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The National Stock Exchange index Nifty edged higher by 13.95 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 8,619.95.

As a point of comparison, a 2013 survey had found that fewer than 400 million people in the country had an account, the Bank said in a report.

The domestic currency has gained by 21 paise, or 0.34 per cent, in the last two days.

With this change, the price of petrol in Delhi will be Rs 59.20/litre and the price of diesel will be Rs 47.20/litre.

About 519 shares have advanced, 118 shares declined, and 93 shares are unchanged on the BSE.

The dollar index, a gauge of six major global rivals, was up by 0.46 per cent in the late Asian trade on Monday.

The proposed 'Large Exposure' (LE) framework will be fully applicable from January 1, 2019, the paper said, while seeking stakeholders' views on it till April 30.

In case of China, the GDP is expected to decelerate to 7.2 per cent in 2015 and 7 per cent a year after.

The rupee had closed higher by six paise at 62.46 in the previous session on Friday.

The selling was indiscriminate as all sectoral indices bore the brunt of the intense sell-off.

SBI, ICICI Bank, BHEL, Sesa Sterlite and HDFC are top gainers in the Sensex.

The index had gained 68.22 points in the previous session on Thursday.

The government is expecting to raise over Rs 82,000 crore from the auction.

At present, tax evasion is a civil offence in the country and offenders are prosecuted under relevant sections of the Income Tax Act.

The rupee had slid 8 paise to end at 61.83 on Friday due to month-end dollar demand from importers and some banks.

The National Stock Exchange index Nifty shot up by 63.80 points, or 0.73 per cent, to 8,965.65.