10 January 2008

Tata's 1 Lakh small car 'Nano'

Tata's small car: Small size big opportunity

In Pics: Tata Nano

Preeti Burde, who owns a chain of driver training schools in Maharashtra’s Thane city, plans to buy Tata’s Nano the moment it is launched later this year. She is not exactly from the price-sensitive middle class family that the world’s cheapest car is targeted at. She is a businesswoman trying to profit from it. Ms Burde believes a large part of her future customers will be Nano buyers and she may have to migrate at least part of her fleet to the new car to help them learn on the car they’ll drive. “We definitely see a growth in the business as more and more people would come in wanting to learn how to drive in a Nano, which means we too would have to buy more of the Nano model,” she says.

As Ratan Tata pushed gears to ceremonially drive the Rs 1 lakh car at its unveiling in New Delhi, he was not just challenging the automobile industry with its radical economics, but also firing up new business dreams of scores of entrepreneurs across the country who expect the high volume sales of Nano to spawn opportunities to make money. While people like Ms Burde will leverage the high volume sales of Nano to power their businesses, Tatas themselves will be doing their bit for entrepreneurship. If Tatas’ plans succeed, Nano will not just be a car but a new business model and the central piece of ecosystem of entrepreneurship. The way Nano will be built and sold is going to be very different from the way others cars are brought to the showroom. Call it McDonaldisation of the car industry, but Tata wants the small guy to help him assemble and sell the car. This way, he hopes to create new business opportunities for young engineers across the nation, even while finding a cost-effective way to push Nano to the remotest corners of the market. “We would create entrepreneurs across the country over time that would produce the same car,” Tata group chairman told ET in an exclusive interview. “We would produce all the mass items and ship it to them as kits so it is similar to an SKD or CKD operation,” he said. He explained that the company will bring together business aspirants from around the nation to set up satellite assembling and dealership operations. These entrepreneurs need not have experience in the automobile industry.

“My aim was that, I would produce a certain volume of cars and then I would create a very low-cost, low-break-even plant that a young entrepreneur could buy and that bunch of young entrepreneurs could establish an assembly operation,” Mr Tata said. Tata Motors would retain the responsibility for quality assurance and train people who will oversee the operations of these entrepreneurs. The whole ecosystem will look up to the manufacturing strengths of Tata Motors, but will do final assembly at the local units. “It will be very satisfying if the small car created 10 or 15 satellite groups of young engineers who thought they could get together and do a business and never be able to get, normally, in the assembly of cars,” Mr Tata said.


Interview with Ratan Tata: Making of Nano
World watches Tata Motors Nano unveils

Road to Tata people's car has been bumpy, lonely
Nano Revolution: A Breakthrough innovation from the Tatas
Secret Unveiled: Tata's 1-lakh car, a reality



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Results: Motilal, Rajesh Exports, Ushadev, Supreme Petro

Motilal Oswal Q3 net up at Rs 54cr
10th-Jan-2008

Motilal Oswal Financial Services has announced its Q3 FY08 results. Its Q3 net profit was up 139% at Rs 54 crores from Rs 22.6 crore, YoY.

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Rajesh Exports net soars 2.18 times in Dec`07 qtr

Jewellery maker Rajesh Exports (Q, N,C,F)* reported a phenomenal 2.18 times jump in net profit to Rs 612.45 million for the quarter ended December 2007 as against Rs 281.22 million in the same quarter, last year.
Net sales for the quarter climbed 10.41% to Rs 20,672.32 million as compared to Rs 18,724.50 million in the corresponding quarter, a year ago.
The earnings per share (EPS) stood at Rs 16.56 for the December 2007 quarter.

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Ushdev Int`l net rises 4.76 times in Dec`07 qtr

Ushdev International disclosed a phenomenal jump in net profit for the quarter ended December 2007. During the quarter, the company experienced a 4.76 times rise in profit to Rs 75.67 million from Rs 15.89 million in the quarter ended December 2006.Net sales for the latest quarter rose 18.22% to Rs 2,141.40 million compared with Rs 1,811.30 million in the corresponding quarter, a year ago. Total income rose 18.29% to Rs 2,142.71 million for the quarter ended December 2007 from Rs 1,811.30 million for the same period, last year.The basic and diluted EPS, after extraordinary item, increased 67.25% to Rs 6.59 for the quarter ended December 2007 from Rs 3.94 for the same quarter last year. (Basic and diluted EPS is adjusted for Bonus issue for year ended Mar. 31, 2007.)

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Steel Exchange net rises 2.69 times in Dec`07 qtr

Steel Exchange India disclosed a phenomenal jump in net profit for the quarter ended December 2007. During the quarter, the company experienced a 2.69 times rise in profit to Rs 49.86 million from Rs 18.50 million in the quarter ended December 2006.Net sales for the quarter rose 35.99% to Rs 1,374.43 million compared with Rs 1,010.66 million in the corresponding quarter, a year ago. Total income rose 38.12% to Rs 1,398.11 million for the quarter ended December 2007 from Rs 1,012.22 million for the same period, last year.The basic and diluted EPS, after extraordinary items, increased 2.13 times to Rs 2.62 for the quarter ended December 2007 from Rs 1.23 for the same quarter, last year.

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Supreme Petrochem net rises 45.43% in Dec`07 qtr

Supreme Petrochem disclosed a phenomenal jump in net profit for the quarter ended December 2007. During the quarter, the company experienced a 45.43% rise in profit to Rs 71.64 million from Rs 49.26 million in the quarter ended December 2006.Net sales for the quarter declined 4.13% to Rs 3,599.20 million compared with Rs 3,754.56 million in the corresponding quarter, a year ago. Total income declined 4.29% to Rs 3,612.81 million for the quarter ended December 2007 from Rs 3,774.93 million for the same period, last year.The diluted EPS, after extraordinary items, stood at Rs 0.62 for the quarter ended December 2007.

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Results on 11th Jan

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Infosys, JaiprakashHydro, Vishal Retail, GRUH Finance, Sanwaria Agro, Tata Metaliks




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Sensex plummets 288 pts on widespread : Sify

Sensex plummets 288 pts on widespread
Sensex falls 288 pts on selling in metal,
Bears tear down mid-caps, Sensex down

Current Change
NIFTY 6156.95 -115.05
SENSEX 20582.08 -287.70

A severe bout of selling pressure engulfed the market a little past mid afternoon and took a heavy toll of stocks cutting across sectors and size. The decline in values of its components proved so sharp that the Sensex, which had raced to a new high at 21,206.77 in morning trade, crashed to 20,530.07.

The Sensex finally ended the day at 20,582.08, down 287.70 points or 1.38% from its previous closing mark. The Nifty, which hit a high of 6347 in intra-day trades, settled at 6156.95, a few points off its low of 6142.90, netting a big loss of 1.83% or 115.05 points for the day.

Turning cautious ahead of key quarterly results, investors resorted to heavy profit booking in late afternoon trade today. With global markets too not displaying any significant strength, the market found recovery a rather tough proposition during the final minutes.

As stocks cutting across sectors felt the heat, except the Bankex, the other sectoral indices ended with big losses today. ICICI Bank, which was the only Sensex stock to close on a positive note - it posted a gain of 3.55% - saved the day for the Bankex. But then, at 0.03%, the barometer's rise was just marginal. ICICI Bank was in strong demand today on the back of reports that the entity may list its subsidiaries during this year in order to unlock value.
Among Nifty stocks, besides ICICI Bank, Idea Cellular (1.25%) and Unitech (0.3%) were the ones to end on a positive note today.

Hindalco, the biggest loser in the Sensex, went down by 4.75%. Tata Steel posted a loss of 4.05%. ACC, BHEL, ITC, Infosys Technologies, NTPC, Ranbaxy Laboratories, Reliance Communications and Reliance Energy lost 3% - 4%.

Tata Motors (down 2.75%), State Bank of India (down 2.2%), Larsen & Toubro (down 2.8%), Hindustan Unilever (down 2.15%), DLF (down 2.25%) and Grasim Industries (down 2.35%) also suffered sharp losses. Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank, HDFC, Maruti Suzuki, Satyam Computer Services and Tata Consultancy Services lost 1% - 2%.

Reliance Industries closed with a minor loss at Rs 3027.05. Ambuja Cements ended flat while BHEL eased by 0.3%. Wipro, Mahindra & Mahindra, ONGC and Bajaj Auto lost over half a per cent.

Nifty stocks GAIL India and Reliance Petroleum lost over 6% today. BPCL ended with a big loss of 5.5%. SAIL, Tata Power, Nalco, Cairn India, Zee Entertainment, GlaxoSmithKline Pharma, Punjab National Bank, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Sterlite Industries and Siemens closed lower by 2% - 5%. VSNL, HCL Technologies and Hero Honda also ended with sharp losses.

Mid and smallcap stocks had another terrible outing. So sharp was the erosion in values of these stocks that the Midcap and Smallcap indices plunged 3.37% and 3.82% respectively.

The market breadth was very weak with declines outnumbering advances by a huge margin. Out of a total of 2912 stocks traded on BSE today, as many as 2544 stocks closed in the negative territory. 351 stocks managed to post gains and 17 stocks ended at their previous closing levels.

Others:

L&T bags Rs 2,000 cr order
PFC to raise Rs 200 crore
Tata dares rivals to fight in market place
Union Budget to be presented on February 29

RCom to get GSM spectrum along with Vodafone, Idea, Aircel
Rajesh Exports Oct-Dec net more than doubles
Surana Ind up on stake buy in coal mining firm
Tatas' unveil Rs 1-lakh car

Adani Welspun plans $4 b bid for Burren
South Indian Q3 net up 64%
IPOs may list within 10 days


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09 January 2008

ET Top stories

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India's bull run to continue in '08: JPMorgan
Potential FII outflow to send Sensex, rupee crashing: Study
Enough spectrum after issuance to RCom: Govt

'RBI stops Re from touching record'
ICICI Bank to list four subsidiaries
Karuturi Networks to consider stock split on January 30
Decision on raising FDI limit in print media soon: Dasmunshi

India deals fetch i-bankers $1 bn
Aviva launches website for financial planning



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Smart Picks 2008
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Sensex ends flat amidst volatility

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Myiris, Moneycontrol Articles

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Brokers` outlook: Market likely to stabilize in few sessions
Mastek PAT rises 31% on better margins (Update)
Surana Industries to acquire PT Agate Resources for Rs 400 mn
Atlanta bags Rs 629.80 mn order

FIIs can now buy upto 74% in Gujarat NRE
Sayaji Hotels Q3 net jumps 2.71 times
Shrenuj acquires DTC`s Arisia Solitaire brand
IQMS completes 51% acquisition of Tractel Solutions, USA

Karuturi Networks board to consider stock split
Suzlon Energy receives order for 100 MW capacity
NDTV may sell stake in subsidiary to NBC
Gokaldas Exports targets smaller cities

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Moneycontrol.com

See more correction in midcaps: IL&FS
Hopes of better earnings trigger midcap IT rally
Era Infra eyes Rs 7-8cr revs from wind pwr
Earnings to be +ve but less spectacular: JP Morgan AMC

Unitech plans largest ever fund raising via QIP: Srcs
Tata's Rs 1 lakh car to be called Jeh
25 bps Fed rate cut likely: Saxo Bank
Buy Micro Technologies, tgt Rs 442: HEM Sec

SAIL adds 9 lakh shares in open interest
KEI Ind looking at buyouts in transformer segment


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Results : Axis, South Indian Bank, Mastek, iGate Etc

Axis Bank Q3 net profit up 66% at Rs 307 cr

Private lender Axis Bank on Wednesday reported 66.20 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 306.83 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2007 as compared to Rs 184.61 crore for the same quarter in the previous fiscal.

Axis Bank Q3 net up 66.2% at Rs 747.3 cr
9th-Jan-2008

Axis Bank in Q3 FY08 has reported standalone net profit of Rs 306.83 crore versus Rs 184.61 crore, a jump of 66.2% on YoY basis. During the same period, its NII was up 79.7% at Rs 747.3 crore versus Rs 415.8 crore, YoY

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Mastek Q2 net profit up 10.5% at Rs 18.72 cr

Mastek reported a jump of 10.5 per cent in net profit at Rs 18.72 crore for the second quarter ended December as compared with Rs 16.94 in the same quarter a year ago.

Mastek Q2 net profit up at Rs 27.1 cr
9th-Jan-2008

Mastek reported Q2 FY08 consolidated net profit of Rs 27.1 cr versus Rs 25.1 crore on QoQ basis. During the same
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Sayaji Hotels Q3 net profit up 171 %

Sayaji Hotels posted 171.10 per cent rise in net profit for October-December quarter to Rs 1.6 crore against Rs 62.3 lakh in the same period a year ago.

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South India Bk Q3 net profit up at Rs 40.7 cr
9th-Jan-2008

South Indian Bank announced its Q3 FY08 result. The bank in Q3 has announced net profit of Rs 40.7 cr vs Rs 24.8 cr, YoY basis. Its Q3 Net interest income was at Rs 97 cr vs Rs 88.4 cr, YoY.

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iGate Soln Q3 net profit at Rs 29 cr
9th-Jan-2008

iGate Solutions has announced its third quarter results. The company has posted net profit of Rs 29 crore for the quarter ended December 2007 as against Rs 22.9 crore in previous quarter on the revenues of Rs 209.3 crore versus Rs 200.8 crore.

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Supreme Petro 10-Jan-08

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Sensex retreats after hitting a new high, ends flat: Sify

Sensex retreats after hitting a new high, ends flat
Sensex ends flat in volatile trade
India's Sensex Ends Little Changed;


NSE 6272.00 -15.85
BSE 20869.78 -3.55


After a positive start and a subsequent fall from higher levels, the Sensex rebounded into the positive territory and ran up sharply in afternoon trade to hit a new all-time high past 21,100. Stocks, led by housing finance major HDFC, power and information technology majors rallied smartly on strong buying support. The Nifty too appeared well on course to hit a new high.
As participants, who remained highly cautious till around noon, turned aggressive and started lapping up stocks, it looked as if the indices would sign off on a highly positive note. However, a heavy bout of selling pressure that erupted in the final hour of trade wiped off a substantial portion of gains posted by a few front line stocks and resulted in the premier indices settling down in the red.

The Sensex, which had hit a low of 20,701.49 this morning but posted a new high of 21,113.13 in afternoon trade, ended the session with a loss of 3.55 points at 20,869.78. The Nifty closed with a loss of 15.85 points or 0.25% at 6272. In intra-day trades today, the Nifty touched a high 6338.30.

Auto, capital goods, healthcare, oil, metal and PSU stocks finished on a weak note. Select information technology, power and realty stocks made smart progress. Mid and smallcap stocks, which staged a splendid rally around mid aftenoon, lost steam as the session progressed and drifted lower in the end.

NTPC (4.5%), HDFC (3.6%), DLF (1.6%), Grasim Industries (1.5%), Hindalco (1.7%), HDFC Bank (1.7%), Reliance Communications (2.05%) and Reliance Energy (1.2%) ended with sharp gains. Ambuja Cements ended marginally higher than its previous closing price.

IT bellwether Infosys Technologies, which had a bright spell in the positive territory today, ended with a sharp loss of 0.4%. However, the other three IT stocks in the Sensex, Satyam Computer Services, Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro, finished with modest gains.

Mahindra & Mahindra (down 2.65%) was the most prominent loser in the Sensex today. ACC, BHEL, ITC, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki, ONGC and Ranbaxy Laboratories eased by 1% - 2%. Reliance Industries slipped by around 0.6%. Tata Motors lost 0.45%. Tata Steel, State Bank of India, Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Unilever, Cipla and Bajaj Auto also ended in the negative territory, albeit with marginal losses.

Oil stocks Reliance Petroleum and BPCL went down sharply, losing 5.95% and 5.7% respectively from their previous closing levels. Punjab National Bank, Unitech and Suzlon Energy lost 1.5% - 2%. GAIL India, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Sun Pharmaceuticals, SAIL, Zee Entertainment, Nalco and Hero Honda also closed on a weak note. GlaxoSmithKline Pharma, Siemens and Cairn India ended with sharp gains.

The market breadth remained weak right through the session today. Out of 2912 stocks traded on BSE, only 766 stocks managed to romp home on a winning note. 2128 stocks ended in the negative territory and 18 stocks finished at their previous closing levels.

Other Sify.com stories

Surana Ind to invest Rs 1500 cr
Axis Bank Q3 net profit up 66%
Tata's 'People's Car' to be unveiled Thursday
Bharti adds 2.2 m mobile users in Dec

3i Infotech climbs on buyout report
TRF gets Rs 96.16 cr order from Tata Projects
Emco up on stock split plan
SpiceJet soars on Anil buyout buzz



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08 January 2008

ET Top Stories

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Stocks to buy: HDIL, Exide industries : Jan 9th Article.
Heard on the street : SpiceJet, MRO Tech : Jan 9th article
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Sensex shrugs off FII void to hit 21K
Shaky at higher levels Sensex fails to hold 21k
Nifty tops Sensex in 2007 returns
Manaksia lists at 9.56% on NSE

SBI, ICICI buy 3% in Jaiprakash Power Ventures
Bull run and India's consumption story
Patel Engg Q3 net 32% higher at Rs 32 cr
Mahindra & Mahindra buys Italian design firm

PGCIL to call bids for $1 bn transmission system in Feb
ADAG in talks with US largest miner NACC for JV
Simplex bags Rs 481 cr order for civil work
Emaar MGF Land to raise up to $1.5 bn in India IPO

Infosys results keep investors on the edge
Promoters cash on share boom; overseas investors ready to buy
Need for cleaner capital market



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