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Markets: Sensex drops another 112
Mumbai: In the first six trading days of this month, FIIs have invested Rs495.2 crore in equities, as compared to December 2004, when the FIIs had invested Rs3,280.6 crore in the first six days alone. FII inflows aggregated Rs 1,28,261 crore for December. In all, the Sensex has shed 343 points in the last four trading sessions and the Nifty has lost 121.75 points.

Automobile, technology, pharmaceutical and banking sectors were the major losers of the day. Bank stocks, both public sector and private, ended the day without any gains.

International Markets

Current
Change
DJIA- Dow Jones Industrial Average
2097.04
+ 8.43
Nasdaq Composite 10621.03 + 17.07


National Markets
NIFTY
1982.00
- 33.50
SENSEX 6308.54 - 111.92

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


BSE 30

ACC 345.05 -5.30
Bajaj Auto 1,092.70 -1.90
Bharti Televentures 202.70 -7.90
BHEL 740.35 +2.95
Cipla 281.70 -9.90
Dr. Reddys Laboratories 794.40 -16.10
Grasim Industries 1,273.35 -20.55
Gujarat Ambuja 417.65 -8.65
HDFC 728.60 +1.75
HDFC Bank 489.30 -0.20
Hero Honda Motors 573.95 -0.20
Hindalco Industries Limited 1,303.90 -19.90
Hindustan Petroleum Corp 383.30 -9.50
HLL 142.75 +1.80
ICICI Bank 348.45 -10.30
Infosys Technologies 1,994.15 -56.75
ITC 1,273.20 -25.10
Larsen & Toubro Limited 972.40 -0.05
Maruti Udyog 423.75 -15.90
ONGC 783.85 -8.50
Ranbaxy Labs 1,164.50 -36.20
Reliance Energy 526.95 -1.10
Reliance Industries 533.50 -7.35
Satyam Computer Services 373.80 -13.50
State Bank Of India 599.70 -15.50
Tata Motors 475.10 -18.15
Tata Power 354.10 -14.80
TISCO 358.10 -3.05
Wipro 677.65 -21.80
Zee Telefilms 164.80 +1.90

BSE Gainers -Top Ten
Company Name
Current Price
Previous Close
Asian Tea Exports Ltd.. 19.80 16.50
Jasmine Investment 57.60 48.00
Tripex Overseas Ltd 12.00 16.50
Pentamedia Graphics Ltd.
10.68 8.90
Reliance Chemotex Industries Ltd. 21.90 18.25
Mohan Meakin Ltd. 210.35 175.30
Haryana Leather Chemicals Ltd. 13.39 11.16
Ruchi Strips & Alloys Ltd. 13.28 11.07
Nijjer Agro Foods Ltd. 12.32 10.27
Sunshield Chemicals Ltd. 10.94 9.12

NSE Gainers - Top Ten
Company Name Current Price Previous Close
Pentamedia Graphics Ltd. 10.70 20.22
S Kumars Synfabs Ltd. 21.60 20.00
Manali Petrochemicals Ltd. 12.20 19.61
Atco Technologies Ltd. 13.40 17.03
California Software Company Ltd. 42.30 15.73
Oswal Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd. 10.20 9.10
G M Breweries Ltd. 15.85 14.20
Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Ltd 25.00 22.4
Tata Finance Ltd. 59.80 54.05
Cybertech Systems & Software Ltd. 11.80 10.70

BSE Losers -Top Ten
Company Name Current Price Previous Close
Sirdar Carbonic Gas Company Ltd. 312.75 391.00
Pressman Ltd. 13.94 17.42
Mercury Finstock Ltd. 12.05 15.00
International Conveyors Ltd. 37.25 42.85
Siris Soft Ltd. 17.97 19.96
Dhar Textile Mills Ltd. 10.81 11.99
Milkfood Ltd. 34.45 38.20
Katare Spinnings Mills Ltd. 23.00 25.40
Vertex Machineries Ltd. 60.00 66.20
Zenith Fibres Ltd. 19.55 21.55

NSE Losers -Top Ten
Company Name Current Price Previous Close
Pressman Ltd. 19.40 24.20
JBM Auto Components Ltd. 99.00 107.45
Surana Telecom Ltd. 68.10 72.35
Shyam Telecom Ltd. 89.70 95.10
Krishna Engineering Works Ltd. 12.75 13.50
Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd. 24.05 25.45
Mid-Day Multimedia Ltd. 61.60 65.15
Punjab National Bank 381.00 402.70
Wartsila NSD India Ltd. 182.00 191.90
Navneet Publication Ltd. 256.65 270.60

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SEBI to focus on developing debt market
Mumbai: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has said that it will focus on developing the debt market in the current and next year. The growth of the debt segment was an area of focus for the market regulator, SEBI chairman G N Bajpai said addressing a conference.

Referring to challenges for growth of market, Bajpai said market integrity, risk management and corporate governance are crucial for attracting investments. The global fund managers which are looking for higher returns, have made large investments in India, he said, adding they would remain so as long as returns were at that level or grew.
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Dutch finance major Aegon files application for AMC
Mumbai: Dutch financial major Aegon has filed its application to start an asset management company with the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

Aegon is a euro 2.5-billion group with operations across the US, the UK and the Netherlands. The company's shares are listed on the stock exchanges in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, New York, Tokyo and Zurich.

Aegon is also expected to set up its insurance business in the country.

N.K. Sharma, former Chief Executive Officer of IL&FS asset management company (AMC), has joined Aegon and is spearheading operations.

The Florida, USA, based Hansberger Global Investors, with $4.6 billion in assets, has also filed an application with SEBI for setting up its AMC. Other global players who are considering the Indian mutual fund market are Development Bank of Singapore, the Swiss giant UBS and Sabre Capital.

Fidelity, the world's largest mutual fund company, is still awaiting final clearance from SEBI, even though the in-principle clearance was awarded over seven months ago.

The mutual fund business, itself, had a very sluggish year, with assets under management (AUM) growing by less than seven per cent. Total AUM at the end of December 2004 was Rs1,50,000 crore, up barely by Rs10,000 crore from the previous year.
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Franklin Templeton launches Flexicap fund
Chennai: Franklin Templeton Investments (India) Ltd has launched an equity fund called `Franklin India Flexi Cap Fund'. The fund will invest in equities across the entire market - in large-, mid- and small-cap companies.
The issue period is between January 17 and February 9; the fund will open for ongoing purchase and redemption from March 7, officials of Franklin Templeton said at a press conference here today.

Franklin Templeton is at least the third mutual fund house that has launched a multi-cap fund in the last few weeks - Cholamandalam and Sundaram Mutual are the other two.

Franklin Templeton manages Rs 15,630 crore (as of December 31, 2004) in India.
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