On April 11, 2011 BAKSHU SECURITIES AND BROKER PRIVATE LIMITED sold 73,983 shares of Raj Television Network at Rs 59.33 on the BSE. Yesterday the share closed at Rs 61.35.

On April 11, 2011 ASIA ADVANTAGE FUND bought 600,000 shares of Mudra Lifestyle at Rs 55.88 on the BSE.

On April 11, 2011 RELIANCE SMALL CAP FUND RSCF bought 170,200 shares of Gujarat Apollo Industries at Rs 145 on the BSE. Yesterday the share closed at Rs 152.45.

On April 11, 2011 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS MAURITIUS PRIVATE LIMITED bought 700,000 shares of at Rs 122.32 on the BSE and bought 1,000,000 shares at Rs 121.63 on the NSE. Yesterday the share closed at Rs 120.55.

On April 11, 2011 SR GLOBAL MAURITIUS LIMITED CLASS B-ASIA sold 7,743,078 shares of Alok Industries at Rs 24.85 on the NSE. Yesterday the share closed at Rs 24.25.

At 9:08 am (IST), Asian markets were trading lower. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 1.43% or 347.62 points at 23,955.45. Japan's Nikkei shed 1.60% or 155.77 poins at 9,563.93. Singapore's Straits Times declined 0.89% or 28.11 points at 3,132.33. South Korea's Seoul Composite slipped 1.32% or 27.97 points at 2,094.42.

Long-term commodity bull Goldman Sachs warned clients on Monday to lock-in trading profits before oil and other markets reverse, with the bank's estimates suggesting speculators are boosting crude prices as much as USD 27 a barrel.

Hewlett-Packard Co had considered buying business software company Tibco Software Inc until two weeks ago when talks fizzled, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor and its affiliate, Kia Motors will recall 70,795 cars made at their China plants to fix faulty tires made by Kumho Tire, China's top quality watchdog said.

Indian ADRs ended in red on Monday. In the telecom space, Tata Communication was down 0.26% at $ 11.3 and MTNL was down 0.93% at $ 2.13. In the banking space, HDFC Bank was down 1.35% at $ 169.83 and ICICI Bank was down 0.83% at $ 48.89.

Japan has reportedly decided to raise the severity level of the crisis at its tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to the maximum seven on an international scale from the current status of five.

Chelsea need to do what no team has done this season and beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday if they are to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Toyota Motor Corp on Monday warned that the uncertain supply of parts from Japan could threaten its output of vehicles through July, the latest sign of trouble for the global auto industry stemming from the massive Japanese earthquake a month ago.

A strong offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted Chiba Prefecture, just east of Tokyo, this morning, a day after an aftershock of 7.1 rocked Japan''s northeast, country's Meteorological Agency said.

Consumer goods giants Unilever and Procter & Gamble are set to be fined by EU regulators this week for fixing washing-powder prices, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.

UBS AG was ordered by a US regulator to pay nearly USD 11 million to settle charges it misled customers about the safety of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc debt before that bank went bankrupt.

State-owned oil explorer ONGC has entered into an MoU with Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) for the sale of mineral turpentine oil (MTO) being produced at the former''s refinery at Tatipaka on east coast of Andhra Pradesh.

Crude oil prices fell sharply on Monday after surging last week as investors warily eyed efforts to halt Libya's conflict, while the dollar rose against the euro after the US government averted a potential shutdown.

Raj Rajaratnam demanded discipline at his Galleon hedge fund, challenged his analysts at standing-room only morning meetings, and never asked any company for inside information, one of his former top lieutenants testified.

Facebook is evaluating the Internet market in China, but the social networking giant has not signed a business deal with any companies there, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

American artist Richard Serra's huge iron sculptures are unique for their sense of movement and apparent simplicity, and so are his drawings.

Olympic track superstar Carl Lewis jumped into a race for New Jersey state Senate on Monday, saying he wanted to help struggling children, families and seniors in the region where he grew up.

Colombo, Apr 11 (AFP) Sri Lanka Cricket said today it is saddled with a USD 23-million-dollar debt after cost overruns and hefty bills incurred building stadiums for the recent World Cup.

Irish band U2's current 360 world tour is the most successful ever, beating the record set by The Rolling Stones four years ago, promoters Live Nation Entertainment said on Monday.

A rig owned by Transocean Ltd has drilled in the deepest-ever water depth off India, eclipsing a record set eight years before in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said on Monday.