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Over to super six countdown

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) today topped the 5800-mark, fuelling optimism that the stock boom would soon propel it past 6000 points after more than three years. The 30-share index wound down to a shade below 5800, to 5797.33 points, at the c ... | Read..

Newbridge to buy 27% in Matrix Labs

Matrix Laboratories and its promoters are selling a 27 per cent stake to Newbridge Capital and another foreign investor ... | Read..

Centre weighs share-cap waiver in SBI associates

The finance ministry will take about a month to respond to a request from State Bank of India’s (SBI) for lifting the ce ... | Read..

Summit stirs hopes for tea

The Indian tea industry today said it expected the next week’s South-Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) ... | Read..

State Bank cuts 0.25% in lending rate rejig

State Bank of India (SBI) today announced its benchmark prime lending rate at 10.25 per cent, which is 25 basis points l ... | Read..

Over to super six countdown

Sensex

5797.33

+98.09

Stock Indices

BSE-100	3035.14	(+55.03)
S&P CNX Nifty	1874.05	(+37.00)
Calcutta	218.93	(+4.82)

JK weighs stake offer for Continental
Tyre manufacturer J K Industries Ltd plans to offer technology partner Germany’s Continental AG.. | Read..

BSNL restores Lankan link
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will invest Rs 84 crore to re-commission digital microwave link.. | Read..

Sale of rump holding in two months
The government today said divestment of residual equity in four privatised companies, including IPC.. \| Read..

Petronet float in February
Petronet LNG will float an initial public offering (IPO) of 26.10 crore shares in February. .. \| Read..

Promoters’ stake in NRC falls to 63 per cent
Fabric and chemicals maker NRC (formerly National Rayon Corporation) told stock exchanges today.. \| Read..

New number plan with DoT
The department of telecommunications (DoT) is examining the proposals given by Trai on the numberin.. \| Read..

Dollar hits record low against euro
The beleaguered dollar hit record lows against the euro and was down over half a per cent against t.. \| Read..

AROUND THE GLOBE
Vodafone keen to control Vivendi mobile
Since he took the helm of Britain’s wireless giant, the Vodafone Group, in July, Arun Sarin has.. \| Read..

FDI worth Rs 77 cr cleared

Share Prices

Name	BSE	NSE
HLL	205.85 (+3.25)	206.15 (+3.45)
ITC	993.15 (+17.07)	995.00 (+19.95)
Infosys	5489.01 (+98.15)	5498.05 (+103.02)
Reliance	536.75 (+6.65)	537.25 (+7.05)
Wipro	1753.05 (+40.00)	1753.06 (+39.08)
Zee	154.25 (-0.06)	154.15 (-0.08)

Foreign Exchange

US $1 : Rs 45.65	UK £1 : Rs 80.01
Euro : Rs 56.97	Yen 100 : Rs 42.71
HK $1 : Rs 5.08	SW Fr1 : Rs 35.85
Sing $1 : Rs 26.04	Aus $1 : Rs 33.35

Bullion

Calcutta
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6275
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 5925
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 9100
Silver Portion	Rs. 9200
Bombay
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6215
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 6175
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 9380
Silver Portion	NA