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Markets: Smelling
of roses at 6679
Mumbai: Key stock market indices sniffed new highs on a broad-based
rally on Valentine's day. The 30-share benchmark Sensex, touched an all-time
high of 6719 in intra-day trades, and closed 45 points up at 6679. In the
broader markets, the 50-share NSE Nifty gained 16 points or 0.78 per cent
to finish at 2,098.
The
sentiments amongst the broking community indicate that a pre-budget rally
is on its way, with mid-caps and the blue chips on an upswing over the next
10 days or so. Frontline
technology stocks led the gainers. Infosys, Satyam and Wipro all moved up.
Banking stocks were also in the limelight as the Bankex BSE rose by 0.4 per
cent to 3,788.
India's largest Bank SBI touched its 13-year high. ICICI Bank touched a 52-week
high in intra-day trades. Metals
stocks were firm on the back of encouraging cues from the London Metal Exchange.
The BSE Metal Index was up 1.2 per cent. Tata Steel was up 1.4 per cent.
FMCG majors HLL and ITC were among the major losers. Cement majors were in
the red. ACC and Gujarat Ambuja fell.
FIIs: Foreign institutional investors have pumped in Rs4,708.5 crore
in the first fortnight of February.
International
Markets
Gain (+) / Loss (-)
|
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Current
|
Change
| | NASDAQ | 2,082.91
| +6.25 |
| FTSE
| 5,041.80
| -2.40 |
| Dow
| 10,791.13
| -4.88 |
| Nikkei
| 11,656.12
| +23.92
| | CAC
| 4,012.11
| -4.64 |
| HangSeng
| 13,995.47
| -21.76
| | DAX | 4,386.40
| -1.40
|
Last
Update : 15 February, 2005, 10:15:16 AM
National
Markets
|
SENSEX
| 6,679.33
| +45.57 |
| NIFTY
| 2,098.25
| +16.20 |
Last
Update : 14 February, 2005, 16:28 PM
Market
Counters
Figures in Rupees
BSE
30
| Scrip
Name | Open | High | Low | Last
Price | | BHEL
| 823.00
| 865.00
| 823.00
| 860.30 |
| INFOSYS
TECHNOLOGIES LTD.-ORDI | 2,119.95
| 2,177.00
| 2,119.95
| 2,168.85 |
| BHARTI
TELE | 209.90
| 218.15
| 209.90
| 214.80 |
| SATYAM
COMP | 415.00
| 424.30
| 415.00
| 421.45 |
| HEROHONDA
M | 559.90
| 567.10
| 553.05
| 563.75 |
| WIPRO
LTD. | 701.00
| 719.95
| 701.00
| 711.25 |
| STATE
BANK OF INDIA | 659.90
| 675.00
| 658.00
| 665.70 |
| ICICI
BANK L | 379.00
| 384.90
| 378.00
| 380.85 |
| TATA
IRON AND STEEL CO. LTD. | 400.00
| 408.00
| 399.95
| 404.45 |
| LARSEN
& TOUBRO LTD. | 994.00
| 1,005.00
| 994.00
| 1,001.60 |
| HINDALCO
IN | 1,390.00
| 1,391.95
| 1,371.35
| 1,383.40 |
| TATA
MOTORS | 505.10
| 512.25
| 505.10
| 507.60 |
| GRASIM
INDUSTRIES LTD. |
1,360.00 | 1,368.00
| 1,352.05
| 1,360.40 |
| RANBAXY
LABORATORIES LTD. | 1,055.00
| 1,064.75
| 1,040.00
| 1,050.95 |
| ONG
CORP LTD | 823.00
| 833.00
| 818.25
| 823.90 |
| CIPLA
LTD. | 277.80
| 278.75
| 276.00
| 276.65 |
| RELIANCE
ENR* | 577.90
| 583.80
| 570.00
| 574.45 |
| ZEE
TELEF LT | 153.80
| 153.80
| 150.75
| 152.10 |
| DR.REDDY'S
LABORATORIES LTD. | 749.00
| 755.00
| 735.00
| 742.45 |
| HINDUSTAN
LEVER LTD. | 153.55
1 | 58.00
| 151.05
| 151.90 |
| MARUTI
UDYOG | 500.00
| 503.95
| 486.55
| 490.80 |
| ASSOCIATED
CEMENT COMPANIES LT | 380.70
| 381.00
| 372.55
| 373.75 |
| I
T C LTD | 1,337.00
| 1,350.00
| 1,311.10
| 1,316.55 |
| HINDUSTAN
PETROLEUM CORP. LTD. | 379.00
| 379.00
| 367.15
| 369.80 |
| GUJARAT
AMBUJA CEMENTS LTD. | 455.00
| 455.00
| 445.00
| 446.95 |
| HDFC
BANK LT | 570.25
| 578.00
| 567.10
| 568.95 |
| RELIANCE*
| 549.00
| 553.80
| 538.65
| 543.15 |
| BAJAJ
AUTO | 1,097.50
| 1,097.50
| 1,071.00
| 1,078.25 |
| TATA
POWER | 411.00
| 415.00
| 405.00
| 408.70 |
| HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CO | 785.00
| 791.00
| 780.00
| 782.95 |
Last Update
: 14 February, 2005, 16:38 PM
S&P
CNX Nifty
| Symbol | Open | High | Low | Last
Price | | INFOSYSTCH
| 2120.00
| 2179.70
| 2120.00
| 2169.65 |
| SAIL
| 64.90
| 67.15
| 64.85
| 65.75 |
| RELIANCE
| 551.90
| 553.25
| 538.85
| 543.55 |
| SBIN
| 658.00
| 674.70
| 658.00
| 665.55 |
| TISCO
| 401.00
| 408.00
| 400.75
| 404.80 |
| SATYAMCOMP
| 415.00
| 424.75
| 415.00
| 421.95 |
| MARUTI
| 507.50
| 507.50
| 486.55
| 491.05 |
| TATAMOTORS
| 507.00
| 512.80
| 503.50
| 508.35 |
| ONGC
| 820.00
| 833.25
| 819.00
| 823.60 |
| BHEL
| 821.00
| 869.00
| 821.00
| 859.50 |
| BHARTI
| 210.45
| 218.20
| 210.45
| 214.95 |
| GAIL
| 250.00
| 252.70
| 243.50
| 251.30 |
| WIPRO
| 714.95
| 720.00
| 703.00
| 713.65 |
| HINDLEVER
| 156.70
| 157.75
| 150.65
| 151.80 |
| TATAPOWER
| 411.05
| 415.25
| 404.95
| 408.55 |
| M&M
| 570.00
| 573.50
| 560.00
| 562.05 |
| ACC
| 379.00
| 381.00
| 373.00
| 373.75 |
| HCLTECH
| 355.00
| 361.00
| 351.25
| 358.10 |
| ICICIBANK
| 378.75
| 384.50
| 378.00
| 380.80 |
| GUJAMBCEM
| 457.00
| 457.95
| 445.25
| 447.65 |
| IPCL
| 187.50
| 188.20
| 185.15
| 186.50 |
| RANBAXY
| 1058.00
| 1064.00
| 1045.00
| 1052.60 |
| ITC
| 1343.00
| 1350.00
| 1312.00
| 1318.95 |
| TATATEA
| 550.00
| 566.00
| 543.00
| 559.15 |
| HEROHONDA
| 554.00
| 567.60
| 553.00
| 563.95 |
| PNB
| 423.00
| 428.45
| 417.10
| 419.20 |
| LT
| 1034.90
| 1034.90
| 992.25
| 1001.40 |
| HINDALC0
| 1370.55
| 1395.00
| 1370.55
| 1380.70 |
| HDFCBANK
| 562.40
| 578.25
| 562.40
| 568.65 |
| GRASIM
| 1359.00
| 1369.45
| 1350.05
| 1360.20 |
| ORIENTBANK
| 315.45
| 317.90
| 309.25
| 311.55 |
| MTNL
| 141.60
| 142.40
| 140.50
| 141.80 |
| HINDPETRO
| 375.00
| 380.00
| 368.00
| 369.75 |
| HDFC
| 793.00
| 793.00
| 780.00
| 782.70 |
| VSNL
| 221.00
| 235.00
| 221.00
| 228.90 |
| INDHOTEL
| 607.00
| 607.00
| 590.00
| 595.00 |
| NATIONALUM
| 183.00
| 183.50
| 179.60
| 180.40 |
| CIPLA
| 278.00
| 279.00
| 276.10
| 276.70 |
| ZEETELE
| 153.10
| 153.65
| 150.25
| 152.05 |
| BPCL
| 458.00
| 458.00
| 448.20
| 450.30 |
| DRREDDY
| 744.50
| 754.00
| 740.10
| 746.05 |
| BAJAJAUTO
| 1087.50
| 1099.00
| 1070.05
| 1078.90 |
| TATACHEM
| 173.00
| 174.40
| 167.20
| 168.10 |
| REL
| 577.00
| 582.40
| 570.10
| 574.85 |
| ABB
| 1288.00
| 1299.00
| 1276.00
| 1293.05 |
| SCI
| 172.00
| 172.40
| 170.15
| 171.40 |
| DABUR
| 106.00
| 108.00
| 105.00
| 107.25 |
| SUNPHARMA
| 465.25
| 510.00
| 465.25
| 499.95 |
| GLAXO
| 687.80
| 694.75
| 682.30
| 687.70 |
| COLGATE
| 194.00
| 197.00
| 191.30
| 193.40 |
Last Update
: 14 February, 2005, 16:08 PM
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UTV
IPO to open on Feb 21
Mumbai: Media and entertainment company UTV Software Communications
Ltd will enter the capital market on February 21, offering an Initial Public
Offer of 69,99,950 equity shares of Rs10 each, through a 100 per cent book
building route to finance its expansion plans. According
to the CEO of UTV Software Communications, Ronnie Screwvala, the company
has fixed a price band of Rs115-130 for the public issue. The size of the
issue would be Rs91 crore at the upper end of price band and Rs80.5 crore
at the lower end of the band. The
issue proceeds would be used to enhance production facility, office and
infrastructure augmentation. It will also be used for investment in its
children's channel Hungama TV and fund production, post- production and
distribution of movies. The bid closes on February 25. The book running
lead manager to the issue is Enam Financial Consultants Pvt Ltd and co-book
running lead manager is IL&FS Investsmart Ltd. The net issue to public
would constitute 34.11 per cent of the fully diluted post issue paid-up
capital of the company. The
shares are proposed to be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National
Stock Exchange, he added.
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of Baroda to come out with second public issue
Mumbai: Bank of Baroda has received approval from the Union Government
for its second public issue of 7.1 crore equity shares. The shares will
be priced at Rs10 each with a premium. The bank's board will meet on February
25 to finalise the details, officials said.
Post-issue, the Government's stake in the bank is expected to come down
to 53.80 per cent from 66.83 per cent.
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equities scheme from Canbank Mutual
Mangalore: Canbank Mutual Fund has launched 'CanEmerging Equities',
an open-ended equity scheme. The initial public offer would be open till
February 23.
A release by Canbank Investment Management Services Ltd said on Monday that
the focus of the scheme would be to invest in diversified stocks having
small and medium market capitalisation with potential to emerge as blue
chips. The minimum investment in the scheme is Rs5,000 and in multiples
of Re 1 thereafter.
The scheme offers growth option, income option and bonus option, the release
added.
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