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Market's 'fundamentally' strong: FM
New Delhi: The government has said that though there is nothing wrong in stock market speculation, there should be no attempts to manipulate it.
He described the present stock market as based on the current economic fundamentals.

He said the sensex and Nifty indices comprise blue chip companies and their results are reflected in the movement of these indices.

The minister categorically ruled out instituting a widespread probe involving several agencies, and said it was for the regulators to keep a watch on market movements.

He said he was satisfied with the functioning of the market and said that there was no manipulation that had come to his notice. He advised investors to take informed decisions based on a company's track record, performance and current expansion plans. Pending this, they should invest through mutual funds he advised.

He also stuck to his premise that the Q2 results of most corporates would be as good as their Q1 earnings.
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Cranes to issue 1:1 bonus shares
Mumbai:
Cranes Software International said it would issue bonus shares in 1:1 ratio and issue 12-lakh equityshares on preferential basis.

The shareholders at the company's AGM approved the issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1 that is: issue of one share for every share held and split of equity shares of Rs10 each into five shares of Rs2 each, according to a notice sent to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

The AGM also approved the dividend of Rs5 per share, including regular dividend of Rs2 per share and special dividend of Rs3 per share, it said.

The company will issue equity shares of Rs10 each on a preferential basis, at a price not less than Rs900 per shares, up to eight-lakh equity shares to the promoters and up to four-lakh equity shares to strategic investors, Spice One Colonisers Pvt Ltd, it added.

The AGM also passed the resolution to increase in the authorized share capital of the company from Rs22 crore to Rs35 crore.
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