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Mumbai, July 17 : Celebrities like Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif were among those who attended a special screening of "Ship Of Theseus" here, organised by actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan.

Among others who were seen at the event held Tuesday were Parineeti Chopra, Kunal Kapoor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Ashutosh Gowariker, Rajkumar Yadav, Aditi Rao Hydari and Kunal Kohli.

Aamir's wife Kiran Rao is presenting "Ship Of Theseus", directed by Anand Gandhi. Aamir not only hosted a special screening for the project, but also a party.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex gained more than 100 points in early morning trade on Wednesday, thanks to the government's decision to relax Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms for various industries.

Shares of telecom companies gained the most as the government allowed foreign companies like Vodafone, Telenor and Sistema to run operations in India without requiring an Indian partner. Currently, foreign companies can hold only up to 74 per cent stake in local telecom companies.

U. S. homebuilders have indicated that they are increasingly optimistic about strengthening sales in the housing markets.

The National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo builder sentiment index increased to 57 during the month compared to 51 in June recording its third monthly gain. High sentiment indicates that the builders are expecting high sales and would increase construction of homes in the country. A rating of more than 50 on the index indicates that more number of homebuilders expect good sales conditions.

Guardian News & Media, which owns The Guardian and the Observer of the UK, has said that it has recorded an underlying loss of £30.9 million.

Regulator of the energy markets in the US has imposed a fine of $487.9 million on Barclays Plc and four former traders for manipulating the energy markets.