Markets: Back on track
Mumbai: The Sensex gained 83.7 points crossing the 5,200-mark to close at 5,252.78 points. The Nifty gained 1.75 per cent.

Market Gainers
Wipro, HLL, Hero Honda, BHEL, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, LG Balakrishna Brothers, SBI Home Finance, TVS Electronics, Jindal Strips and Crest Communications, Everest Industries, Creative Eye, Bell Ceramics, Ennore Foundries, Padmalaya Tele, Mukta Arts, ETC Networks, Tips Industries, Balaji Tele, Tata Steel, SAIL, Oriental Bank of Commerce, PNB, SBI, Texmaco, Balaji Telefilms, Mukta Arts, Saregama, Cinevista Communication, Tips Industries, Adlabs, TV 18 and Sri Adhikari Brothers

Market Counters
BSE 30
Figures in Rupees
Gain (+) / Loss (-)
ACC                                                                  253.25     +3.20
Bajaj Auto                                                         841.90    +3.20
Bharti Televentures                                         150.30    -0.35
BHEL                                                                550.00   +21.05
Cipla                                                                  243.90    +2.95
Dr. Reddys Laboratories                                 774.40   +19.50
Grasim Industries                                           1,023.75   +1.75
Gujarat Ambuja                                                300.65     +6.15
HDFC                                                                573.65     +2.85
HDFC Bank                                                      369.70     +4.20
Hero Honda Motors                                        447.65    +17.25
Hindalco Industries Limited                        1,037.00     +13.90
Hindustan Petroleum Corp                               328.50   +3.60
HLL                                                                  116.80     +3.80
ICICI Bank                                                       278.95    +8.00
Infosys Technologies                                    1,556.95     +7.25
ITC                                                               1,047.35     +10.80
Larsen & Toubro Limited                              792.80     +26.25
Maruti Udyog                                                 413.95       +1.55
MTNL                                                             129.95      +0.90
ONGC                                                             738.60     +8.50
Ranbaxy Labs                                                 929.65     -3.45
Reliance Energy                                              584.55    +1.50
Reliance Industries                                           02.95     +9.80
Satyam Computer Services                              349.35   +9.55
State Bank Of India                                        447.60   +10.05  Tata Motors                                                     435.85    +10.00
Tata Power                                                       264.55     +1.05
TISCO                                                              407.65     +9.45
Wipro                                                                564.45    +33.10
Zee Telefilms                                                    139.45      -1.15

Others
SAIL up over 5 per cent to Rs.41
Max India up Rs.7 at Rs.170
Sterlite Optical up 0.30 per cent at Rs.55.30
Akash Opticals up 8.39 per cent at Rs.18.99
Birla Ericsson up 8.39 per cent at Rs.14.62
Vindhya Telelink up 1.82 per cent at Rs.33.60
Eveready Industries up 13.14 per cent at Rs.36.60
Crest Communication up 19.54 per cent at Rs.56.60
Padmalaya Telefilms up 17.29 per cent at Rs.73.25
ETC Network up 14.58 per cent at Rs.41.25
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Highest bid ever from retail investors for TCS IPO
Mumbai: The Tata Consultancy Services' initial public offer has been over subscribed six times, according to merchant bankers. Book running lead managers say that this figure is likely to go up as uploading of applications was still underway. As of Thursday, 37.1 1 crore shares were bid for, according to data from the National Stock Exchange. Over one million application forms have been received from the retail category of applicants.According to merchant banking sources, the IPO has seen the highest retail participation for a public offer in the Indian capital markets.
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Birla Sun fixed maturity plan collects Rs 300 cr
Kochi: The Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Ltd has said its Birla Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) has mobilised Rs.317 crore from its initial offer. The FMP is an open-ended debt fund with an objective to generate regular income through investments in a portfolio of fixed income securities. Corporates accounted for the lion's share of the investment in the plan. The units were offered at Rs.10 per unit. The initial specified redemption date would be the 91st day from the date of allotment. The FMP scheme offers a good avenue for investment vis-à-vis bank deposits for those who want to invest funds for a shorter duration. Minimum investment on this scheme is Rs.5,000.
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