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Indian shares up more than 4 per cent after rate cut

Bombay Stock ExchangeNew Delhi - India's benchmark Sensitive Index jumped more than 400 points on opening Monday, buoyed by weekend interest rate cuts announced by the country's central bank.

At noon, the 30-share Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange was trading at 10,236.97, about 4.59 per cent above its previous close.

The broader 50-share Nifty of the National Stock Exchange rose 4.07 per cent to 3,003.05.

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Brainy kids likely to vote for Green Party as adults

London, Nov 3: Children with higher IQs are more likely to vote for Green Party or Liberal Democrats as adults, a new study has found.

The study led by the University of Edinburgh and the UK Medical Research Council has discovered a link between childhood intelligence and their voting preferences in later life.

They are also more likely to vote in general, and get involved in politics.

During the study, the IQs of more than 6,000 subjects were recorded at the age of 10, before any secondary schooling.

Obama, McCain Camps look to maximize turnout

John McCain and Barack ObamaWashington, Nov. 3: With less than 48 hours to go for Election Day, both John McCain and Barack Obama''s campaigns are trying to motivate voters to come out and vote on Tuesday.

According to FOX News, both camps are positioning themselves for a long night on Tuesday and do expect the closing stages of the race to be tight, as there is a potential for fraudulent voter registration.

Genetic analysis places spiders and scorpions among world’s oldest creatures

Washington, Nov 3: New genetic research has found that arachnids like spiders and scorpions first emerged at least 400 to 450 million years ago, making them among the world’s oldest creatures.

According to a report in Discovery News, the study extends the known world presence of these creepy crawlies by over 200 million years.

The oldest fossil spider is 125 to 135 million years old, while the oldest fossil scorpion is around 200 million years old.

These invertebrates could even have emerged much earlier than this latest study determined.

Sensex regains 10,000-points mark

Bombay Stock ExchangeMumbai, Nov 3: The Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex on Monday regained 10,000-points mark and surged by 544 points in early trade on heavy buying by funds as well as retailers.

The regain of 10,000-points mark was sparked by Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) announcement of fresh set of measures to infuse more liquidity into the financial system.

The 30-share Sensex, which gained almost 1,200 points in the past three sessions, shot up by another 544 points at 10,332.06 on renewed buying in the stocks of banking, capital goods, metals and oil and gas sectors.

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