Equity diversified NAVs ended lower with advance:decline ratio of 52:197 as the benchmark Nifty closed the rangebound session with moderate losses. The sell-off in financial, telecom, capital goods, auto and realty companies' shares weighed on markets.
India's top engineering and construction company, Larsen & Toubro, has started a restructuring plan to split the conglomerate into nine companies, the Economic Times reported on Wednesday.
Mahindra and Mahindra will raise vehicle prices by an average 1% in the next two to three days, a company executive said on Wednesday.
The benchmark Nifty opened Wednesday's trade on a negative note following weak Asian cues and profit booking. Financial, auto and metal companies' shares were down today while heavyweights like Reliance Industries and L&T were supporting.
On January 04, 2011 Goldman Sachs Investments (mauritius) I Ltd bought 930,000 shares of Praj Ind at Rs 86.57 on the NSE. Yesterday the share closed at Rs 87.30.
On January 04, 2011 Clarus Finance And Securities Limited sold 348,449 shares of Kaleidoscope Films at Rs 20.60 on the BSE. Yesterday the share closed at Rs 20.60.
On January 04, 2011 One Source Techmedia Limited bought 290,912 shares of at Rs 15.65 on the BSE. Yesterday the share closed at Rs 15.05.
The Indian rupee opened at 45.18 per dollar versus 44.98 yesterday.
Money Market Operations as on January 04, 2011
Karvy Stock Broking has come out with a research report on currencies. The research firm says, expectation of positive economic data from US along with lower equity markets might send rupee depreciating.
According to a report by Angel Broking, if Nifty trades below 6151 levels for the first half-an-hour of trade then it may correct up to 6120-6094 levels.
Capital goods and breweries sectors will be receiving astrological support, says Satish Gupta of astrostocktips.
Samsung Group will boost investment by nearly one-fifth to a record amount this year, seeking to build new businesses and to widen its lead in technology sectors such as display screens, South Korea's largest business group said on Wednesday.
Morgan Stanley Mauritius Co sold shares of Advanta, Aptech, Bajaj Finance, Bombay Dyeing, Deepak Fert, Diamond Power, Dynamatic Tech, Garware Wall, Maytas Infra, Mount Everest, Prime Focus, Subex, VIP Industries and Zenith Infotech on the BSE.
The doctor charged in the death of pop star Michael Jackson removed evidence from the scene before seeking help when he found the singer unconscious, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Tiger Woods has lost some major sponsors after revelations of marital infidelities hurt his image, but Electronic Arts Inc said on Tuesday it remains in the professional golfer's corner with plans for the next version of its Woods' branded video game.
Japan's Nikkei average was flat on Wednesday, holding on to gains made a day earlier and shrugging off concerns about lower commodity prices as investors continue to bargain hunt lagging Japan shares.
Goldman Sachs is not giving its multimillionaire clients a lot of time or information to think about investing in a USD 1.5 billion Facebook private offering.
QNX Software, the system Research In Motion will use to power its PlayBook tablet and future BlackBerry smartphones, may outshine its parent this week as it touts vehicles with the productivity of an office.
Crude oil prices tumbled more than 3% on Tuesday and Wall Street indexes slid as energy shares declined, as a strengthening in the dollar following surprisingly strong US factory orders spurred profit-taking after oil's recent rally.
US stocks eased on Tuesday as a selloff in commodity prices hit resource shares, while concern about lower supermarket profits battered consumer stocks.
Police believe actress Lindsay Lohan violated her probation and want her charged with battery over a recent skirmish with a worker at the California rehab center where she spent three months in treatment.
L&T | Natco Pharma | Lanco Infratech | NTPC | Vijay Shanthi Builders | OBC | Ashok Leyland | Ranbaxy Labs and Merck are stocks, which are in the news today.
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ArcelorMittal said on Tuesday it would not raise its C$550 million ($550 million) bid for miner Baffinland, which owns vast iron ore deposits in the Canadian Arctic.