Sesa Goa was the top gainer on the Nifty. It touched an intraday high of Rs 275.30 and an intraday low of Rs 263.25. At 14:47 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 273.75, up Rs 10.60, or 4.03%.

Scheduled Banks' Statement of Position in India as on Friday, March 11, 2011

Oudh Sugar Mills board has approved the debt revamp proposal, reports CNBC-TV18. It touched an intraday high of Rs 34.95 and an intraday low of Rs 32.10. At 14:42 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 33.60, up Rs 2.20, or 7.01%.

Commodity investors will favour oil and grains and snub gold this year as food inflation and concerns about unrest in the Middle East outweigh sovereign debt problems, a Barclays Capital annual investor survey showed.

US President Barack Obama ruled out any changes in the Operation Odyssey Dawn for Libya till its ruler Muammar Al Gaddafi was in power or till the time he changed his approach towards his own people.

Iron ore exports from India, the world's third-largest supplier of the steelmaking material, will be less than 100 million tonnes in the next fiscal year starting April if prices stay at current levels, a top executive at Sesa Goa said on Wednesday.

Personal care products maker Godrej Consumer Products Ltd plans to hike soap prices by 4-5%, starting April, in an effort to battle mounting raw material costs, a top official told Reuters on Tuesday.

Western forces today pounded several Libyan military targets across Tripoli as fighting raged in a number of cities between the rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and NATO allies tried to overcome differences over the role they should play in Libya.

Western powers attacking Libya will end up in the dustbin of history, Muammar Gaddafi said as his troops held back rebels despite four nights of air strikes.

The United States became the first nation to block imports from ally Japan's radiation zone, saying it will halt milk, vegetable and fruit from areas near the tsunami-smashed nuclear plant because of contamination fears.

The US has slapped sanctions on 14 companies controlled by Libya''s state oil company, cutting off a key source of funds for the Muammar Gaddafi''s regime.

Japan's triple disaster could well provide the final nudge for companies to shift production overseas and away from the risks that have sent a shudder through the global supply chain.

If 2011 is proving anything to investors, it's that they may have to put up with a world of repeated economic and political shocks -- but the caution this produces may benefit the global economy in the long term.

The Japanese government on Wednesday estimated the direct damage from a deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck the country's northeast this month at 16-25 trillion yen (USD 185-308 billion), making it the world's costliest natural disaster.

The 30-share BSE Sensex added nearly 200 points in today's trade as well led by strong support from heavyweights like ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, Infosys, BHEL, Bharti Airtel and ITC, which rallied 1-3% at 14:02 hours

The Uttarsanda People Co-operative Bank Limited, Uttarsanda, Dist. Kheda - Penalised

SBI Mutual Fund has announced dividends under SBI Magnum Balanced Fund and SBI Magnum Emerging Businesses Fund, for which the record date is March 28, 2011.

ICICI Prudential Growth Plan has announced a dividend, for which the record date has been fixed as March 28, 2011.

Kotak Mahindra Balance Unit Scheme 99 has announced a dividend, for which the record date has been fixed as March 28, 2011.

Fine dining operator Speciality Restaurants has filed draft red herring prospectus with the market regulator SEBI for public issue of 11,739,415 equity shares of face value Rs 10 each.

Deccan Chronicle Holdings touched an intraday high of Rs 77.10 and an intraday low of Rs 67.60. At 13:38 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 76.20, up Rs 8.60, or 12.72%.

Tata Communications touched an intraday high of Rs 233.40 and an intraday low of Rs 219.80. At 13:25 hrs the share was quoting at Rs 231.40, up Rs 11.60, or 5.28%.

The Chief Minister, attired in a formal suit, briefed Buffett about the investment opportunities in Karnataka, the progressive policies of the state government, the close to 400 MOus signed at the Global Investors Meet and the speedy implementation of several of the projects.

Billionaire Warren Buffett, on a visit to Bangalore in India, said he saw significant growth in global output over the next year, in a television interview on Wednesday.

On March 22, 2011, SYSTEMATIK FINVEST PRIVATE LIMITED bought 447,000 shares of Shrenuj and Co at Rs 54.74 on the BSE.