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Top 3 business stories on Oct 3: Indian infrastructure giant Larsen and Toubro wins massive orders worth Rs 6,024 crores and more

Indian Infrastructure Giant Larsen And Toubro Wins Massive Orders Worth Rs 6,024 Crores, Facebook To Launch 'lite' Version Of Messenger Chat Application And The Stock Markets Record Massive Gains Are The Top Three Business Stories Of The Day

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Gautam Lalotra | Updated on: 03 Oct 2016, 05:26:44 PM
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New Delhi:

1. Indian infrastructure giant Larsen and Toubro wins massive orders worth Rs 6,024 crores

India's largest engineering and infrastructure company Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has bagged massive orders worth Rs 6,024 crores across various business segments.

"The construction arm of L&T has won orders worth Rs 6,024 crore across various business segments," L&T said in a BSE filing released on Monday.

Also Read: Indian infrastructure giant Larsen and Toubro wins massive orders worth Rs 6,024 crores

2. Facebook to launch 'lite' version of Messenger chat application

US social media and networking platform giant Facebook is launching a "lite" version of its Messenger chat app.

The applications aims to target the customers in the emerging markets, where many people use older phones that don't have enough room to store or ability to run the full-featured application due to slower internet speeds or other technical issues.

Also Read: Facebook to launch 'lite' version of Messenger chat application 

3. Indian stock markets record massive gains owing to optimistic buying sentiments

The BSE Sensex ended with a massive gain of 377 points at 28,243. The BSE Sensex opened at 27,997 touched an intra-day high of 28,273 and low of 27,920.

The NSE Nifty closed with a gain of 127 points at 8,738. The NSE Nifty opened at 8,666 hitting a high of 8,745 and low of 8,635. The India equity markets opened on a positive note on Monday owing to supportive global cues.

Also Read: Indian stock markets record massive gains owing to optimistic buying sentiments

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First Published : 03 Oct 2016, 05:06:00 PM

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