situation in the market.

The two developments boosted the market capitalisation of five large listed Ambani firms by $68 million

Arun Jaitley said not just the government but industry associations like FICCI too should have gone to the Reserve Bank to narrate the challenges facing the market.

Arun Jaitley said not just the government but industry associations like FICCI too should have gone to the Reserve Bank to narrate the challenges facing the market.

Arun Jaitley said not just the government but industry associations like FICCI too should have gone to the Reserve Bank to narrate the challenges facing the market.

Indian currency is extensively used by Nepalese people.

Communications Minister Manoj Sinha also launched e-commerce portal of the Department of Posts providing an online market place to rural artisans and public sector units to sell their products.

Striking stevedores at the Portuguese port of Setubal and the port administration reached a deal on Friday to end a strike that started 40 days ago and has blocked shipments of over 20,000 cars from a Volkswagen plant nearby.

Gold, silver prices: Globally, gold declined to $1,239.58 an ounce in New York, while silver held steady at $14.68 an ounce.

U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Friday as weak economic data from China and Europe exacerbated global growth fears and added to nerves over the U.S.-China trade talks.

General Motors Co on Friday said it is beginning to send formal notices to U.S. government agencies of its plan to close auto plants and cut thousands of jobs as it shrinks passenger car production in North America.

Darlene Coker knew she was dying. She just wanted to know why.

ILFS has set a base price of a little less than Rs 9 crore for these vehicles.

Washington defends Border Patrol after seven-year-old dies in custody

Merck and Co said on Friday it will buy privately held French company Antelliq Group, which makes digital identification products for livestock, for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.37 billion) to bolster its fast-growing animal health business.

The rupee fell by 22 paise to close at 71.90 against the dollar on Friday, reported news agency Press Trust of India. Strength in the dollar against major peers overseas coupled with choppy trade in...

The rupee finished the week with a loss of 109 paise - or 1.5 per cent - against the greenback.

In May, Sebi had banned the entities and directed them to provide a full inventory of all their assets

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the government respects the autonomy and independence of the RBI, and that raising credit and liquidity

PM warns of snap vote to kill plan but EU refuses to budge

PM warns of likely parliamentary defeat but EU stands by no further renegotiation

Reliance Naval shares rise by 16% after Supreme Court refuses to intervene in Rafale jet procurement.

Stocks worldwide tumbled on Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe fanned concerns of a global economic slowdown and left investors fretting over the wider impact of a still-unresolved Sino-U.S. trade dispute.

French demand to strengthen single currency area accepted in less ambitious form

Bug let developers see private images belonging to up to 6.8m users

Bug let developers see the private images belonging to up to 6.8m users

Raises initial Rs 3.35 billion through maiden issue of NCDs

The State Bank, which is the lead banker to the airlines' over Rs 8,000 crore loans, has mandated EY to conduct the forensic audit of its books, which has already began the process, the sources added.

The Tories’ delirium over the EU has destroyed three prime ministers and imperils the party

With the recent investment from Multiples Alternate Asset Management, the share capital of the APAC group stands at Rs 4 billion

At the Forex market, the local unit opened lower.

Sebi cleared a proposal to allow custodial services in the commodity derivatives market to enable institutional participation.

According to the electric carmaker's Chinese website, the price of certain Model S cars was cut by up to 105,000 yuan ($15,200), and Model Xs by up to 65,000 yuan.

However, the investment dropped has increased. There is hence a mixed picture here", a report by CARE Ratings noted

"India Post is open for registration of all vendors for e-commerce business. It will pick up products from vendor and deliver to doorstep of customers," Manoj Sinha said.

U.S. drugmaker Merck and Co said on Friday it would buy privately held Antelliq Group, which makes digital identification products for animals, for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.37 billion).

The number of British companies that have explored setting up a subsidiary in Germany tripled this year, amid concern that Brexit would damage supply chains and market access, a German government agency said.

Sales head Christian Dahlheim said on December 14 that "we are confident" 2018 will end with a figure slightly above the previous record from 2017, when the company sold 10.74 million vehicles.

Summit set to drag past official close amid disagreement on range of issues

Lenders expect their provisioning to balloon as about Rs 50,000 crore of the total Rs 90,000-crore exposure may turn into non-performing assets (NPAs) by the end of 2018.

Nissan said on Friday that representatives of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn had retrieved documents from a disputed corporate apartment in Rio de Janeiro which it had allowed them to enter following a Brazilian court ruling.

With the entry of artificial intelligence, adapting to a rapidly-changing world of work will be the defining task of our time, she feels.

BSE Sensex ticked higher by 33.29 points.

The LT consortium won the Rs 2,460-crore contract in 2009 to build and operate a 19.5-km monorail network on the Chembur-Wadala-Jacob Circle corridor connecting the eastern periphery of the island city to the central parts, until 2029. The first phase of the line stretching 8.9 km connecting Chembur with Wadala was commissioned in February 2014.

The company that makes Parachute and Saffola, is also bullish on rural consumption this fiscal.

Commissioner of Food Safety of all states and UTs have been requested to take necessary action to bring all such FBOs or food business operators under the ambit of FSS Act through registration.

EU leaders open to further talks after PM warns of likely parliamentary defeat

Allegations centre on payments to state-owned oil company Petrobras

“Having to apply US securities regulation to the system had a serious negative impact on our ability to launch”.

Dealers face huge pressures from larger companies to display only certain product brands

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Pork lobby warns Brussels would get ‘enormous tactical victory’ if issue is excluded

We examine the complications and implications – essentially the answer to the question: What is this Kotak’s Natak?

Jamna is the largest spring manufacturer in India and 2nd largest manufacturer in the world.

Bug let developers see the private photos of up to 6.8m users

Silver rates, however, dropped by ₹200.

The board of the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday it had deliberated on the governance framework of the central bank and decided the matter requires "further examination".

This follows government pushing cash-rich PSUs to use their funds to buy back shares or pay a higher dividend. The government is looking to bridge budgetary deficit through higher receipts of dividend as well as selling its shares in PSUs in the buyback programmes.

The government will suspend 25 percent tariffs on 144 US vehicle and auto part items and 5 percent tariffs on 67 auto items between January 1 and March 31, 2019.

Reliance Jio provides high speed data to the tune of 60-750 GBs, among other benefits, over a validity period ranging from 90 days to 360 days to its prepaid customers in the four recharge plans,...

The RBI board did not discuss issues pertaining to the Prompt Corrective Action framework or the surplus reserves of the central bank

Euro zone businesses ended the year in a gloomy mood, expanding their operations at the slowest pace in over four years as new order growth all but dried up, hurt by trade tensions and violent protests in France, a survey showed on Friday.

Indian shares eked out a slightly positive finish on Friday, with the NSE closing above 10,800 points for the first time in 10 days, buoyed by gains in energy, IT and telecom sectors.

The company will offer technology tools, and learning and consulting services to growth-stage startups that are looking to scale up

(Corrects to remove reference in paragraph 3 to indexes heading for weekly losses)

Small finance banks (SFBs), which cater to niche customers, offer banking products like savings, recurring and fixed deposit (FD) accounts. While their products are similar to mainstream banks, their...

This is the verbatim transcript of ARO Granite Industries management call with analysts.

Inflation based on wholesale prices fell to a three-month low of 4.64 per cent in November, as prices of food articles, especially vegetables, softene

The Reserve Bank of India Board, which met on Friday deliberated on the Governance Framework of the central bank and it was decided that the matter re

Share markets on Friday: Nineteen out of 30 Sensex stocks finished the session higher.

Stocks worldwide tumbled on Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe fanned concerns of a global economic slowdown and left investors fretting over the wider impact of a still-unresolved Sino-U.S. trade dispute.

Foreign currency assets, a major component of overall RBI reserves, rose by $9.7 million to $368.497 billion, as per the RBI data.

The private airline with 49 percent control by middle eastern heavyweight Qatar Airways will have three flights a week from Mumbai in addition to three direct flights a week from Delhi that started last week.

You gotta have faith.

The risk of a U.S. recession in the next two years has risen to 40 percent, according to a Reuters poll of economists who also found a significant shift in expectations toward fewer Federal Reserve interest rate rises next year.

The new independent directors who have joined the board are T S Vijayan (former chairman of LIC as well as IRDA), Anita Kapur (former chairperson of CBDT), K G Krishnamurthy (MD, HDFC Property Ventures), Professor R Vaidyanathan (retired professor of finance, IIM-B) and Anil Goswami (retired home secretary), the company said in a statement.

Industrials conglomerate Thyssenkrupp on Friday appointed Peter Walker as the new chief executive of its prized elevators unit, the group said.

Gloom gathers around world economy as China retail sales growth hits 15-year low

Indian car wiring maker Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd is in early talks with German peer Leoni AG over a possible merger of the pair, two people close to the matter said.

The stock moved 5% higher to Rs 150, bouncing back 6% from the intra-day low of Rs 141, after the company said that its board will meet on December 20 to consider a share buyback proposal.

The Tata Harrier has finally been revealed and it goes up against rivals like the Mahindra XUV500, Hyundai Creta and Jeep Compass. But how good is it in terms of specs?

SoftBank Corp priced its IPO earlier this week at an indicated 1,500 yen ($13.22) per share, and said it would sell an extra 160 million shares to meet the demand, raising about $23.5 billion.

EU leaders call on British MPs to break deadlock over Brexit deal

The SBI slip is just one factor weighing on investors' minds ahead of its trading debut in Tokyo on December 19.

Consumers emboldened by falling fuel prices to spend more in November

The Chinese telecoms magnate is at the centre of the US’s trade war with his country

Investors should focus on companies with low-debt (or more preferably, zero-debt), high profit margins and top-quartile return ratios

This is the verbatim transcript of Tata Motors management call with analysts.

The company, which sells a range of models in the country, including sedans Amaze and City, is currently working on the quantum of the price increase.

Gold prices fell on Friday and were on track to mark their biggest weekly decline in five weeks due to a firmer dollar, as investor focus shifted towards an expected U.S. interest rate hike next week.

French luxury behemoth Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy Friday said it agreed to buy luxury hotel group Belmond in a deal valuing the company at $3.2 billion.

Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) snapped a three-week losing streak to end higher this week, with the onset of winter expected to boost demand for natural gas for heating.

"The NCD committee of Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd...has allotted 1,500, 9 per cent rated unsecured listed redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs)... aggregating to Rs 150 crore under tranche I," Alembic Pharmaceuticals said in a regulatory filing.

Oil prices dipped on Friday amid concerns over slowing economic growth in China and as investors cashed in on gains of over 2 percent from the previous session, although supply cuts agreed last week by major crude producers offered some support.

Kotak Institutional Equities expects the inflation to remain below 4 percent for the next eight months

Thyssenkrupp on Friday said it would propose to appoint former Bayer finance chief Johannes Dietsch as chief financial officer, continuing to fill numerous vacant jobs that have been left unfilled following months of crisis.

For Dharmatic the focus will always be on delivering distinctive and innovative content which appeals to the sensibilities of the digital-first audience.

Reliance Naval shares rise by 16% after Supreme Court refuses to intervene in Rafale jet procurement.

The reassessment by Telekom, in which the German state owns a stake of nearly a third, comes after some US allies excluded Chinese equipment maker Huawei on national security grounds.

Arm-twisting of corporate sector yields spate of pledges over employee bonuses

The board has approved buyback of 29.76 crore equity shares, approximately 3.06 per cent of the total paid up equity share capital of the company, at a price of Rs 149 per equity share payable in cash for Rs 4435 crore.

Malaysia has set a $130 million pricetag for a superyacht seized from a fugitive financier wanted in connection with a multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, a government lawyer said on Friday.

This is the verbatim transcript of Wonderla Holidays management call with analysts.

The stock moved higher by 13% to Rs 75.65, rallied 22% in past two trading days on the BSE on back of heavy volumes.

Amazon and Apple are running out of room in their West Coast hometowns and establishing a major foothold in a handful of U.S. cities already known as second-tier technology hubs.

Oil prices dipped on Friday amid concerns over slowing economic growth in China and as investors cashed in on gains of over 2 percent from the previous session, although supply cuts agreed last week by major crude producers offered some support.

In the first phase of the probe, the Western Regional office has started a probe against Pratibha Industries, Valecha Engineering and Yash Birla Group.

Ducati Approved is a certified pre-owned motorcycle programme wherein company's qualified service technicians select and inspect every bike, certifying its history, the company said.

Indian shares edged lower in line with broader Asia on Friday as investors booked profits after a three-day rally, with financials and consumer stocks leading the losses, but Bharti Airtel Ltd surged on a regulatory win.

The 86-year-old talks about her years in hiding on a farm, the rise of the far-right — and building a new temple in Munich

This is the verbatim transcript of Welspun Enterprises management call with analysts.

November reading marked the lowest level of wholesale inflation recorded since 4.62 per cent in August this year.

The rate of increase in wholesale prices, determined by Wholesale Price Index (WPI), had stood at 5.28 per cent in the previous month, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in its statement.

Oil prices dipped on Friday amid concerns over slowing economic growth in China and as investors cashed in on gains of over 2 percent from the previous session, although supply cuts agreed last week by major crude producers offered some support.

Prices of gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purity remained unchanged at Rs 32,220 and Rs 32,070 per 10 gram

On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, the stock has slipped 5.5 per cent. At 11:35 am, the stock was trading at Rs 142.60, down 5.94 per cent.

As part of the agreement, Infosys will acquire 81 per cent of the shareholding in Hitachi Procurement Service Co, Hitachi's fully owned subsidiary, Infosys said in a statement.

From a boutique retreat in Nairobi to the streets of downtown Nuuk, FT writers pick their best destinations of the year

Nifty Realty above 200-DMA after 6 months. Has the downward trend reversed?

The company said it is in talks with investors from India and abroad, and is looking to close the deal by April 2019.

The company said it is in talks with investors from India and abroad, and is looking to close the deal by April 2019.

The order came after Daiichi Sankyo filed a contempt plea against Fortis' former promoters Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh (Singh brothers)

Daiichi had moved Supreme Court in a contempt plea against Singh Brothers.

A reform-oriented government, weak rupee, bumper exits and new opportunities in bankruptcy and structured capital services will likely make India favourable for aggressive purchases by Blackstone in 2019, its Chairman Stephen Schwarzman told the Economic Times in an interview published Friday.

Palm oil suppliers across Southeast Asia are struggling to cope with record output, with plantations delaying harvest and mills stalling on deliveries as storage tanks overflow, multiple industry sources said.

Standard Chartered Plc has laid off over 200 employees in India in its retail banking division, as more customers move to digital services, states Reuters report.

TVS Motor Company in partnership with its local distributors Indian Motos, also announced the opening of a showroom in Lima.

New president’s plan to make Mexico self-sufficient in fuel is attacked as unrealistic

Bharti Airtel has rallied 10% to Rs 333, while Vodafone climbed 8% to Rs 37.60 on BSE in the intra-day trade.

Leaders’ calls come after stand-off with Theresa May raises fears of Britain crashing out with no deal

Former Harvard Business School economist talks to Sujeet Indap about his journey from professor to profit-maker.

Sensex has gained 970 points in last three sessions. It touched 36,000 mark intraday on December 13. This comes after an over 1,000 points fall in the index. The Nifty has also surged over 300 points in the same period

Spot gold was steady at $1,241.99 per ounce, as of 0355 GMT. On Thursday, prices fell to their lowest level since December 7 at $1,239.83.

Reacting to the news, FHL shares tumbled 6.75 per cent to close at Rs 141.65 apiece, after hitting a low of Rs 130.20 earlier in the day.

From Pernod Ricard to AC Milan, the hedge fund has breached traditional defences

Rupee Vs Dollar: Rupee Friday depreciated by 14 paise to 71.82 in early trade In the forex market as the American currency strengthened, while the domestic equity market opened on a weak note.

RBI played a vital role in ensuring economic and financial stability, and was an important counterpart and partner for the IMF.

The BSE Sensex rose by 33.29 points, or 0.09 per cent, to close at 35,962.93, while the Nifty settled at 10,805.45, up 13.90 points, or 0.13 per cent.

The deal could be worth more than $1.14 billion. The stock rose up to 11.12% to 179.30 level on the BSE compared to its previous close of 161.35 on the BSE. It has been gaining for the last four days and risen 11.05% during the period.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note at 71.80 against the US dollar, then lost further ground and fell to 71.82 showing a decline of 14 paise over it’s previous closing.

The slowdown in Chinese industries has started to weigh on consumer sentiment this year, tapping the brakes on retail sales.

Breaking its three-day winning streak, the 30-share index turned choppy and was trading 25.93 points, or 0.07 per cent, lower at 35,903.71.

PSBs still not adequately professionalised and there is a need to substantially improve risk management, he said.

GE will retain a 10 percent equity in ServiceMax, a business it acquired for $915 million in 2016.

Property investment in China picked up in November, in contrast to other key data where growth weakened sharply, though soft home sales and land purchases pointed to a dim outlook for the sector amid a slowing broader economy.

A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Friday ordered a status quo on sale of Fortis Healthcare to IHH Healthcare Berhadwhile hearing a petition filed by Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo.

Oil prices fell on Friday as investors cashed in gains of more than 2 percent made during the previous session on concerns demand may slump amid slowing economic growth, though there are still expectations for producer supply cuts to support prices.

Weaker industrial output and retail sales growth in November showed that downward pressure on economy is increasing, the bureau's spokesman Mao Shengyong said.

Japan should raise its sales tax above the planned 10 percent to cope with increased social welfare costs as the population ages and declines, most economists in a Reuters poll said, with some recommending it should be over 20 percent.

At 9:30 am, the stock was trading 5% higher at Rs 164, having risen 9% on the BSE in intra-day trade as the company said its board will meet on December 20 to consider the share buyback proposal

Lending, at the end of the day, should be a commercial decision and is a sole prerogative of the individual entities, it is better left that way in the broader interest of the system

At 9:28 am, the 30-share Sensex traded at 35,878.61, down 51.03 points or 0.14 per cent and the 50-scrip Nifty was at 10,781.40, with a loss of 10.15 points or 0.09 per cent.

Stock Market Today: Amid weak global cues, domestic equity markets swung between gains and losses on Friday as investors awaited the outcome of a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board meeting.

In the first few minutes of trade, the 30-share Sensex traded at 35,835.28, down 94.36 points or 0.26 per cent and the 50-scrip Nifty was at 10,761.45, with a loss of 30.10 points or 0.28 per cent.

Ghosn has been held under arrest in Japan since November 19 on charges of financial misconduct and under-reporting his pay as head of Renault's partner Nissan, which has since sacked him as chairman.

In the equity market, benchmark indices rose for the third straight session Thursday. The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 150.57 points, or 0.42 per cent, to end at 35,929.64.

Trump last met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Argentina on November 30 and December 1.