Results: Bharti,Rcom,PNB,Tatamotors,HPCL

Bharti Airtel Q2 net rises 27% on record subscriber additions

Just about meeting Street forecasts, India’s largest wireless operator Bharti Airtel on Friday announced a 27% jump in net profit to Rs 2, 046 crore despite a forex loss of Rs 586 crore for the quarter ended September 2008, against Rs 1,613 crore in the year-ago period. A record addition of over 8 million subscribers during the period (the highest by any telco in any quarter), expansion of network to remote areas and lower tariffs saw the company’s revenues surge 42% to Rs 9,020 crore.

This improved the company’s market share in the fiercely-competitive wireless subscriber space to 24.6% as on September 30, compared to 23.4% in the year-ago period. Bharti also accounted for 28.5% of the country’s wireless subscriber additions during this period. EBITDA climbed 37% to Rs 3,699 crore. However, there are several blips in Bharti’s performance. The company’s EBITDA margin, which is an indicator of its profitability, fell to 41% compared with 42.8% in the year-ago quarter. Besides, if considered on a sequential (quarter-on-quarter) basis, Bharti’s performance is anything but impressive: Net profit for Q2 was up by a mere 1% against Q1FY09, while revenues grew 6.3%. The margins for the mobile business declined to 30.2% compared to 30.7% in the quarter ended June. Average revenue per user (ARPU), too, fell 4% (q-o-q) to Rs 335 from Rs 350 in March-June quarter. On a year-on-year basis, ARPU shrank 8%. Additionally, the minutes of usage fell to 526 minutes per customer when compared to 534 minutes during the previous quarter in the same year. Some analysts termed Bharti’s performance as being ‘below expectations.’ Bharti Airtel shares closed at Rs 649, up 5.5 % from Thursday’s close of Rs 615.05 on BSE................More @ the Topic Link.

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Kotak Bank's Q2 profit down 33% on higher provisioning 31 Oct, 2008, 1648 hrs IST, Priya Kansara Pandya
Kotak Mahindra Bank witnessed weak financial performance in the second quarter, especially on the profitability front due to higher provisioning.

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HPCL reports a net loss of Rs 3,218.92 cr 31 Oct, 2008, 1655 hrs IST
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd has posted net loss of Rs 3,218.92 crore for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2008 against net profit of Rs 853.03 crore for the quarter ended Sep 2007.

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Ranbaxy Labs incurs a net loss of Rs 352.93 cr in Jul-Sep quarter 31 Oct, 2008, 1754 hrs IST
Ranbaxy Laboratories has posted a net loss to Rs 352.93 crore for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2008 against the net profit of Rs 168.16 crore for the quarter ended Sep 2007.

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IVRCL Q2 net profit up 63% on higher sales, other income 31 Oct, 2008, 1848 hrs IST
Increase in other income component, along with higher sales, helped IVRCL Infrastructures and Projects Ltd post 63 per cent jump net profit for the second quarter.

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RCOM net up 17% to Rs 1,531 crore; GSM network expansion in December 1 Nov, 2008, 0029 hrs IST
Reliance Communications (RCOM) has posted a 17.3% growth in net profit in the July-September quarter, beating estimates, due to higher number of customers.

Reliance Communications (RCOM) has posted a 17.3% growth in net profit in the July-September quarter, beating estimates, due to higher number of customers. Its consolidated net profit grew to Rs 1,531 crore in the second quarter of the current year as over 5.2 million users signed up for services during the period. The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) company saw 23.3% rise in revenue to Rs 5,645 crore. Of this, Rs 4,119 crore (65%) came from wireless business, which includes both GSM and CDMA services. Its global business, comprising national and international long distance voice, video and data services, contributed Rs 1,526 crore or 24% to total revenues. “The GSM rollout (in remaining 14 circles) is on schedule and despite the liquidity crunch in the financial markets, the funding requirement is fully in place,” RCOM chairman Anil Ambani said at the earnings conference call after the results. The RCOM stock gained 13.7% to close at Rs 220 on BSE on Friday.

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Orchid reports loss of Rs 41 crore1 Nov, 2008, 0032 hrs IST
Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals has reported a loss of Rs 40.7 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to a net profit of Rs 63.27 crore during the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.

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Punjab National Bank net up 31%, cuts PLR1 Nov, 2008, 0213 hrs IST
Punjab National Bank (PNB) reported a 31.3% increase in net profit to Rs 707.1 crore for the quarter ended September 30 from Rs 538.5 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal.

Punjab National Bank (PNB) reported a 31.3% increase in net profit to Rs 707.1 crore for the quarter ended September 30 from Rs 538.5 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal. The total income rose to Rs 5,313.2 crore for the quarter under review compared to Rs 3,931 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal. For the six months ended September 30, PNB reported a net profit of Rs 1,219.5, up 27% from Rs 963.6 crore in corresponding period last fiscal.

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IOB Q2 net rises 12% 1 Nov, 2008, 0212 hrs IST
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has reported a 12.3% year-on-year increase in net profit to Rs 359 crore for the second quarter of 2007-08 compared with Rs 320 crore a year back.

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Reliance Capital net up 15% 1 Nov, 2008, 0211 hrs IST
Reliance Capital has reported a 15% rise in consolidated net profit, even as its standalone results, which incorporate consumer finance and proprietary investment performance.

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Syndicate Bank net up 15% 1 Nov, 2008, 0210 hrs IST
Syndicate Bank’s net profit grew by 15% to Rs 262 crore for the quarter ended September 30. The lender had a net profit of Rs 227.6 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.
Andhra Bank posts 7% rise in Q2 profit 1 Nov, 2008, 0210 hrs IST
Andhra Bank has reported a modest 7% rise net profit due to higher provisioning and absence of treasury gains.

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Tata Motors net dips 34% as sales go on slow track 1 Nov, 2008, 0052 hrs IST
Auto major Tata Motors on Friday reported a 34% decline in second quarter profit as steep interest rates dented the demand for trucks and higher input costs hit margins.

Hindalco net up12%, but outlook is cloudy 1 Nov, 2008, 0048 hrs IST
Hindalco Industries beat a weak metals market and Street expectations to post a 12% rise in its second quarter net profit on the back of higher volumes and a weak rupee.

Strides Arcolab posts profit of Rs 105 crore 1 Nov, 2008, 0034 hrs IST
Pharma firm Strides Arcolab on Friday said its net profit stood Rs 105.3 crore for the quarter ended September 30,

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J&K Bank Q2 net up 8 pc at Rs 116 cr 31 Oct, 2008, 1058 hrs IST
Jammu & Kashmir Bank today said its net profit grew by 7.53 per cent to Rs 115.92 crore for the July-September quarter from the corresponding period a year ago.

NALCO Q2 net up marginally to Rs 444 cr 31 Oct, 2008, 1056 hrs IST
National Aluminium Company on Friday said its net profit grew marginally by 1.08 per cent to Rs 444.46 crore for the second quarter ended September 30.

Suzlon Energy Q2 dips 95% at Rs 17 cr 31 Oct, 2008, 1053 hrs IST
Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy today said its net profit declined by 95.22 per cent to Rs 16.98 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, over the corresponding period a year ago.

Airtel Q2 net up 26.8 per cent 31 Oct, 2008, 1020 hrs IST
Bharti Airtel Ltd, India's top mobile operator, said quarterly profit rose 26.8 percent, lagging market forecasts.

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IVRCL Q2 net profit up 63% on higher sales, other income

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DLF Q2 cons net profit down 4.12% at Rs 1935.35 cr

IOC Q2 net loss at Rs 7047.1 cr

Kingfisher Airlines Q2 net loss at Rs 483.3 cr

ING Vysya Bank Q2 standalone net profit at Rs 46.97 cr

GVK Power Q2 cons net profit up at Rs 30.47 cr

HDIL Q2 stand net profit at Rs 265.68 cr

Power Grid Q2 net profit at Rs 396.43 cr

Kotak Mahindra Bank Q2 net profit at Rs 161 cr

UCO Bank Q2 net profit at Rs 244 cr

Syndicate Bk Q2 net profit at Rs 261.91 cr

Ipca Labs Q2 net profit at Rs 36.5 cr

Hanung Toys Q2 net profit up at Rs 19.4 cr

Andhra Bank Q2 net profit up at Rs 161 cr

BEML Q2 net profit at Rs 55.51 cr

Other Results:

J&K Bank Q2 net profit at Rs 115.9 cr
India Cement Q2 net profit of Rs 134.3 cr
Puravankara Proj cons Q2 net profit at Rs 50.5 cr
CESC Q2 net profit at Rs 124 cr
Deccan Chronicle Q2 net profit at Rs 45.27 cr

TVS Motor Q2 net profit at Rs 10.4 cr
BGR Energy Q2 net profit at Rs 23.68 cr
Bharti Airtel Q2 cons net profit at Rs 1668.1 cr
Sun TV Q2 net profit at Rs 108.3 cr
Sobha Developers Q2 net profit at Rs 49 cr


GSS America Q2 net profit at Rs 7.87 cr
Northgate Tech Q2 net profit at Rs 22.4 cr
Nagarjuna Fert Q2 net profit at Rs 8.15 cr
Visa Steel Q2 net profit at Rs 20 cr
Mcleod Russel Q2 net profit at Rs 121.7cr

Aurobindo Pharma reports net loss of Rs 38.50 crore in the September 2008 quarter
Elgi Equipments net profit declines 12.89% in the September 2008 quarter
eClerx Services Q2 net profit at Rs 13.84 cr
NALCO Q2 net profit at Rs 444.46 cr
JSL Q2 net loss at Rs 68.64 cr

MTNL Q2 net profit at Rs 91.86 cr
Suzlon Energy Q2 net profit at Rs 16.98 cr
Divis Labs Q2 cons net profit at Rs 135.39 cr
Welspun Guj Q2 net profit at Rs 65.31cr
Thomas Cook (India) net profit rises 37.98% in the September 2008 quarter

Dhanalakshmi Bank net profit rises 17.85% in the September 2008 quarter
Sakthi Sugars reports net profit of Rs 2.17 crore in the September 2008 quarter
DLF net profit declines 16.65% in the September 2008 quarter

SEL Manufacturing Company net profit declines 14.04% in the September 2008 quarter
Andhra Bank net profit rises 6.82% in the September 2008 quarter
Ispat Industries reports net loss of Rs 26.74 crore in the September 2008 quarter
Castrol India net profit rises 9.92% in the September 2008 quarter
OnMobile Global net profit rises 32.87% in the September 2008 quarter
Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics net profit rises 275.12% in the September 2008 quarter
Bosch net profit rises 15.69% in the September 2008 quarter

Ranbaxy Laboratories reports net loss of Rs 352.93 crore in the September 2008 quarter
McNally Bharat Engineering Company net profit rises 45.89% in the September 2008 quarter
Housing Development & Infrastructure net profit rises 15.83% in the September 2008 quarter
Nestle India net profit rises 13.53% in the September 2008 quarter
MMTC net profit rises 24.98% in the September 2008 quarter

Simplex Infrastructures net profit rises 46.96% in the September 2008 quarter
GTL Infrastructure reports net profit of Rs 14.49 crore in the September 2008 quarter
Power Grid Corporation of India net profit rises 6.79% in the September 2008 quarter
IFB Agro Industries net profit rises 51.97% in the September 2008 quarter
Zodiac Clothing Company net profit rises 15.12% in the September 2008 quarter


Source: Capitalmarket.com

Results: ONGC,WelGuj,JSPL,Tatachem,BPCL etc

Welspun Guj Q2 net profit at Rs 65.31cr
Welspun Gujarat Stahl Roh has declared its second quarter results. Its Q2 standalone net profit was at Rs 65.31 crore versus Rs 82.50 crore, YoY.

IOB Q2 net profit at Rs 359 cr
Indian Overseas Bank has declared its second quarter results. Its Q2 net profit was at Rs 359 crore.


ONGC Q2 net profit at Rs 4808.41cr
ONGC has declared its second quarter results. Its Q2 standalone net profit was at Rs 4808.41 crore versus Rs 5097.48 crore, YoY.


Apollo Hospitals Q2 net profit at Rs 30.13cr
Apollo Hospitals Enterprises has declared its second quarter results. Its Q2 standalone net sales were at Rs 364.83 crore versus Rs 280.90 crore, YoY.


Birla Corporation Q2 net profit was at Rs 59.7cr
Birla Corporation has declared its second quarter results. Its Q2 standalone net profit was at Rs 59.7 crore versus Rs 103.1 crore.


Jindal Steel Q2 net profit at Rs 450cr view table
Jindal Steel & Power has declared its second quarter results. Its Q2 net profit was at Rs 450 crore versus Rs 277.4 crore.


Orchid Chemicals Q2 net loss at Rs 40.7 cr
Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals has announced its second quarter numbers. It has reported Q2 standalone net loss of Rs 40.7 crore as against net profit of Rs 63.3 crore.


Tata Chemicals Q2 net profit at Rs 215.8 cr
Tata Chemicals has announced its second quarter numbers. Its Q2 standalone net profit went up at Rs 215.8 crore from Rs 142.6 crore

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam net profit declines 1.38% in the September 2008 quarterSales rise 1.05% to Rs 1204.92 crore
Amara Raja Batteries net profit declines 8.87% in the September 2008 quarterSales rise 32.71% to Rs 339.96 crore
Oil & Natural Gas Corpn net profit declines 5.67% in the September 2008 quarter

TajGVK Hotels & Resorts net profit rises 0.49% in the September 2008 quarter
SREI Infrastructure Finance net profit declines 45.05% in the September 2008 quarter
Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals reports net loss of Rs 40.66 crore in the September 2008 quarter
Sun TV Network net profit rises 35.12% in the September 2008 quarter
Jindal Steel & Power net profit rises 62.18% in the September 2008 quarter

Tata Chemicals net profit rises 51.39% in the September 2008 quarter
Bharat Petroleum Corporation reports net loss of Rs 2625.27 crore in the September 2008
quarter
Aban Offshore net profit rises 72.29% in the September 2008 quarter

Cairn India Q3 net profit at Rs 293.3 cr view table
29th-Oct-2008

Cairn India has announced its third quarter results. The company's consolidated net profit was at Rs 293.3 crore versus Rs 23.2 crore on YoY basis.

Dabur India net profit rises 18.12% in the September 2008 quarter
KSK Energy Ventures reports net profit of Rs 45.15 crore in the September 2008 quarter
CESC net profit rises 33.33% in the September 2008 quarter
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers net profit rises 116.61% in the September 2008 quarter


Source:CM,IE etc

Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate Half-point to 1 Percent

Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate Half-point to 1 Percent

Fed slashes key interest rate by half-point to 1 percent to combat financial crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve has slashed a key interest rate by half a percentage point as it seeks to revive an economy hit by a long list of maladies stemming from the most severe financial crisis in decades.
The central bank on Wednesday reduced its target for the federal funds rate, the interest banks charge on overnight loans, to 1 percent, a low last seen in 2003-2004. The funds rate has not been lower since 1958, when Dwight Eisenhower was president.
The cut marked the second half-point reduction in the funds rate this month. The Fed slashed the rate by that amount in a coordinated move with foreign central banks on Oct. 8.

Fed is expected to cut interest rates again today- AP
Sept. durable goods rise by largest since June
Stocks Up Ahead of Fed Decision

Fed cuts key rate by half point to 1 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by a hefty half-percentage point on Wednesday to prevent a widening credit crisis from tipping the United States into a deep and prolonged recession.
The Fed's decision takes its target for overnight bank lending to 1 percent, the lowest since June 2004. Wall Street was united in the opinion the Fed would lower rates, although views were split on the likely size of the move.
The U.S. central bank has cut benchmark overnight rates from 5.25 percent in nine steps over the past 13 months to counter a financial storm that started with the collapse of the U.S. mortgage market and spread around the world.
(Reporting by Mark Felsenthal and David Lawder)

Source:yahoo,reuters

Sensex ends 36 pts up in volatile trade

Sensex ends 36 pts up in volatile trade
Thanks to a sharp rally in global markets, equities opened on a rousing note on the major Indian bourses this morning. However, after staying high up in the positive territory for about half an hour, the market reversed trend and plunged into the red in mid morning trade.
Stockometer
Though there were a few sharp rallies thereafter, the market struggled to hold gains and kept faltering due to strong resistance encountered by a few front line stocks. On expectations that Bank of Japan and the US Federal Reserve will reduce interest rates, US, Asian and European markets remained fairly strong today. Back home, short-covering due to expiry of October series derivatives contracts resulted in the sharp jump of some blue chip stocks.
Top gainers
Remaining volatile right through the session, the Sensex ended the day with a gain of 36.43 points or 0.4% at 9044.51, way down from a high of 9297.76 it had posted in early trade. The barometer touched a low of 8894.34 in morning trade.
Worst losers
The Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange closed with a gain of 0.46% or 12.45 points at 2697.05. In intra-day trades today, the Nifty hit a high of 2781.25 and a low of 2631.90.
Scrip Scan
Metal stocks posted impressive gains on sustained buying support. Mirroring the impressive surge of these stocks, the BSE Metal index moved up by as much as 6.52% today. Oil, auto and consumer durables stocks also had a good outing.
Experts' Talk
Realty, pharma, FMCG and capital goods stocks declined. Bank, power, IT and PSU stocks displayed a mixed trend. After a positive start, midcap and smallcap stocks slipped and suffered sharp losses.
Hindalco, Tata Motors, ACC, Sterlite Industries, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Tata Power, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Infosys Technologies, Tata Steel, BHEL and ONGC closed with strong gains. Bharti Airtel (1.85%) also ended on a firm note. NTPC, ITC and Maruti Suzuki posted modest gains.
Reliance Communications went down by as much as 10.85% today. Satyam Computer Services, Suzlon Energy, Siemens, DLF, Idea Cellular, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Ranbaxy Laboratories, Cipla and Reliance Petroleum closed with heavy losses.
Cairn India, Tata Communications, Ambuja Cements, SAIL, BPCL, Power Grid Corporation, HCL Technologies, Zee Entertainment, RPower, Unitech and Hero Honda recorded sharp losses today.
Biocon, Wockhardt Pharma, GMR Infrastructure, TTML, Indian Overseas Bank, Apollo Tyres, Axis Bank, Raymond, Chennai Petroleum Corporation, Nirma, Cummins, Bharat Electronics, IDBI, LIC Housing Finance, IDFC, Mundra Port, RNRL and IFCI went down sharply today.
Jindal Steel flared up by 16.15%. Bharat Forge surged 11.75% to Rs 110. Oracle Financial Services, Moser Baer, Canara Bank, Asian Paints, Power Finance Corporation, Kotak Bank, Asian Paints, Bank of India, Reliance Capital, McDowell, Lupin and Ashok Leyland closed with sharp losses today.
The market breadth was negative. Out of 2,498 stocks traded on the BSE, 1,319 stocks closed in the negative territory. 1,104 stocks posted gains and 75 stocks ended flat.
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China cuts rates, Fed and others to follow
Cairn ties up $1.8 bn for oilfields
Firms seen cutting jobs by 25% in next 10 days: Report

GMR Inds Q2 net surges
High provisions hit RBI's Q2 net profit
Mahindra Q3 net profit down 35 per cent
JSL Q2 net loss at Rs 69 cr
Britannia Industries Q2 net up 9.8 pc at Rs 53.30 cr
EID Parry India Q2 consolidated net up 9-fold at Rs 761 cr


Cairn India's Q3 net profit at Rs 81.44 cr on YoY
Top Asia refiner Sinopec Q3 net profit slides 39 pc
Bharati Shipyard Q2 net up 29 pc at Rs 33 cr
Eicher Motors Q2 PAT at Rs 45.2 cr
Eicher Q2 net up 205 per cent

Cairn India ties up $1.8 bn for Rajasthan oilfields
Rupee improves further by 21 paise against dollar
Jhunjhunwala, Shankar Sharma differ on mkt direction
Damani, Chokhani see mkt recovery in '09
India Inc's Sep '08 report card

Other income boosts Cairn India Q3 profit
M&M consolidated Q2 net down 5%
Telenor buys 61% stake in Unitech Wireless for Rs 6,120 cr

Results:
Bannari Amman Sugars reports net profit of Rs 30.07 crore in theSeptember 2008 quarter
JSL reports net loss of Rs 68.64 crore in the September 2008 quarter
Vesuvius India net profit rises 22.93% in the September 2008 quarter
Sical Logistics reports net loss of Rs 41.93 crore in the September 2008 quarter
Divi's Laboratories net profit rises 50.88% in the September 2008 quarter

V-Guard Industries net profit declines 83.40% in the September 2008 quarter
Cairn India reports net profit of Rs 81.44 crore in the September 2008 quarter
Everonn Systems India net profit rises 210.04% in the September 2008 quarter
Bharati Shipyard net profit rises 28.78% in the September 2008 quarter
Gulf Oil Corporation net profit declines 65.83% in the September 2008 quarter
Titagarh Wagons reports net profit of Rs 17.84 crore in the September 2008 quarter

S.Kumars Nationwide net profit declines 53.99% in the September 2008 quarter
Alok Industries net profit declines 1.91% in the September 2008 quarter
Gujarat Flourochemicals net profit rises 44.58% in the September 2008 quarter
Vakrangee Softwares net profit rises 50.55% in the September 2008 quarter
Gokul Refoils and Solvent reports net profit of Rs 11.37 crore in the September 2008 quarter

Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company reports net loss of Rs 103.97 crore in the September 2008 quarter
Adhunik Metaliks net profit rises 15.69% in the September 2008 quarter
Tata Tea net profit rises 18.67% in the September 2008 quarter
National Fertilizer net profit rises 42.81% in the September 2008 quarter

Karur Vysya Bank net profit rises 43.38% in the September 2008 quarter
TVS Electronics net profit rises 100.00% in the September 2008 quarter
GMR Infrastructure net profit rises 170.88% in the September 2008 quarter

Source:Sify,ET,BS,BL,CM

Sensex ends 500,Nifty ends 160 pts up on Muhurat end

Markets make auspicious start, gain over 5 pc
28 Oct, 2008, 2025 hrs IST, ECONOMICTIMES.COM

Samvat 2065 gave some sort of breather to the markets as key indices gained by more than 5% on the auspicious day. The strong uptick in Dow Jones futures and the robust performance of other Asian markets helped spread a positive mood after several days of brutal hammering.

The 30-share Sensex closed the day with a gain of 498.52 points or 5.86% while the broader S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) closed the day with again of 160 points at 2,684.80. Tuesday's trading was a special trade held to celebrate the start of the calendar year for the Hindu community.

Beaten down sectors such as realty and metal witnessed some buying with their respective indices gaining the most. All the other sectoral indices ended in the green gaining in the range of 4% to 7%. M&M, J P Associates and Hindalco were the top gainers gaining around 12% each. Considered being a sacred day for the broking industry broker members did trades mainly on their proprietary books.

Muhurat trading is historically a trader's day which depict some interest in the small cap stocks and sell in the next trading session enabling the markets to fall in the next trading session. The Advances and the declines were inclined towards the advances with around 80% rising 18% losing and around 2% stocks remained unchanged. Hansal Thakkar, lalkar Securities said, "With the investors making a voyage through the painful times in the markets- with the Sensex losing more than 30% in the month of October it self. It is a good beginning for the investors for the New Year. However it would be to early to make a call on the markets bottom and much is depedend on the US elections and how the liquidity situation pans out across the globe."

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Sensex ends above 9K in Samvat 2065; Realty up 10%

Sparkling start to Diwali, Sensex above 9k

India's Sensex Rises, Ending Four-Day Decline; Reliance Gains

Source:ET,MC,IIFL,BB

Samvat 2064 till now: The laggards and gainers

Samvat 2064 till now: The laggards and gainers

From Samvat 2064 till now the Sensex and Nifty have lost 57%. Economic slowdown, recession fears & financial crisis have widespread across the globe. Stocks like Unitech, Suzlon, Reliance Infra, and Sterlite Industries have lost over 80%. However, Sun Pharma, Hero Honda, and HUL have gained 5-18%. We have list below top gainers & losers from Samvat 2064 to 2065.

Returns
Sensex -57%
Nifty -57%
CNX Midcap -54%
BSE Small Cap -62%

Best Performers
Sun Pharma 18%
Hero Honda 6%
HUL 5%

Worst Performers
Unitech -90%
Suzlon -88%
Reliance Infra -80%
Sterlite Ind -80%
Tata Steel -80%
DLF -80%
Hindalco -78%
Tata Motors -77%

Index Heavyweights
Samvat 2064 To Now Returns
Reliance -63%
ONGC -50%
Bharti -38%

Worst Performing Midcaps
Sobha Developers -88%
IVRCL Infra -88%
Parsvnath Develop -86%
Anand Raj -85%
Century text -84%
Amtek Auto -83%
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Mkts end lower; Sensex tests 8000 but sees V-shape recovery
Sebi hikes promoter creeping acquisition limit to 75%
Valuations attractive, buy now: Experts
How are life insurance cos dealing with Oct mkt mayhem?
See Nifty support at 2200: Daryl Guppy

Source:MC

Other Results

Tata Power Q2 net rises marginally
Tata Power, India's largest private power utility, has seen a marginal rise in its fiscal second quarter net profit at Rs 261.93 crore, compa
red to Rs 257.43 crore last year, although the Mumbai-based company said the two quarters weren't comparable due to a change in accounting policies. Its revenue in the same period rose 45% to Rs 1,958.9 crore due to rise in fuel prices, Tata Power said in its statement announced after the results. "Our half yearly results reiterate continued stability of the company's operations. The company has organized loans for all its key projects and that mitigates the effect of the recent global financial crisis," said MD Prasad Menon. "We continue our focus on sustainable and renewable energy spanning wind power, hydro and geothermal. Some of our recent associations and growth plans have been focussed around this effort," he added. During the quarter, Tata Power announced its partnership with the Royal Government of Bhutan to develop the 114 megawatt hydroelectric power project over Dagachhu through Druk Green Power Corp and acquired a 26% stake in the project.
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Gitanjali Gems Q2 net up 31 pc at Rs 35 cr, acquires GECL
Blue Star Q2 net at Rs 45 cr
NMDC Q2 net up 48 pc at Rs 945 cr
Videocon Industries Q4 net dips 29 pc at Rs 175.53 cr
JM Financial Q2 net falls 53 pc at Rs 20.89 cr
Other income boosts ICICI net
KEC International net dips 47%
Vakrangee Softwares net profit rises 51%
Areva net up 8% at Rs 52 crore

MRPL net dips 92 pc at Rs 24.92 cr
Godrej Industries Q2 net loss at Rs 9 cr
Tata Tea Q2 net up two-fold at Rs 217.76 cr
Blue Star net flat at Rs 45 crore
Tata Tele trims Q2 net loss to Rs 47 crore

T.V. Today Network net profit rises 41.68% in the September 2008 quarter
UTV Software Communications reports net profit of Rs 4.12 crore in the September 2008 quarter
Videocon Industries net profit declines 29.29% in the September 2008 quarter
Nitin Fire Protection Industries net profit rises 98.63% in the September 2008 quarter
Bhushan Steel net profit rises 38.26% in the September 2008 quarter
Nagarjuna Construction Company net profit rises 25.71% in the September 2008 quarter
NMDC net profit rises 47.64% in the September 2008 quarter

Indraprastha Gas net profit rises 17.11% in the September 2008 quarter
Tata Communications net profit declines 62.78% in the September 2008 quarter
K S Oils net profit rises 58.84% in the September 2008 quarter
Dewan Housing Finance Corporation net profit rises 36.57% in the September 2008 quarter

SourceET,CM etc

SBI Q2 net up 40%, but sees margins shrinking;ICICI Bank Q2 net up 1.1% at Rs 1014 cr

SBI Q2 net up 40%, but sees margins shrinking
SBI Q2 net up 40% at Rs 2260 cr

State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday reported a higher-than-expected net profit of Rs 2,259.7 crore for the quarter ended September 30, up 40.2%, from Rs 1,611.4 crore during the same quarter of the previous year. The results for the second quarter include the business of State Bank of Saurashtra which was merged with SBI in August 2008.

Shares of the bank were hit hard after the bank warned that net interest income had peaked and said that it raised provisions to Rs 911 crore from Rs 247 crore in the previous quarter because of the government's farm-loan waiver. The bank's chairman OP Bhatt said SBI's net interest margins would come down marginally, but would continue to be above 3%. The net interest margin for the second quarter was 3.2%. The bank's deposits grew by Rs 57,861 crore (67.9%) for the quarter, with the share of current and savings account growing 0.3% to 39.7%. Advances of the bank grew Rs 51,020 crore or 162.4%. In retail business, the bank's home loans grew 23.5%, auto loans by 30.48% and education loan by 43.81%. SBI Card, however, suffered a loss of Rs 27.9 crore for the quarter. The bank's capital adequacy ratio (CAR) as per Basel I norms is 12.14%, and as per Basel II norms it is 11.5%. "We are well above the prescribed norms for CAR and our capital adequacy would increase by 259 basis points once the borrower ratings of corporates are complete," Mr Bhatt said. Consolidated net profit grew 11.50% to Rs 2,458.04 crore for the second quarter against Rs 2,204.56 crore in the year-ago period, while the total income rose 26.41% to Rs 27,083.47 crore. For the six-month period ended September 30, SBI reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 4,138.06 crore against Rs 4,128 crore in the year-ago period. According to Mr Bhatt, interest rates have peaked and should soften in the coming months. "If you look at moderating inflation and (factor in) the steps taken by the Reserve Bank of India, interest rates should start showing the softening trend," he said. When asked about the SBI's likely steps on interest rates, Mr Bhatt said that the bank would rather follow the wait-and-watch policy. "Interest rates would depend on a cluster of decisions taken by the regulators," he said. Underlining the soundness of the Indian banking system, Mr Bhatt said that there are very few instances of people changing their accounts from private banks to public sector banks. "Total growth in the industry is Rs 2,40,000 crore," he said, adding that flight of capital from private to PSU banks, if at all, would not be more than 1% of the total business.
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ICICI Bank Q2 net up 1.1% at Rs 1014 cr
Mumbai: ICICI Bank reported a 1.1 per cent rise in quarterly net profit, beating forecasts, as higher other income and lending rates offset investment losses and slowing credit growth.

The country's leading private-sector bank, which is also listed in New York, said July-September net profit was Rs 1014 crore ($203 million), up from Rs 1003 crore a year ago.

A Reuters poll of analysts had forecast a 2.3 per cent dip in net profit to Rs 980 crore for the fiscal second quarter.
Deposits are safe: ICICI Bank CEO
ICICI has borne the brunt of investor concerns about the Indian bank sector's exposure to the global financial crisis. Since the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers last month, it has repeatedly said it was well-capitalised and deposits were safe.

Earlier, shares in State Bank of India tumbled 13 per cent to 1-½ year lows on worries about bad debt provisions even after the country's largest bank beat forecasts with a more than 40 per cent rise in net profit.
State-run SBI, which raised $4.1 billion in a rights issue in March, said July-September net profit rose to Rs 2260 crore from Rs 1610 crore a year earlier. A Reuters poll of analysts had forecast fiscal second-quarter earnings of Rs 1870 crore.

Shares in ICICI fell 15 per cent in July-September, lagging the benchmark index's 4.5 per cent drop and the sector index's 9.5 per cent rise.
At Friday's close of Rs 310, ICICI shares were down 42 per cent in October.

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Source:Sify,ET