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Markets: Testing 6,000 levels for the second straight day
Mumbai: The Sensex put on gains for the second straight day after crossing the 6,000 level to close at 6,035.95 points. The Nifty, on Wednesday, closed above the 1,900 mark after seven months. It gained 11.45 points to close at 1,904.5 points.

Market Gainers
Alok Industries, Arvind Mills, Mahavir Spinning, Nahar Spinning, Vardhaman Spinning, Deepak Spinning, Hanil Era Textiles, Soma Textiles, Shiva Tex Yarn, Loyal Textile Mills, Aarvee Denim. Garden Silk Mills, Lakshmi Mills, Indo Rama Synthetics, Pantaloon Retail, Indo Rama Textiles, Raymond, Thermax, Bharat Electronics, Siemens, Esab India, Shanthi Gears, HMT, LMW, Ingersoll Rand, ABB, BEL, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Philips Carbon Black, Sundaram Clayton, Thomas Cook Tube Investments, Ultramarine Pigments, West Coast Paper, Berger Paints, Ramco Systems, Avery India, SRF, Archie's, India Gelatine, Dabur Pharma, Walchandnagar, Dhampur Invertors, Precision Electric, PSI Data Systems, Asian Hotels, McDowell

Market Losers
Reliance Capital, Reliance Energy, Reliance Industries

Market Counters
BSE 30

Figures in Rupees
Gain (+) / Loss (-)

ACC 287.60
Bajaj Auto 1,000.35
Bharti Televentures 164.55
BHEL 617.25
Cipla 269.25
Dr. Reddys Laboratories 794.50
Grasim Industries 1,133.55
Gujarat Ambuja 367.75
HDFC 751.65
HDFC Bank 483.50
Hero Honda Motors 446.50
Hindalco Industries Limited 1,287.35
Hindustan Petroleum Corp 343.35
HLL 132.90
ICICI Bank 326.40
Infosys Technologies 2,023.25
ITC 1,254.45
Maruti Udyog 395.85
MTNL 125.90
ONGC 810.15
Ranbaxy Labs 1,065.60
Reliance Energy 583.10
Reliance Industries 515.00
Satyam Computer Services 425.65
State Bank Of India 517.90
Tata Motors 457.35
Tata Power 339.65
TISCO 312.50
Wipro 715.10
Zee Telefilms 157.60

Others
Timex up 5 per cent at Rs14.1
Indian Card Clothing down Rs2 at Rs185
S.A.L Steel (SAL) listed at Rs23.50 and closed at Rs19.50.
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Dwarikesh Sugar IPO to raise Rs.32.5 crore
Mumbai: Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Ltd, promoted by G.R. Morarka is entering the capital market with public offer of 50 lakh equity shares of Rs10 each at a premium of Rs55 per share aggregating Rs32.50 crore.

The public issue will open for subscription on November 29 and close on December 3.

The company is setting up a 30 kilolitres per day (KLPD) distillery for the manufacture of industrial alcohol and a 200-tpd sugar refinery with packaging facilities. The company is also adding balancing equipments to the current plant to increase the capacity utilisation to 85 per cent.

The company currently generates 29,398 tonnes of molasses. The company is in the process of setting up of 30 KLPD distilleries for the manufacture of industrial alcohol at the present location. The company would use molasses to produce 30,000 litres of spirit everyday and convert the same into 28,300 litres of industrial alcohol also known as ethanol.

The total capital expenditure for these projects is Rs38.50 crore, which is to be funded by the public issue of Rs32.50 crore and a term loan of Rs6 crore.

The company's board of directors include Suresh Neotia, Chairman of Gujarat Ambuja Cement; Vivek Saraogi, Managing Director of Balrampur Chini Mills; and M.G. Diwan, former Chairman and Managing Director of LIC of India. The company operates a 6,500-TCD sugar plant at Bijnor in the sugar rich belt of UP and co-generates 9-MW of power. The company's sugar is recognised in the market by the name `Bundki' and `Dwarikesh'.
The company's profit for FY 2004 has grown to Rs9.76 crore (after providing for Rs6.27 crore towards price differential between SMP & SAP for earlier years) against Rs2.06 crore in FY 2003.

Post-public issue, the paid-up capital of the company will be Rs12.56 crore and net worth will be Rs70.37 crore.
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Jet Airways to go public shortly
New Delhi: Jet Airways plans to go public shortly with an initial public offering (IPO). The finer details of the IPO are expected to be finalised in the next two to three weeks, the airline Chairman, Naresh Goyal indicated on Wednesday.

The proceeds from the IPO are to be used to further improve the airline's balance sheet, the debt- equity ratio, as also fund the future plans. Jet also plans to induct some more Boeing 737-800 aircraft in a phased manner to increase its domestic services.
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New bill to replace securities laws ordinance
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved a Bill to replace the Securities Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2004. The Bill would be introduced in the Winter Session of Parliament.

Through this ordinance, the Government has taken necessary steps to implement a proposal for creating an appropriate trading platform for small and medium companies.

In Budget 2004-05, the Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, had announced the Government's intention to create an appropriate trading platform for small and mid-cap companies.
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