Markets - general
BSE sensex unlikely to scale new heighs this year: survey
26 Mar 2011
The main 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex has been by far the worst performer among the 18 major stock exchange indices, having lost more than 10 per cent of its value from the close of 2010
Bank of India, UCO Bank and PNB boost capital
25 Mar 2011
Tata Steel raises Rs1,500 crore in perpetual bonds
18 Mar 2011
The 11.8 per cent bonds are perpetual in nature with no maturity or redemption and are callable only at the option of the company
Sensex closes below 18,000, RIL plays spoilsport
18 Mar 2011
Harshad Mehta scam yields Rs2195-cr bonanza for IT dept
17 Mar 2011
Almost 20 years after the stock market scam perpetrated by Harshad Mehta resulted in tax claims worth thousands of crores, the IT department has got its full share of the amount that was due from the late stockbroker
Nifty ends above 5500 on rebound in Asia
16 Mar 2011
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