Markets:
Lack of direction keeps market on a wobble
Mumbai: The BSE Sensex went through alternative
bouts of buying and selling before closing at 6544.77.
The S&P CNX Nifty was volatile as well before closing
flat at 2055.15.Balaji Distilleries hit the upper
circuit filter at Rs11.35 for the second day in a row
gaining 19.98 per cent over yesterday's close.
Shares of engineering companies such as Siemens,
Thermax, and Crompton Greaves continued on
their upward trend. The stock of engineering major ABB
rose sharply as well. Buying interest was evident in
the shares of Punjab National Bank and Centurion
Bank with the latter rising sharply by 7.25 per
cent to end at Rs18.50. The stock of UTI Bank
hit a 52-week high of Rs 232.45.
Shares of key tyre companies Apollo Tyres, Goodyear
and J.K. Industries rose sharply. The stock of
Ceat rose sharply for the second day as well.
International
Markets
Gain (+) / Loss (-)
|
Current
|
Change
| NASDAQ | 2,086.68
| +4.65
| FTSE
| 4,995.50
| +15.70 |
Dow
| 10,724.63
| +8.87 |
Nikkei
| 11,485.13
| -5.30
| CAC
| 3,980.77
| -1.13 |
HangSeng
| 13,845.63
| +50.63
| DAX | 4,371.39
| +5.04 |
Last
Update : 9 February, 2005, 10:15:16 AM
National
Markets
SENSEX
|
6544.77
|
+9.60
|
NIFTY
|
2055.15
|
+0.05
|
Last
Update : 8 February, 2005, 16:28 PM
Market
Counters
Figures in Rupees
BSE
30
Scrip
Name |
Open |
High |
Low |
Last
Price |
HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CO |
795.00
|
819.90
|
790.00
|
816.50 |
MARUTI
UDYOG |
460.00
|
470.50
|
454.00
|
467.05 |
HDFC
BANK LT |
556.50
|
575.00
|
556.25
|
570.25 |
HINDALCO
IN |
1,365.65
|
1,390.00
|
1,355.00
|
1,381.50 |
ASSOCIATED
CEMENT COMPANIES LT |
366.30
|
373.20
|
363.95
|
369.60 |
DR.REDDY'S
LABORATORIES LTD. |
728.00 |
737.00
|
725.00
|
733.90 |
TATA
POWER |
389.00
|
396.85
|
381.05
|
393.90 |
BAJAJ
AUTO |
1,072.50
|
1,080.00
|
1,065.00
|
1,074.10 |
RELIANCE
ENR* |
571.10
|
580.90
|
567.60
|
575.30 |
ICICI
BANK L |
360.10
|
365.00
|
357.00
|
362.85 |
WIPRO
LTD. |
694.85
|
695.00
|
686.50
|
692.35 |
RELIANCE*
|
528.00
|
536.25
|
528.00
|
533.35 |
INFOSYS
TECHNOLOGIES LTD.-ORDI |
2,048.00
|
2,048.00
|
2,024.35
|
2,041.10 |
BHEL
|
781.00
|
794.00
|
771.00
|
783.75 |
ZEE
TELEF LT |
151.60
|
153.25
|
150.05
|
151.55 |
HINDUSTAN
PETROLEUM CORP. LTD. |
359.00
|
362.80
|
352.65
|
356.30 |
GRASIM
INDUSTRIES LTD. |
1,339.00
|
1,351.00
|
1,320.60
|
1,340.85 |
BHARTI
TELE |
220.00
|
220.00
|
214.45
|
214.85 |
CIPLA
LTD. |
280.00
|
280.40
|
272.60
|
273.90 |
HINDUSTAN
LEVER LTD. |
162.00
|
162.75
|
158.50
|
160.05 |
STATE
BANK OF INDIA |
645.00
|
646.20
|
632.00
|
635.15 |
RANBAXY
LABORATORIES LTD. |
1,055.00
|
1,070.00
|
1,031.00
|
1,050.40 |
HEROHONDA
M |
539.90
|
539.90
|
524.25
|
529.05 |
TATA
IRON AND STEEL CO. LTD. |
403.95
|
403.95
|
392.10
|
395.90 |
I
T C LTD |
1,328.00
|
1,334.00
|
1,315.00
|
1,321.05 |
LARSEN
& TOUBRO LTD. |
973.00
|
976.90
|
962.10
|
968.10 |
SATYAM
COMP |
405.00
|
405.00
|
398.15
|
402.65 |
GUJARAT
AMBUJA CEMENTS LTD. |
455.00
|
457.90
|
451.00
|
453.35 |
ONG
CORP LTD |
826.00
|
826.00
|
815.00
|
819.70 |
TATA
MOTORS |
494.10
|
497.00
|
489.20
|
492.20 |
Last
Update : 8 February, 2005, 16:38 PM
S&P
CNX Nifty
Symbol |
Open |
High |
Low |
Last
Price |
TISCO
|
399.85
|
402.90
|
392.00
|
395.65 |
INFOSYSTCH
|
2060.00
|
2060.00
|
2025.00
|
2043.60 |
RELIANCE
|
532.00
|
536.75
|
529.00
|
533.80 |
SBIN
|
645.00
|
647.85
|
631.60
|
635.20 |
SAIL
|
64.85
|
65.25
|
62.65
|
63.05 |
TATAMOTORS
|
494.40
|
497.00
|
489.00
|
492.30 |
MARUTI
|
461.00
|
470.30
|
453.60
|
465.55 |
SATYAMCOMP
|
404.00
|
405.90
|
398.10
|
402.70 |
PNB
|
406.90
|
412.40
|
399.60
|
408.90 |
ONGC
|
820.10
|
825.00
|
815.00
|
819.65 |
ACC
|
363.60
|
373.60
|
362.05
|
369.60 |
BHARTI
|
220.60
|
220.60
|
214.75
|
215.05 |
GAIL
|
233.50
|
242.60
|
230.55
|
239.85 |
HINDPETRO
|
358.00
|
362.40
|
352.70
|
356.35 |
BPCL |
445.50 |
448.90
|
435.50
|
441.40 |
ABB
|
1160.00
|
1270.00
|
1160.00
|
1230.85 |
LT
|
978.00
|
978.00
|
962.15
|
967.25 |
HINDALC0
|
1357.00
|
1402.00
|
1354.00
|
1382.15 |
TATAPOWER
|
390.00
|
397.00
|
382.45
|
393.80 |
M&M
|
540.00
|
544.45
|
533.25
|
537.70 |
ITC
|
1333.00
|
1333.00
|
1315.45
|
1320.45 |
BHEL
|
782.00
|
793.55
|
770.05
|
782.70 |
GRASIM
|
1343.00
|
1353.25
|
1321.25
|
1341.10 |
IPCL
|
183.50
|
184.50
|
180.90
|
182.65 |
HDFC
|
796.00
|
820.00
|
787.05
|
816.35 |
GUJAMBCEM
|
456.90
|
457.90
|
450.25
|
453.50 |
WIPRO
|
699.00
|
699.00
|
684.15
|
693.15 |
CIPLA
|
278.00
|
280.40
|
272.00
|
273.50 |
SCI
|
171.00
|
172.35
|
168.15
|
170.40 |
MTNL
|
138.00
|
140.00
|
135.60
|
137.90 |
HINDLEVER
|
162.20
|
163.50
|
158.60
|
160.00 |
TATATEA
|
504.00
|
524.00
|
503.55
|
519.30 |
ORIENTBANK
|
305.00
|
305.00
|
299.10
|
301.30 |
NATIONALUM
|
176.00
|
180.90
|
174.70
|
179.50 |
HCLTECH
|
342.00
|
345.00
|
336.00
|
342.20 |
ICICIBANK
|
363.00
|
365.50
|
358.00
|
362.80 |
HEROHONDA
|
526.00
|
538.00
|
524.00
|
528.40 |
RANBAXY
|
1060.00
|
1064.90
|
1045.00
|
1050.75 |
HDFCBANK
|
558.00
|
575.00
|
557.05
|
570.45 |
DRREDDY
|
728.00
|
737.00
|
727.00
|
733.80 |
REL
|
572.05
|
580.50
|
568.50
|
575.45 |
ZEETELE
|
152.00
|
153.00
|
150.10
|
151.55 |
BAJAJAUTO
|
1089.80
|
1089.80
|
1050.35
|
1069.75 |
TATACHEM
|
164.30
|
164.70
|
161.10
|
163.15 |
VSNL
|
219.00
|
222.50
|
216.00
|
219.75 |
SUNPHARMA
|
500.00
|
500.00
|
487.00
|
493.75 |
DABUR
|
103.60
|
104.50
|
101.00
|
101.65 |
GLAXO
|
697.00
|
697.00
|
675.30
|
687.75 |
COLGATE
|
214.00
|
215.00
|
195.00
|
201.65 |
INDHOTEL
|
579.70
|
587.00
|
570.00
|
583.20 |
Last
Update : 8 February, 2005, 16:08 PM
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Jet
IPO to open on Feb.18
New Delhi: The country's first aviation sector
initial public offering (IPO) will be priced between Rs950-Rs1125
and will open on February 18 and close on February 24.
Jet
plans to raise about Rs1,500 crore through 17.2 million
shares.
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Special
dividend from Bayer Abs
New Delhi: Bayer Abs Limited has announced a
special dividend of 80 per cent. The Board of Directors
of the company at their meeting approved a special dividend
of Rs8 per equity share each of Rs10.
It
will be paid to the shareholders whose name appears
on the register of members as on February 18, the record
date, the company informed the National Stock Exchange.
It
also said its corporate name 'Bayer' would be withdrawn
following its spin off from Bayer AG into a separate
entity in the name of 'Lanxess'.
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IDBI
sells stake in Nagarjuna Fertiliser
Hyderabad: Nagarjuna Fertilisers & Chemicals
Ltd (NFCL) has informed the stock exchanges that the
Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd (IDBI), which
is holding more than five per cent of the shares and
voting rights in the company, has sold 84,32,889 equity
shares of the company, amounting to 2.02 per cent of
the paid-up capital during January 2 to 24.
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Twenty
percent interim from Suprajit Engineering
Bangalore: Automotive component manufacturer
Suprajit Engineering Ltd has declared an interim dividend
of 20 per cent for 2004-05.
The company has reported a net profit of Rs3.4 crore
during the third quarter of 2004, up 21.51 per cent
over the corresponding previous period. The revenues
grew 48.33 per cent at Rs33.35 crore (Rs22.48 crore).
For the nine-month period ended December 2004, Suprajit,
which manufactures cables and speedometers for the automotive
sector, posted a net profit of Rs7.14 crore and revenues
of Rs78.2 crore.
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Gammon
converts SPVs into subsidiaries
Hyderabad: Gammon India Ltd has informed the
stock exchanges that Andhra Expressway Ltd and Rajahmundry
Expressway Ltd, the special purpose vehicle (SPV) companies
promoted by it in joint venture with Punj Lloyd Ltd,
have now become subsidiaries of the company.
Both
had promoted Andhra Expressway for the implementation
of Dharmavaram-Tuni road project on BOT basis estimated
at an outlay of Rs212-crore, and Rajahmundry Expressway
for the implementation of Rajahmundry-Dharmavaram road
project estimated at Rs219 crore in Andhra Pradesh.
Gammon India has informed the stock exchanges that the
company along with its wholly owned subsidiary, Gammon
Infrastructure Projects Ltd, has acquired certain holding
in the said SPVs from Punj Lloyd. Consequently, Andhra
Expressway and Rajahmundry Expressway have become its
subsidiaries with effect from February 7, it said.
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