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Gold fell as stronger U.S.

Stock market analyst Rajeev Agarwal of Dynamix Research has maintained 'hold' rating on Bajaj Auto Ltd stock, which is in a long-term uptrend.

According to analyst, the investors can hold the stock with target of Rs 2750 with stop loss of Rs 2390.

Today, the stock of the company opened at Rs 2526 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 2544.50 and a low of Rs 1068.35 on BSE.

Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 147.59 and 17.56 respectively.

Prior to a likely interest rate increase by the central banking institution (RBI), Indian stock markets today were quiet as traders waited for the amount of augmentation to be disclosed.

The 30-share index Sensex, which belled the day at 17,998.74, was trading 10.3 points up at 18,030.35 from its last closure at 18,020.05.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broad-based Nifty stood at 5,417.6, down 0.02%, as against its last closure at 5,418.6.

Broader markets indices also remained down, with the BSE midcap index 0.16% down and the BSE smallcap index flat.

Officials have revealed that two Rocky Mount, Va., firefighters were killed Monday when their fire truck crashed and flipped en route to a fire in a neighboring community.

According to the reports, the city's mayor, a county fire marshal and a witness told The Roanoke Times the fire truck collided with a sport utility vehicle at the intersection of Old Franklin Turnpike and Route 220, flipped multiple times and landed upside down on top of a convertible.

The Times also said that the fire truck was responding to a fire in Penhook.

It has been reported that Southwest Airlines admits they bumped a skinny person from a flight from Las Vegas to Sacramento to make room for a fat person to have an extra seat.

KDAF-TV, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, reported on Sunday that the latest incident involving the airline, an allegedly obese person and a thin person happened this month when the thin woman bought a full-fare ticket, the last seat on the plane, and sat down only to be asked to leave so the obese person could have her seat for extra room.

According to official reports, Canada on Monday announced tightened sanctions against Iran, accusing Tehran of defying international law by edging closer to building nuclear weapons.

Postmedia News reported on Monday that Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said the heightened sanctions, like previous Canadian sanctions, are directed against the Iranian government, not its people to, "send a strong signal to Iran: the international community is united in purpose and commitment."