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NTPC issue attracts $15billion
Mumbai: The NTPC IPO has created the highest ever demand for any equity issue in India in value terms and attracted the largest number of foreign institutional investors.

The NTPC sale of over 86 crore shares, comprising 10.5 per cent of the company's equity capital, attracted a record $15 billion and about 260 FIIs. The shares, now priced at Rs62 per share, are likely to be listed on the exchanges on November 5.

The issue, which was subscribed 13 times, also had its employees' quota subscribed 1.8 times.
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ADR - Indian companies as of October 15
US Index Report
Date Oct 15 2004


DJIA

Dow Jones Industrial Average

9933.38

+ 38.93

NASDAQ

Nasdaq Composite

1911.5

+ 8.48

INDIAN ADRs on NASDAQ and NYSE
Date Oct 15 2004

IBN

ICICI Bank Ltd

$ 14.41

+ 0.45

INFY

Infosys Technologies Ltd

$ 60.75

- 0.3633
REDF
Rediff.com India Ltd
$ 7.50
- 0.24
SIFY
Sify Ltd
$ 5.54
- 0.59
VSL
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd
$ 7.29
+ 0.06
WIT
Wipro Ltd
$ 21.49
- 0.62
RDY
Dr.Reddys Laboratories Ltd
$ 16.50
+ 0.05
SAY
Satyam Computer Services Ltd
$ 26.38
- 0.52
HDB
HDFC Bank
$ 33.28
+ 0.58
MTE
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd
$ 7.22
+ 0.05
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Indoco Remedies files draft prospectus
Mumbai: Indoco Remedies has filed the draft prospectus with Security and Exchange Board of India for its maiden public issue.

In a communiqué issued recently, the company said that it is making initial public offerings of 30 lakh equity shares of Rs10 each. The issue is 100 per cent through the book building process.

The finances are being raised to fund part of the company's expansion programme, to set up a formulation plant at Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, a bulk drugs manufacturing plant, a research and development centre and repayment of loans for brand acquisition and purchase of office, the note said.

The issue would constitute 25.38 per cent of the fully diluted post issue paid-up capital of the company. Promoters and the promoting group currently hold 79.75 per cent of the paid-up equity capital of Rs8.82 crore, which would decrease to 59.51 per cent after the issue.

Enam Financial Consultants Private Ltd is the book running lead manager while Intime Spectrum Registry Ltd is the registrar to the issue, the note said.
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