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Tuesday tide sinks shares

Stocks were down to their lowest point in two months and investors poorer by a staggering Rs 38,091 crore as a selling tsunami triggered by a year-end scramble to square up deals lashed the market today. ... | Read..

Big leap for small investors

Leading the charge for small investors, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) today made legal amendments that r ... | Read..

Free trade prompts import duty rejig

The government is considering rationalising the duty structure of a large number of imports, where free trade pacts have ... | Read..

Consumers in Bengal to feel power pinch

Power consumers ? both domestic and industrial ? in Bengal may have to shell out more from next month with the West Beng ... | Read..

State sticks to original VAT turnover limit

Bengal finance minister Asim Dasgupta today decided against using the state?s discretionary power to waive value-added t ... | Read..

BNP Paribas, France?s biggest bank, stepped in on Tuesday to resolve a ?war of widows? dividing the controlling families at luxury Paris store chain G ... | Read

Sensex

6367.86

-142.88

Stock Indices

BSE-100	3410.09	(-74.65)
S&P CNX Nifty	1983.85	(-45.06)

Pepsi to pack in $500m fizz
PepsiCo is likely to invest between $300 million and $500 million in India during the next five yea.. | Read..

HPL sees four-fold increase in net
Haldia Petrochemicals (HPL) expects to clock a four-fold increase in net profit this fiscal to top .. | Read..

Sense & sensibility in Philips Simplicity

Philips India today announced the launch of a brand campaign, Sense and Simplicity, in a bid to.. | Read..

Vijaya Bank ready for autonomy makeover

Vijaya Bank will appoint National Institute of Banking Management (NIBM) to work out a roadmap .. | Read..

Push to rural bank merger

Decks are being cleared for the merger of select regional rural banks (RRBs) in the country. In.. | Read..

Choice Hotels lines up expansion

Choice Hotels India, a franchisee of Choice Hotels International, is drawing up plans to aggres.. | Read..

IDFC sets June date for maiden flotation

Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd (IDFC) plans to hit the capital market by June t.. | Read..

Hudco to tap ECB route to raise funds

Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (Hudco) is looking at the external commercial bor.. | Read..

Tata Power, DVC in pact

Tata Power Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Damodar Valley Corporation (DV.. | Read..

Fidelity focus on small investors

Fidelity Investments is keen on strengthening ties with retail investors and has structured its.. | Read..

Samsung plans to sell more handsets

Samsung India is planning to sell 50 per cent more mobile phones this year compared with the pr.. | Read..

STOCK MARKET

Mutual Funds

Fillip to farm sector

Ranbaxy win

Growth signal

Trai breather

Share Prices

Name	BSE	NSE
HLL	131.55 (-3.45)	131.25 (-3.06)
ITC	1275.75 (-39.25)	1275.01 (-38.55)
Infosys	2166.07 (-24.00)	2166.06 (-19.04)
Reliance	548.95 (-18.01)	549.15 (-16.95)
Wipro	641.09 (-2.55)	641.02 (-2.00)
Zee	132.05 (-1.65)	132.55 (-1.06)

Foreign Exchange

US $1 : Rs 43.82	UK £1 : Rs 82.08
Euro : Rs 56.68	Yen 100 : Rs 40.09
HK $1 : Rs 5.05	SW Fr1 : Rs 36.00
Sing $1 : Rs 26.00	Aus $1 : Rs 33.25

Bullion

Bombay
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6210
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 6175
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 10555
Silver Portion	NA
Calcutta
Gold Std (10gm)	Rs. 6275
Gold 22 Carat	Rs. 5925
Silver bar (1kg)	Rs. 10525
Silver Portion	Rs. 10625