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Markets Tata Steel completes convertible debt swap (20 November 10:30) |
| Around $382 million of bonds remain outstanding, the Mumbai-based company said |
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If foreign portfolio inflows become excessive some curbs are inevitable (20 November 09:50) |
| Aditya Birla Group chief economist Ajit Ranade speaks about the impact of rising capital inflows |
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Markets rise 14 up for 3rd week in row (20 November 04:52) |
| The 30-share BSE index ended up 1.4% or 246.60 points at 17,021.85 with 26 components gaining. It fell as much as 0.9% earlier |
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Markets fall 04 banks drop (20 November 09:55) |
| At 9:55am, the 30-share BSE index was down 0.44% at 16,711.49 points, with 25 components declining |
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Asian shares dip in shift to safety (20 November 09:28) |
| Investors were unnerved by a report showing that a record one in seven US mortgages were in foreclosure or at least one payment past due in the third quarter, signaling a recovery in the US ... |
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Mint CEO Briefing Raise capital while liquidity abounds (20 November 12:38) |
| The key issues were: is there an upturn? Is money available? Are firms using right funding routes for acquisitions? |
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Markets Patni Computer family sell Rs40cr of shares (19 November 11:36) |
| The sell-off follows rumors in the past few weeks of a possible stake sale by the promoters |
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SAILs expansion plan will transform it in the long run (19 November 11:26) |
| In recent months, Indian steel makers have dropped prices, with SAIL reported to have lowered prices of flat products by about Rs500 a tonne, shortly after it cut prices by around Rs1,200-1,... |
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JSW JFE propose an exciting but tentative combination (19 November 10:43) |
| Broadly, the two companies will collaborate on technology and material supplies |
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Smoother road ahead for makers of commercial vehicles (19 November 10:24) |
| Although seasonality could hit truck sales marginally in November and December, the deferment of sales to the new calendar year coupled with new emission norms can give a fillip to sales in ... |
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Suzlons trump card fails to impress (19 November 10:15) |
| While the company’s willingness to sell its stake in Hansen was known, the tricky part, of course, was to find a buyer at the right valuation |
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Vice-chair sells all shares CEO half as Cognizant soars (19 November 09:31) |
| The US-headquartered tech firm’s shares have gained 71% on Nasdaq, from $26.7 on 1 July to $45.6 on 18 November |
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Debt funds gain momentum in October (19 November 09:15) |
| The yield on the 10-year 6.9% government bond maturing in 2019 increased to 7.29% from 7.19% in September |
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Markets end 12 down on renewed worries (19 November 04:52) |
| The 30-share BSE index ended 213.13 points lower at 16,785.65 , with 27 components losing |
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Noon Markets led down by Infosys and ICICI (19 November 12:55) |
| At 1:11pm, the 30-share BSE Index was down 0.8% 16884.94 , with 23 components declining, after a flat start |
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Markets down 02 on weak Asia (19 November 10:15) |
| At 9:55am, the 30-share BSE index was down 0.16% at 16,971.25 points, with 16 components declining |
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Mark Mobius sees 40 gain in Bric stocks (19 November 12:12) |
| The biggest growth areas in emerging markets are in the consumer and commodity industries, with China and Brazil offering among the cheapest stocks worldwide |
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Wockhardt to raise Rs800 crore through preferential shares (19 November 12:03) |
| The Mumbai-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology firm, India’s sixth largest by sales, told the stock exchanges that it is increasing its authorized capital from Rs175 crore to Rs925 cror... |
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Fino plans to raise Rs80 cr to expand business (19 November 12:03) |
| It operates as a banking channel for those people who don’t have access to formal lines of credit |
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Market fears weigh on equity funds (18 November 11:31) |
| Investments in the mid- and small-cap segments, which typically offer a high risk-high return investment proposition vis-a-vis large caps, have fared better |
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JSW shares surge to 52-week high on stake sale report (18 November 10:40) |
| Prospective buyer could bring technology that will enable company to upgrade products which offer wider margins |
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Rupee rises on record overseas investment in stocks bonds gain (18 November 09:35) |
| Ownership of Indian equities by funds based abroad has climbed 36% since March to reach $70.3 bn |
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Fund managers still bullish on emerging markets survey (18 November 08:53) |
| More and more fund managers are now saying that companies should start spending on capital expenditure rather than use cash flow to repair balance sheets |
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Indias 3G telecom experience should be different (18 November 08:52) |
| Domestic markets will gain from the technological evolution in the 3G space |
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Rupee rangebound on seesawing shares (18 November 03:31) |
| India’s main share index eased in a choppy trading session, which had seen it opening weaker and then edging higher earlier in the day |
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Markets close down 04 on investor resistance (18 November 03:24) |
| The 30-share BSE index ended 51.87 points at 16,998.78, with 19 components losing |
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Noon Shares edge up in choppy trade techs gain (18 November 12:16) |
| At 12:41pm, the 30-share BSE Index was up 0.2% at 17062.98, with 16 components gaining |
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Markets fall 02 as Asia erases gains (18 November 10:57) |
| At 9:55am, the 30-share BSE index was down 0.19% at 17,018.13, with 26 components falling |
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Rupee up on unwinding of long dollar positions (18 November 10:33) |
| At 9:40am, the partially convertible rupee was at Rs46.27/28 per dollar, off a high of Rs46.22 and marginally above its previous close of 46.30/31 |
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Markets JSW Energy plans new share sale next month (17 November 10:44) |
| The compeny aims to sell a stake of as much as 15% to raise Rs30,00 crore |
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Aban Offshore grappling with huge debt despite raising equity (17 November 10:08) |
| In the quarter ended 30 September, net sales declined by 14.6% to Rs703 crore and profit after tax fell to Rs28.4 crore from Rs237 crore in the year-ago period |
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PE firms need to focus on sector specialization now (17 November 10:07) |
| Such companies have historically invested across a wide variety of industries |
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IT stocks from record lows to record highs (17 November 10:00) |
| Early this year, it seemed like the IT industry would be the worst affected because of the global slowdown. Now, the outlook seems to be getting better by the day |
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Lehman estate sues Barclays for $5 bn (17 November 06:18) |
| Barclays also failed to pay about $500 million in bonuses and paid only $238 million of $1.5 billion in other obligations, according to the lawsuit |
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Markets end flat on subdued global trade (17 November 04:22) |
| The 30-share BSE index ended down 0.01% or 18.14 points at 17,050.65, with 18 components losing |
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Noon Sensex eases 06 Reliance ICICI drop (17 November 01:09) |
| At 12:30pm, the main 30-share BSE index was trading down 0.58% at 16,933.88, with 23 of its components losing ground |
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Markets open flat volatility expected (17 November 10:28) |
| The 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 47.66 points to 17,080.17 points in opening trade with shares of IT, auto and consumer durable sectors leading the rise |
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Glenmark Pharma gets a small boost from patent settlement (16 November 11:03) |
| Medicis will pay the firm 5 millionn dollars upfront to jointly develop a product for treating acne |
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Smaller firms recover at a slower pace (16 November 10:41) |
| Three key factors that contributed to the poor show were interest expenses, raw material costs and other income |
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Merger will re-rate UltraTech Cement (16 November 10:39) |
| India is the largest single market for the International Finance Corp, which last month joined with Standard Chartered and State Bank of India to lend $1.6 billion to Cairn India |
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Markets closed 1 up on stronger global cues (16 November 04:55) |
| The 30-share BSE index ended up 1.09%, or 183.68 points, at 17,009.88, with 25 components gaining |
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Noon Sensex regains17k level banks Sterlite up (16 November 01:03) |
| At 1:21pm, the 30-share BSE Index was trading up 1% at 17046.16, with 26 components gaining |
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Markets up 11 early UltraTech gains (16 November 10:38) |
| At 9:59am, the 30-share BSE index was up 1.11% at 17,035.18, with 27 components advancing |
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Markets will flirt with 2008 highs in 2010 Morgan Stanleys Desai (15 November 10:25) |
| An exit by the central bank from the easing cycle will only reaffirm the growth environment |
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Taking stock for 15 Nov 2009 (15 November 09:09) |
| Sandeep Wagle of Angel Broking expects the Sensex to range between 16,300 and 17,500 over the next couple of weeks |
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Divestment strong order book hopes buoy EIL share price (15 November 08:26) |
| EIL’s cash balance has tripled from Rs629 crore in March 2005 to Rs1,894 crore in March 2009. This has allowed it to remain a zero-debt company and also pay out healthy dividends to shareh... |
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OTC derivatives bounce back (15 November 08:25) |
| OTC derivatives were seen as opaque instruments that, under the guise of hedging, actually served to increase leverage manifold in the financial system |
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PVR strikes a good bargain with DLF (15 November 08:25) |
| DLF gets a stake of about 9% in PVR, which can be sold at a higher valuation, later |
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Some sectors may see demand suppression (13 November 10:22) |
| In some sectors, it is very clear that the stimulus had a beneficial effect |
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The new secret of happiness (13 November 10:14) |
| Short-selling bans around the world: evidence from the 2007-09 crisis, by Alessandro Beber, University of Amsterdam and Marco Pagano, University of Naples Federico II |
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