markets > markets > markets - general Markets - general UCO Bank to raise Rs825 crore, targets profit growth of 82 per cent this yearr 09 July 2008 Markets end lower; IT, telecom, FMCG, oil refinery stocks tank 08 July 2008 UTI AMC puts off IPO plans 07 July 2008 Markets end with modest gain; RIL, BHEL, L&T, RComm drag 07 July 2008 Reliance Money sets up joint venture in Saudi Arabia 04 July 2008 Markets rebound as Realty up 8 per cent, CG, Power surges over 6 per cent 04 July 2008 BSE to revise BSE Mid-Cap and BSE Small-Cap indices 03 July 2008 Markets shock on rising oil; Sensex, Nifty end down 4 per cent 03 July 2008 SEBI grants PAN exemption for government, court officials 02 July 2008 Biggest gain for Sensex since Mar 08; DLF, HDFC top stars 02 July 2008 Sensex ends below 13K; Realty, Bank, Metal slip 6-8 per cent 01 July 2008 Subhiksha to list through acquisition of Chennai-based Blue Green 01 July 2008 Rising oil, political uncertainty thrash markets; Realty down 7 per cent 30 June 2008 Tata Steel consolidated net jumps three-fold after Corus acquisition 27 June 2008 Markets shattered on oil spike, inflation worries;Bank down 5.3% 27 June 2008 Markets end higher amidst extreme volatility; RIL rallies 26 June 2008 Markets end higher led by short covering; shrug off rate hike 25 June 2008 Nifty ends below 4200 for 1st time since Aug 2007 24 June 2008 Nifty ends below 4300; CG, power, realty, midcaps worst hit 23 June 2008 Hindalco plans Rs5,000 crore rights to part-finance Novelis acquisition 21 June 2008 Capital inflows to India set to skyrocket: KPMG 20 June 2008 BSE chairman Shekhar Datta, director Jamshyd Godrej quit 19 June 2008 LIC may offload Ranbaxy stake as it rejigs investment portfolio 19 June 2008 Markets butchered; Bankex, Realty dip over 4 per cent, CG slips 3.8 per cent 19 June 2008 Sensex ends below 15500; banks, realty, CG, IT stks drag 18 June 2008 For investors, it’s time to be patient 18 June 2008 Saudi investing $80 billion to raise oil output by 20 per cent 17 June 2008 Nifty ends above 4600; sharp run up in Banks, Realty stks 17 June 2008 Markets end higher led by realty, banks, IT, power, metal stocks 16 June 2008 BSE to include Tata Power, Sterlite in revised Sensex 14 June 2008 Markets end in red amid choppy trade; metal, realty stocks down 13 June 2008 Markets end in green on recovery in rate sensitive sectors 12 June 2008 Markets end strong: Ranbaxy, RIL, DLF top traded counters 11 June 2008 Nifty ends below 4500; banks, realty, IT stocks hammered 10 June 2008 SEBI seeks to cut reporting time for price-sensitve deals to 2 days 09 June 2008 Nifty ends above 4500; Realty down 7.4 per cent, IT slips 4.2 per cent 09 June 2008 SEBI raises FII investment limit in bonds to $200 million 07 June 2008 Markets end sharply lower amid choppy trade; FMCG down 2.6 per cent 06 June 2008 Markets end strong; ONGC, Wipro, Suzlon, Tata Power zoom 05 June 2008 Carnage in markets; Nifty ends below 4600, ONGC up 6 per cent 04 June 2008 Nifty ends above 4700; power, CG stocks crash, oil gain 03 June 2008 Nifty ends below 4750:Realty, metal, power, banks worst hit 02 June 2008 BSNL IPO plans likely to clear its unions 31 May 2008 L&T plans first of three listings in 2009-10; to invest Rs2,500 crore 30 May 2008 SEBI allows sovereign funds, NRIs to buy shares directly 30 May 2008 Markets end firm; CG, IT, pharma, metal stocks gain 30 May 2008 Nifty ends below 4850; auto,bank,oil & gas plunge 29 May 2008 Markets rally led by FMCG, banks, IT, metal, telecom stocks 28 May 2008 Markets end weak; SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank top losers 27 May 2008 Nifty ends below 4900; banks, CG, metal, FMCG stocks down 26 May 2008 Sebi puts off upfront margins plan for institutional investors 23 May 2008 Nifty closes below 5K led by realty, oil, metal, FMCG stks 23 May 2008 SEBI details new IPO payment system for retail investors 22 May 2008 Sensex ends below 17K; banks, realty, cap goods stocks crush 22 May 2008 Markets end in green: Oil, metal stocks up; banks, pharma down 21 May 2008 MCX may postpone IPO 21 May 2008 Markets end weak; banks, realty stocks hammered 20 May 2008 Markets end higher amid choppy trade; metal, banks gain 16 May 2008 Markets end strong; Nifty above 5100, cap gds, realty up 15 May 2008 Kinetic Motor spurts on news of M&M's buyout talks 14 May 2008 Markets end near day's high led by metal, tech, telecom stocks 14 May 2008 Public issue payment norms may be eased from July: SEBI chairman C B Bhave 14 May 2008 SEBI eases IPO payment norms for investors 13 May 2008 Thomas Cook's open offer for Indian arm opens on May 16 13 May 2008 Markets end at day's low; Nifty below 5K; Oil Index down 2.6% 13 May 2008 Markets end higher amid volatility; IT, FMCG, oil stocks up 12 May 2008 CNBC Awaaz, NSDL, NSE, and Department of Post to launch ‘Money Yatra’ investor education initiative 10 May 2008 Markets ends with deep cut; Sensex below 17000 mark 09 May 2008 Markets close in deep red: Banks, IT, FMCG culprits 08 May 2008 Market ends with modest loss; Oil & gas, IT gain 07 May 2008 Market ends off day's low; IT surges, Realty down 06 May 2008 SEBI introduces cross-margin facility for futures contracts 05 May 2008 Market ends down; Nifty close below 5200 level 05 May 2008 Market ends with hefty gains; Bankex up nearly 4 per cent 02 May 2008 Markets close moderately down: Bank, realty weak; FMCG up 30 April 2008 Sesa Goa board approves stock split, bonus issue; pays 450 per cent 29 April 2008 Markets ends with hefty gains: Nifty closes above 200 DMA 29 April 2008 Markets ends weak: Cap goods, IT, oil & gas stks down 28 April 2008 Markets close near day's high: Sensex above 17,000 25 April 2008 Maruti to pay 100 per cent dividend; Q4 net near Rs300 crore 24 April 2008 Markets ends flat: Nifty slips below 5,000 mark 24 April 2008 Markets ends marginally down: Bank down; realty, IT up 23 April 2008 Markets ends flat: IT stks plunge; realty, cap goods up 22 April 2008 Markets closes with smart gains: Nifty above 5,000 level 21 April 2008 Lower inflation nos boost markets; realty, metal outperform 17 April 2008 Markets ends with marginal gains: IT, midcap up 16 April 2008 Indian investors most optimistic in Asia: ING Survey 15 April 2008 Infosys projects $5-billion revenue in fiscal 2009; reports fiscal 2008 revenue growth of 20 per cent 15 April 2008 Market close near day's high: Tech stocks surge 15 April 2008 Market ends in green: Cap goods, energy stocks up 11 April 2008 Market ends down amid volatility: Bank down; energy up 10 April 2008 Markets ends in green: Banks, cap goods, power outperform 09 April 2008 SEBI may allow investors to retain IPO subscription till allotment 08 April 2008 Market ends weak: Cap goods, IT, metal stocks down 08 April 2008 SEBI to streamline procedures for cross-listing of companies 07 April 2008 Market ends higher: Bank, FMCG, metal stocks gain 07 April 2008 Rising inflation, CRR hike fears haunt markets 04 April 2008 BSE to launch Sensex futures on US Futures Exchange 03 April 2008 Market ends flat amid volatility: IT up; cap goods down 03 April 2008 Markets give up gains; end flat: Bank up, metal down 02 April 2008 Stock brokers Ketan Parekh, Hiten Dalal, six others get one-year term for role in 1992 securities scam 01 April 2008 Market ends flat amid volatility: Oil up; cap goods down 01 April 2008 SEBI proposes ban on `unauthorised' trading, `buy-sell' tips 31 March 2008 Sensex sinks 726 points 31 March 2008 Investors lose 25 per cent of current-year IPO investments 29 March 2008 Market ends near day's high: Nifty closes above 4,900 28 March 2008 Markets end flat: Midcaps, metal, realty outperform; IT down 27 March 2008 Sensex clocks 2nd highest point gain; up over 6% 25 March 2008 Market ends in green: Banks up; Midcap, metal down 24 March 2008 Wockhardt says derivative losses not to affect Q1 performance 24 March 2008 Moser Baer unit plans $150 million IPO listing on Nasdaq, Morgan Stanley 20 March 2008 Market ends in green: IT up; Realty, midcaps down 19 March 2008 Government undecided on date of Air India IPO: civil aviation secretary 18 March 2008 Market ends flat amid volatility: Breadth negative 18 March 2008 Gold surges to Rs13,560; oil nears $112 as dollar slumps 17 March 2008 Black Monday returns: Sensex sheds 951 points to close sub-15,000 17 March 2008 Markets collapse: Realty, metal, bank stocks plunge 17 March 2008 Cairn India in $625-million private placement deal with Petronas, Orient Global Tamarind Fund 17 March 2008 Ketan Parekh, Hiten Dalal, six others convicted in 1992 security scam 14 March 2008 Market ends near day's high: Metal, oil, realty up 14 March 2008 Gold vaults above Rs13,000 as commodity prices rally 13 March 2008 Markets slaughtered: Sensex breaches Jan low of 15,332 13 March 2008 Markets end flat on disappointing IIP nos: Metal down 12 March 2008 Intervention by central banks spurs global rally in stocks 12 March 2008 Ratnagiri power plant plans IPO, to raise Rs1,000 crore 11 March 2008 Market ends in green: Midcaps, cap goods, realty up 11 March 2008 Mastek buys STG International for $29 million 11 March 2008 Thomas Cook UK makes open offer for Indian arm 10 March 2008 Markets show smart recovery; end on a flat note 10 March 2008 Reliance Energy's ill-advised share buyback 10 March 2008 Markets end with hefty losses; Sensex below 16,000 07 March 2008 NHPC to sell 1,670 million shares; IPO likely in July-August 06 March 2008 SEBI cuts fees for public issues, mutual funds 05 March 2008 Reliance Energy board approves 25-per cent share buyback 05 March 2008 Market ends in green amid volatility: Midcap down; IT up 05 March 2008 Airtel introduces mobile payment facilities for bank credit card holders 05 March 2008 Markets end with sharp cut; banks, realty worst hit 04 March 2008 Minister's statement on ICICI Bank's $264-million sub prime loss sends markets into jitters 04 March 2008 Sun outage forces revision of BSE, NSE trade timings from 4 March to 18 March 03 March 2008 Market sees second biggest fall ever; Sensex slips over 5% 03 March 2008 2008 Geneva Motor Show begins this week 03 March 2008 Markets end weak: Short term cap gain tax hiked to 15% 29 February 2008 Markets end in green amid recovery in late trade 28 February 2008 Bharat Forge to raise Rs 300 crore through preferential offer to promoters 27 February 2008 Markets slip sharply in late trade; Nifty ends with modest cut 27 February 2008 Reliance Power: Sharing the spoils of a bonus 27 February 2008 Markets end with moderate gains; realty, power stocks up 26 February 2008 Markets end strong; oil & gas, IT, pharma stocks surge 25 February 2008 Reliance Power approves free bonus share ratio of 3:5 25 February 2008 HDFC Bank approves merger share swap ratio of 1: 29 Centurion Bank of Punjab shares 25 February 2008 REC initial public offer subscribed over 27 times 22 February 2008 Markets end in red: Bank, IT, auto stocks down 22 February 2008 Markets ends in green amid volatility: IT, metals up 21 February 2008 Markets ends lower: Auto, bank, cap goods, realty down 20 February 2008 Rural Electrification Corporation's Rs1,650 crore IPO fully subscribed in half an hour 19 February 2008 Market ends flat amid volatility: Bajaj Auto, ACC up 19 February 2008 One bonus to save two IPOs 19 February 2008 Market ends flat amid choppiness: IT, realty down; smallcap up 18 February 2008 Government allows companies to borrow abroad via exchangeable bonds 16 February 2008 New SEBI chief Bhave recused from proceedings against NSDL 16 February 2008 Markets end with smart gains: Sensex closes above 18K 15 February 2008 NYSE Euronext to acquire 5-per cent stake in MCX 15 February 2008 Atherstone Capital launches new market indices for BRIC nations 14 February 2008 C B Bhave to replace Damodaran as SEBI chief 14 February 2008 Market ends near day's high: Realty, power, metal, bks rally 14 February 2008 Markets end strong; realty, metal, energy stocks surge 13 February 2008 11 February crash similar to May '06 correction 12 February 2008 Markets end with modest cut; midcap, realty, power stocks drag 12 February 2008 The IPO Deep Freeze 12 February 2008 Reliance Power slides at debut; kills IPO appetite 11 February 2008 Market sees one of its worst close; REPL slips 17% on Day one 11 February 2008 SBI rights to open on February 18; to raise over Rs16,000 crore 08 February 2008 Emaar MGF Land calls off IPO as subscription falls to 43 per cent 08 February 2008 Markets end weak amid volatility; realty, metal, banks drag 08 February 2008 Emaar IPO yet undersubscribed; Wockhardt withdraws issue 07 February 2008 Markets end with heavy losses: Realty, metal worst hit 07 February 2008 Markets end in deep red in line with Asia: IT, metal worst hit 06 February 2008 Markets end flat; IT, auto, banks slip; metals, power gain 05 February 2008 Markets end strong but off day's high 04 February 2008 Reliance Communications' subsidiary Infratel files Red Herring draft with SEBI 04 February 2008 Finance ministry proposes 25 per cent minimum public holding in listed companies 02 February 2008 Markets end with hefty gains amid smart recovery 01 February 2008 SEBI reduces investment cost for mutual fund investors 31 January 2008 Markets end in red amid volatility; power, realty stocks drag 31 January 2008 Markets end deep in red; oil & gas, power stocks worst hit 30 January 2008 Why Dr Reddy is right 29 January 2008 Markets end flat amid choppiness; bank, realty stocks drag 29 January 2008 Markets end in red but off day's low: Bank, autos up 28 January 2008 IRDA approves HDFC's 26-per cent stake sale in insurance arm to ERGO International AG 28 January 2008 Market ends near day's high: Sensex adds over 1100 points 25 January 2008 Market ends with deep cut: Nifty closes below 5,100 24 January 2008 Sensex ends with biggest ever single day gain 23 January 2008 Sensex recovers 7 per cent 23 January 2008 Bank of India may offer liquidity support to brokers 23 January 2008 Sensex down 875 points at 16,729.94 in a volatile market 22 January 2008 Stock markets slide; Sensex down 9.5 per cent; Nifty down 11 per cent 22 January 2008 Markets show recovery; Sensex up 1600 points 22 January 2008 Market ends in deep red but off lows: Sensex down 800 points 22 January 2008 The worst ever fall and after 22 January 2008 Worst fall in Indian trading history 21 January 2008 MCX launches trading in carbon credit futures 21 January 2008 Black Monday again: Biggest ever point fall for markets 21 January 2008 Reliance Power fixes IPO price at Rs450; to offer Rs20 discount to retail investors 19 January 2008 Markets crumble in late trade; Sensex ends near 19K 18 January 2008 Asian CERC launches new broker dealing room system 18 January 2008 Market ends in red: Bank, oil & gas, IT stocks down 17 January 2008 Market ends in red but off day's low: Metal, power down 16 January 2008 NYLIM Jacob Ballas India Fund takes 1 per cent pre-IPO stake in Mahindra Holidays for $10.06 million 16 January 2008 Reliance Power IPO over subscribed 10.5 times 16 January 2008 Reliance Power IPO raises $3 billion within a minute 15 January 2008 Market ends in deep red: Bank, IT, FMCG, power down 15 January 2008 Reliance Power IPO powers on: But when and at what price? 15 January 2008 Market ends weak: Midcaps, energy up; IT down 14 January 2008 Market ends deep in red: Midcaps, metal, FMCG crack 10 January 2008 Aditya Birla Nuvo to raise Rs4,000 crore through preferential offer to promoters 09 January 2008 Market ends weak: Oil, midcaps, smallcaps down 09 January 2008 State Bank in Rs800-crore pre-IPO private placement with Mahindra Holidays 08 January 2008 Markets end flat amid volatility: Metals, midcaps down 08 January 2008 Sensex crosses 21,000 in opening trades 08 January 2008 Sensex ends on new high: FMCG, bk, sugar up; IT down 07 January 2008 Markets close with big gains: Bank, oil, metal surge 04 January 2008 Market ends flat: Energy up; bank, pharma, IT down 03 January 2008 Fed minutes say credit woes may result in more rate cuts 03 January 2008 Markets end higher amid volatility: Bank, midcaps surge 02 January 2008 Frontliners start '08 on a quiet note; Midcaps party 01 January 2008 Markets end '07 in green: Metal, cap goods, oil up, IT down 31 December 2007 The Bombay Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange of India launch mini contracts in index derivatives 28 December 2007 Indian markets least hit by Pak tragedy; end flat 28 December 2007 SEBI suggests faster clearance of mutual fund schemes 27 December 2007 Markets end in green amid choppiness on F&O expiry day 27 December 2007 Market ends higher: DLF, Hindalco, RIL surge 26 December 2007 Government to open stock market to trusts 24 December 2007 Ministry of Corporate Affairs advises caution to IPO investors 24 December 2007 Gujarat Polls, IT stocks spread X'mas cheer in markets 24 December 2007 Badla back, but with a change 21 December 2007 How does Orient stack up against Indian Hotels? 21 December 2007 Markets end flat amid volatility; IT stocks surge 20 December 2007 Suzlon raises $552 million in equity issue to reduce debt 19 December 2007 "Moneycontrol" engages 1 lakh mobile users in the first month of mobile launch 19 December 2007 Markets tumble in late trade; ends with modest gain 19 December 2007 NSE warns against market-induced investments 18 December 2007 Markets end in dep red; metal, bank stocks drag 18 December 2007 Markets plunge; highest single day fall for Nifty 17 December 2007 RBI tightens credit flow to mutual funds, foreign institutional investors 14 December 2007 Markets end flat: FMCG, pharma up; banks, cap goods down 14 December 2007 A survival guide for central bankers 13 December 2007 Retail sales in home market drive mobile PC sales to triple digit growth 13 December 2007 Market ends near day's low: Oil & gas, power, bank down 13 December 2007 Market ends on a new high; Outperforms Asia 12 December 2007 Market ends on a new life time high: Nifty above 6,000 11 December 2007 The curious case of MMTC, NMDC and STC 08 December 2007 Chidambaram bolsters market with plans for PPP project support, higher PF investment limit 07 December 2007 Market ends in green amid volatility: Infy, HDFC, DLF up 07 December 2007 Market manages to close in green: Realty, pharma up 06 December 2007 Market ends higher: ONGC, Tata Motors, GAIL, HPCL up 05 December 2007 No concrete evidence of terror funds in markets, says Chidambaram 04 December 2007 Markets ends flat: Midcaps, smallcaps rally 04 December 2007 Market ends near day's high: Midcaps, smallcaps up 03 December 2007 Markets end higher: Metal, power, realty, IT stks rally 30 November 2007 SEBI eases IDR guidelines, announces other sops for investors 29 November 2007 Market ends in red: Metals, IT, oil & gas stocks down 28 November 2007 Credit markets in China and India are focus for 80-per cent of largest Asia-focused hedge funds: Oliver Wyman study 17 November 2007 S&P launches emerging markets infrastructure index 16 November 2007 Suzlon Energy plans stock split, Rs5,000-crore issue 16 November 2007 Sterlite Energy plans Rs8000 crore IPO: report 15 November 2007 Visa plans $10 billion float 15 November 2007 BSE ties up with US Futures Exchange 15 November 2007 Are promoters cashing in by selling stake? 15 November 2007 SEBI approves new derivative products 15 November 2007 Cornell offloads 36 lakh shares of Facor Steels 06 November 2007 Merrill Lynch hikes stake in Balrampur Chini 06 November 2007 Market ends higher outperforming Asian peers 02 November 2007 Market ends in red; Nifty hits 6,000 in early trade 01 November 2007 Market ends marginally in green ahead of the Fed meet 31 October 2007 Status quo on interest rates for how long? 31 October 2007 Market ends in red amid volatility post new credit policy 30 October 2007 India becoming a parking lot for investors: Kamal Nath 30 October 2007 Managing capital inflows a great challenge: RBI governor 30 October 2007 All time high close for mkts: Sensex hits 20,000 29 October 2007 Maruti Q2 net profit up 27 per cent to Rs4,665 million 29 October 2007 ONGC Petro plans initial public offer: report 27 October 2007 Market ends on a new high: L&T, SBI, BHEL surge 26 October 2007 Markets ends in green: Tata Steel, Nalco top gainers 25 October 2007 HDFC to raise Rs500 crore through bonds 25 October 2007 SEBI''s new P-Note norms for foreign investors to help usher in transparency 25 October 2007 Markets volatile: Rel Energy, Suzlon SBI top gainers 24 October 2007 Twenty sub-accounts seek FII status, says SEBI 24 October 2007 SEBI approves 16 FIIs, sticks to 18-month deadline for phasing out P-notes 22 October 2007 Market ends flat amid volatility: Cement, bank stocks ups 22 October 2007 IFCI shareholders approve hike in FII holding to 74 per cent 20 October 2007 RBI to sell Rs6,000 crore market stabilisation bonds 20 October 2007 Markets continue downtrend: Sensex ends down 400 points 19 October 2007 Markets slide: Sensex ends below 18,000 mark 18 October 2007 Ranbaxy plans to spin off research arm as Q3 net profit zooms 48 per cent 18 October 2007