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RBI may cut rates to moderate capital flows25 Jan, 2008, 2124 hrs IST, PTI
Reserve Bank may send out a signal by reducing either the reverse repo or the repo rate by 0.25-0.5 per cent to moderate capital flows.


UCO Bank to go for QIP to raise funds
Anil Ambani, 6 others raise REL stake
Gold demand slows on record prices

Govt asks RBI to sell Rs 3K cr bonds
Forex reserves at $284 bn on Jan 18
US economy will bounce back:FM
RBI must hold rates: RBS
Inflation at 3.83% on January 12

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JSW IT arm signs pact with Descon
ADAG ties up with Manchester United as their mobile games partner
What's WiMAX?
BSNL, US' Soma Networks in tie-up for largest WiMAX deal
Heard on the street
Stocks to watch on Friday
Religare Picks: BoI, HDFC Bank, Binani Cement

Future Capital to list on Feb 1
ICICI Venture plans $3-bn infrastructure fund
BlackRock to acquire 40% in DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers


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Results: Tata Steel, BHEL, BEML etc

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Tata Steel on consolidated basis registered a jump of 2.93 times in profit after minority interest and share of profits of associates at Rs 33,423.60 million for the quarter ended Sep. 30, 2007 as compared to Rs 11,391.10 million for the quarter ended Sep. 30, 2006.

Total Income increased 5.25 times from Rs 61,929.50 million for the quarter ended Sep. 30, 2006 to Rs 325,351.50 million for the quarter ended Sep. 30, 2007.

The group announced a phenomenal jump of 4.50 times in profit after minority interest and share of profits of associates at Rs 97,027.30 million for the six months ended Sep. 30, 2007 as compared to Rs 21,582.90 million for the six months ended Sep. 30, 2006.

Total Income rose 5.31 times from Rs 120,198.30 million for the six months ended Sep. 30, 2006 to Rs 638,716.30 million for the six months ended Sep. 30, 2007.

The previous period figures do not include Corus and the current period includes financial results of Corus, reviewed by the auditors, the company said in a release.

Report on Financial performance

Income from Operations

Total income for six months ended Sep. 30, 2007, amounted to Rs 638,720 million against Rs 120,200 million in the same period previous year. The increase comprise mainly of Rs 498,090 million of Corus income and increases of Rs 8,660 million in Indian operations, Rs 12,370 million in Nat Steel and Rs 5,120 million in Tata Steel, (Q, N,C,F)* Thailand.

Total Expenditure

Total expenditure for the six months ended Sep. 30, 2007 amounted to Rs 561,120 million against Rs 86,650 million during the previous years. The increase is primarily on account of inclusion of expenditure of Corus during the current year.
Shares of the company gained Rs 20.65, or 3.08%, to trade at Rs 692. The total volume of shares traded was 62,057 at the BSE. (10.32 a.m., Friday)
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BHEL net rises 15.61% in Dec `07 qtr

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) disclosed steady jump in net profit for the quarter ended December 2007. During the quarter, the company experienced a 15.61% rise in profit to Rs 7,719 million from Rs 6,676.50 million in the quarter ended December 2006.
Net sales for the quarter rose 14.38% to Rs 49,641.40 million, compared with Rs 43,396.90 million in the corresponding quarter, a year ago.
Total income rose 15.55% to Rs 52,290 million for the quarter ended December 2007 from Rs 45,251.60 million for the same period last year.
The basic EPS after extraordinary item stood at Rs 15.77 for the quarter ended December 2007

BEML Q3 earnings climb 11.84%
India`s leading and Asia`s second largest manufacturer of earthmoving equipment, BEML reported a rise of 11.84% in earnings in the quarter ended December 2007, to Rs 592.40 million compared with Rs 529.70 million in the same quarter, last year. Total income for the quarter rose by 14.60% to Rs 6,407.60 million compared with the corresponding quarter, a year ago

Nandan Exim net rises 19% in Dec`07 qtr
Gujarat Industries Q3 net falls 4%
TVS Motor net drops 49.12% in Dec`07 qtr
Time Technoplast net down 48.71% for Dec `07 qtr
PTC India net drops 27.95% in Dec `07 qtr
Aegis Logistics net up 73.63% for Dec `07 qtr
Bharat Electronics Q3 net fall 23.76% on lower margin
Ashok Leyland Q3 net rises 14.21%
Federal Bank net rises 22.75% in Dec`07 qtr

STC net up 70.70% in Dec`07 qtr
REI Agro Q3 net rises 4.52%
Century Textiles net rises 2.15% for Dec`07 qtr


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Corporate Results
Nagarjuna Agri Tech net profit rises 11.54% in the December 2007 quarter
Sales decline 13.04% to Rs 0.80 crore

Bhuwalka Steel Industries net profit rises 227.78% in the December 2007 quarterSales rise 31.61% to Rs 126.71 crore

Solvay Pharma India net profit rises 117.12% in the December 2007 quarterSales rise 21.23% to Rs 45.85 crore

Poddar Pigments net profit rises 428.13% in the December 2007 quarterSales rise 0.38% to Rs 24.00 crore

Sam Leaseco reports net loss of Rs 0.02 crore in the December 2007 quarterNo sales reported in the quarter

PTC India net profit declines 27.96% in the December 2007 quarter

Onward Technologies reports net loss of Rs 0.90 crore in the December 2007 quarter
NILE net profit rises 39.44% in the December 2007 quarter
Available Finance net profit rises 10.00% in the December 2007 quarter
Volant Textile Mills reports net loss of Rs 0.14 crore in the December 2007 quarter
Hercules Hoists net profit rises 9.71% in the December 2007 quarter

Winro Commercial India net profit rises 333.60% in the December 2007 quarter
Shri Dinesh Mills net profit declines 34.50% in the December 2007 quarter
Ganesh Polytex net profit rises 77.08% in the December 2007 quarter
Fairfield Atlas net profit rises 760.47% in the December 2007 quarter
IQMS Software net profit rises 10700.00% in the December 2007 quarter
Barak Valley Cements reports net profit of Rs 1.71 crore in the December 2007 quarter
Punjab Alkalies & Chemicals net profit rises 132.88% in the December 2007 quarter

Ravindra Trading and Agencies reports no net profit or loss in the December 2007 quarter
Aroni Commercials net profit declines 44.03% in the December 2007 quarter
Gujarat Lease Financing reports net profit of Rs 0.03 crore in the December 2007 quarter
Bhoruka Aluminium net profit rises 28.05% in the December 2007 quarter
Force Motors reports net loss of Rs 22.43 crore in the December 2007 quarter

Camphor & Allied Products reports net profit of Rs 0.06 crore in the December 2007 quarter
Rasoya Proteins net profit rises 38.00% in the December 2007 quarter
Oil Country Tubular reports net profit of Rs 10.48 crore in the December 2007 quarter
Gujarat Carbon & Industries reports net loss of Rs 0.77 crore in the December 2007 quarter
Zenith Fibres net profit declines 42.11% in the December 2007 quarter
Kovilpatti Lakshmi Roller Flour Mills reports net loss of Rs 0.98 crore in the December 2007 quarter

Suryalata Spinning Mills net profit declines 44.74% in the December 2007 quarter
VBC Ferro Alloys reports net loss of Rs 0.38 crore in the December 2007 quarter
Anil Chemicals & Industries reports net profit of Rs 0.65 crore in the December 2007 quarter
Micro Technologies India net profit rises 64.42% in the December 2007 quarter
Emkay Shares & Stock Brokers net profit rises 302.55% in the December 2007 quarter
Southern Iron & Steel Company net profit rises 32.92% in the December 2007 quarter

OCL India net profit rises 73.51% in the December 2007 quarter
Natco Pharma net profit rises 23.25% in the December 2007 quarter
English Indian Clays net profit declines 17.20% in the December 2007 quarter
Sanghi Industries net profit declines 9.90% in the December 2007 quarter
Zee News reports net profit of Rs 12.83 crore in the December 2007 quarter
Rico Auto Industries net profit declines 33.68% in the December 2007 quarter
Meghmani Organics reports net profit of Rs 9.43 crore in the December 2007 quarter
UCO Bank net profit declines 32.67% in the December 2007 quarter


KEI Industries net profit rises 22.39% in the December 2007 quarter
ING Vysya Bank net profit rises 198.33% in the December 2007 quarterNovartis
Dr Reddy's Laboratories net profit declines 91.60% in the December 2007 quarter
Andhra Sugars net profit declines 77.85% in the December 2007 quarter
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) net profit rises 73.57% in the December 2007 quarter
Voltas net profit rises 143.03% in the December 2007 quarter
Ashok Leyland net profit rises 14.21% in the December 2007 quarter
Federal Bank net profit rises 22.76% in the December 2007 quarter
Bharat Electronics net profit declines 23.76% in the December 2007 quarter
Kirloskar Ferrous Industries net profit rises 22.14% in the December 2007 quarter


Kale Consultants net profit declines 31.97% in the December 2007 quarter
Bellary Steels & Alloys reports net loss of Rs 27.60 crore in the December 2007 quarter
TVS Motor Company net profit declines 49.13% in the December 2007 quarter
Shivam Autotech net profit declines 54.91% in the December 2007 quarter
State Trading Corporation of India net profit rises 70.70% in the December 2007 quarter
IL&FS Investment Managers net profit rises 54.72% in the December 2007 quarter

Nava Bharat Ventures net profit rises 106.56% in the December 2007
REI Agro net profit rises 4.55% in the December 2007 quarter
Century Textiles & Industries net profit rises 114.56% in the December 2007 quarter
Medicare net profit rises 57.44% in the December 2007 quarter
ICRA net profit rises 51.25% in the December 2007 quarter
Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals net profit rises 5.89% in the December 2007 quarter
Gujarat Industries Power Company net profit declines 4.06% in the December 2007 quarter
Hindustan Organic Chemicals net profit rises 51.42% in the December 2007 quarter
Vivimed Labs net profit rises 25.85% in the December 2007 quarter

Action Construction Equipments net profit rises 102.34% in the December 2007 quarter
Dish TV India reports net loss of Rs 116.44 crore in the December 2007 quarter
Vishal Retail reports net profit of Rs 15.56 crore in the December 2007 quarter
Alphageo India net profit declines 77.48% in the December 2007 quarter
Ashiana Housing net profit rises 150.83% in the December 2007 quarter

Radha Madhav Corporation net profit rises 34.18% in the December 2007 quarter
Honeywell Automation India net profit rises 12.50% in the December 2007 quarterIndian Railway Finance Corporation net profit rises 0.28% in the December 2007 quarter



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Global CEOs of Indian origin

Global CEOs of Indian origin

Software major Adobe Systems has named Shantanu Narayen as president and CEO, effective December

1.Mr Narayen, currently president and COO, will also become a board member at the $2.5-billion firm. Next >>

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Top 20 rich Indians earn as much as 30 crore people
Top 20 rich Indians earn as much as 30 crore people in the country, former Reserve Bank Governor Bimal Jalan said on Friday while launching the high-profile NGO Public Interest Foundation here today. Pointing out that income disparities in the country have risen significantly, Jalan said the Foundation would endeavour to facilitate replication of best practices and success stories in social sector to the benefit of the deprived sections of the society. The high-profile NGO, launched on the eve of 59th Republic Day, will have cabinet secretary Naresh Chandra, CII mentor Tarun Das and noted industrialist Suresh Neotia as members of the governing council which will be headed by Jalan. The other members of the governing council will include chairman of UTI Bank Trust Arun Maira, advocate Shayamanand Jalan and industrialist Harshavardhan Neotia. Former chairman of Telecom Commission Anil Kumar will be the director of Foundation. "It is very critical to address the gap to improve the efficiency of public delivery system and that is the aim of the Foundation," Jalan said while elaborating the objectives of the NGO.
Former RBI chief also underlined the need for introducing a system of fixing accountability for implementation of the welfare schemes of the government. He further said that the state governments should be given some freedom to modify the centrally sponsored schemes to suit local conditions. The Foundation, which will initially function for a period three years, will run on interest of Rs 10 crore provided by the Neotia Foundation.


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NRIs emerge wise investors in stock market chaos
Citi CEO Pandit gets $26.7 mn stock, 3 mn options
Smart gadgets influence top executives



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Sensex sees highest gain at close, 1140 points up

Sensex sees highest gain at close
Bulls ride global wave; Sensex reclaims
Sensex ends 1140 pts up
Rally continues unabated; Sensex up 1000 pts
Video: Sensex makes a strong comeback
Indices soar; Sensex conquers 18000
Sensex sizzles
Bulls are back with a bang. Sensex zooms 1,140 points on hectic buying

NSE 5383.35 +349.90
BSE 18361.66 +1139.92

As the bulls charged back with a vengeance and kept lapping up stocks at will, it was a virtual one way trip up north for several blue chip stocks and the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty today. Buying remained so strong and consistent that for almost the entire duration of the session, all the components of the premier indices remained in the positive zone.
The Wall Street, amid choppy trade, had ended on a positive note yesterday. A strong rally on the Asian bourses and expectations of a cut in interest rates contributed to the buoyant opening this morning.
The fiscal package announced by the US government to prevent a slowdown of its economy, strong corporate results from other parts of the globe and on the home front were among the factors that contributed to the market's sparkling show today. And, as the session progressed, a positive opening on the European bourses lifted the sentiment further.

The Sensex and Nifty recorded their biggest ever intra-day gains today. While the Sensex, which touched a high of 18,406.25, closed with a gain of 1139.92 points or 6.62% at 18,361.66, the Nifty, which zoomed to 5399.25, settled at 5383.35, up 349.90 points or 6.95% over its previous closing mark.

So frenzied was the buying in blue chips that at one point of time, when all Sensex stocks were up in the positive territory, despite recording a sharp 2.3% surge, ACC found itself at the bottom of the list.
Some of the heavily battered realty, metal and capital goods sectors bounced back strongly today. Mirroring the sharp gains posted by key realty stocks, the BSE Realty index shot up by 10.41%. Among other sectoral indices, BSE Metal surged 9.73% and the Bankex advanced by 7.53%. The Auto, Capital Goods, Consumer Durables, Healthcare, IT, Oil & Gas, Power, PSU and Teck indices moved up by 5.5% - 7% while the FMCG index, which gained the least, went up by 4.73%!
Reliance Energy (11.85%) and ICICI Bank (11.2%) were in the limelight almost right through the session today, but it was Hindalco (14%) which topped the list of Sensex gainers in the end.
Larsen & Toubro (9.95%), NTPC (9.15%), Bajaj Auto (9.05%), Bharti Airtel (7.3%), Infosys Technologies (7.1%), Mahindra & Mahindra (7.8%), ONGC (7.55%), Tata Motors (7.7%), Tata Steel (6.4%), Ranbaxy Laboratories (6.1%), Hindustan Unilever (6.25%) and HDFC Bank (6.25%) also closed with hefty gains.
Reliance Industries, which remained relatively subdued, closed with a sharp gain of 4.8%. Realty stock DLF and FMCG heavyweight ITC gained 5.9% and 5.15% respectively. ACC, BHEL, Cipla, DLF, Grasim Industries, HDFC, ITC, Maruti Suzuki, Satyam Computer Services, State Bank of India, Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro moved up by 2% - 5%. Ambuja Cements, which missed out on the rally, finished with a small gain. However, on the National Stock Exchange, the stock ended with a sharp gain.
Unitech (17.7%) was the biggest gainer from the Nifty pack. SAIL recorded a gain of 15%. Nalco moved up by 12.85%. HCL Technologies gained nearly 8.5%. Punjab National Bank, Reliance Petroleum, ABB, Cairn India, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, VSNL, Hero Honda, Siemens, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Sterlite Industries, Tata Power and GAIL India advanced by 4% - 8%. BPCL and Zee Entertainment also closed on a high note. Suzlon Energy and GlaxoSmithKline Pharma ended with modest gains.
Quite a number of midcap stocks recorded handsome gains. Reflecting investor interest for stocks in that space, the Midcap index firmed up by 6.41% today. After experiencing an uncertain period this afternoon, smallcap stocks bounced back sharply. The barometer tracking the movements of these stocks, ended stronger by over 4%.
The market breadth, which remained a bit negative at one stage, turned positive as the session drew to a close. Out of 2758 stocks traded on BSE, 1558 stocks closed with gains. 1164 stocks finished lower and 36 stocks ended at their previous closing levels

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The Sensex opened with a huge positive gap of 282 points at 17,504. Considerable buying support saw the index move higher as the day progressed.The index zoomed to an intra-day high of 18,406 towards the closing bell. The Sensex finally ended with a record gain of 1,140 points (6.6%) at 18,362 - the first-ever, four-digit single day gain for the index.
The Nifty gained 350 points to close at 5,383.
The index, however, ended the week on a negative note - down 652 points (3.4%).

For more: Sensex sees highest gain at close

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