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Nikkei falls 7.3%, China data sparks worst rout in 2 yrs
As stocks dropped sharply, investors sought safety in government bonds
Rupee weakens below 56 to over 8-1/2 month low
Dollar rallies on the prospect of Fed scaling back its stimulus programme this year
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Samsung says Galaxy S4 sales hit 10 million
Samsung won a record 33% of the smartphone market in the first quarter
Ford to halt car production in Australia in 2016
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- Shashi Kant Sharma sworn in as CAG
- 'Panel to resolve coal quality issue at variance with FSA'
- Siyaram Silk Mills expands retail biz, inks 27 franchise pacts
- Ssangyong receives 80 billion won from Mahindra
- Network18 divests stake in Webchutney
- FinMin, OilMin spar over imported fuel pricing
- Essar Projects bags $80 million contracts in Abu Dhabi
- IMF chief grilled in Paris court over 2007 payout scandal
- EU plans to remove banking secrecy to crackdown on tax evasion
Market News
- Wockhardt tanks 20% on heavy volumes
- Indian market infrastructure among world's best: Sebi Chairman
- Mutual Funds garner over Rs 70,000 cr from investors in FY13
- SBI dips on disappointing Q4 earnings
- Jet Airways falls after huge block deals
- Web Special: Ten stocks to sell from Midcap space
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Corporate Results
L&T Q4 net down 7% to Rs 1,788 cr on high finance costs
However, results show strong revenue and order growth, especially abroad
IPL 6: Full coverage
Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers by 4 wickets
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People
| Company | Price (Rs) | Volume | Chg (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirloskar Oil | 195.00 | 658564 | 12.68 |
| Oracle Fin.Serv. | 2664.50 | 181118 | 9.10 |
| Indian Infotech | 16.00 | 430572 | 5.96 |
| Jyothy Lab. | 179.30 | 50619 | 2.75 |
| Linde India | 237.20 | 25290 | 2.02 |
| Company | Price (Rs) | Volume | Chg (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balmer Lawrie | 387.40 | 9118 | -43.37 |
| Wockhardt | 1315.25 | 202906 | -20.00 |
| Ranbaxy Labs. | 386.50 | 486222 | -10.35 |
| Unitech | 25.40 | 6234951 | -10.25 |
| H D I L | 50.75 | 6520130 | -9.94 |
| Company | Price (Rs) | Volume | Chg (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| REI Agro | 13.52 | 488598 | -0.37 |
| United Phosp. | 157.20 | 250286 | 1.06 |
| Castrol India | 340.20 | 48312 | -0.80 |
| Sun Pharma.Inds. | 1005.45 | 175189 | 0.35 |
| Berger Paints | 245.85 | 100763 | -1.19 |
| Company | Price (Rs) | Volume | Chg (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balmer Lawrie | 387.40 | 9118 | -43.37 |
| Solar Inds. | 898.55 | 6821 | 0.15 |
| Novartis India | 500.80 | 11251 | -7.14 |
| Wyeth | 782.00 | 1022 | -2.14 |
| Bombay Rayon | 233.50 | 33782 | -0.98 |
| Company | Price (Rs) | Volume | Chg (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Fin.Serv. | 2665.15 | 662609 | 9.07 |
| Linde India | 238.25 | 50518 | 2.30 |
| Thomas Cook (I) | 58.00 | 210612 | 2.20 |
| Colgate-Palm. | 1437.50 | 72921 | 1.80 |
| Radico Khaitan | 129.00 | 631189 | 1.69 |
| Company | Price (Rs) | Volume | Chg (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balmer Lawrie | 385.95 | 17103 | -43.68 |
| Wockhardt | 1313.80 | 963176 | -20.00 |
| Ranbaxy Labs. | 387.15 | 2562634 | -10.18 |
| Unitech | 25.45 | 49875469 | -10.07 |
| Aanjaneya Life. | 65.15 | 97683 | -9.95 |
| Company | Price (Rs) | Volume | Chg (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| REI Agro | 13.60 | 1294719 | -0.37 |
| United Phosp. | 157.05 | 3144248 | 0.96 |
| Castrol India | 340.70 | 185719 | -0.93 |
| Sun Pharma.Inds. | 1005.20 | 1019214 | 0.33 |
| Berger Paints | 246.90 | 415333 | -1.10 |
| Company | Price (Rs) | Volume | Chg (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balmer Lawrie | 385.95 | 17103 | -43.68 |
| Bombay Rayon | 237.65 | 102379 | 0.87 |
| Wyeth | 781.00 | 2051 | -2.36 |
| Monnet Ispat | 171.80 | 5888 | -4.08 |
| MOIL | 206.00 | 61652 | -3.63 |
Derivatives
International Markets
Opinion
Columnists
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Claude Smadja
The Rana Plaza tragedy might have a significant impact on globalisation's race to the bottom
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Kanika Datta
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South Asia: All in one
T S Vishwanath
A unified community will help cross-border investments across nations
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BLOGS
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Katya Naidu
Profitable infra firms are complaining about being treated on par with loss making ones
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M Saraswathy
The parity usually comes without any increments and bonuses, and with fewer leave benefits
EDITORIAL COMMENT
Positive strokes
Li Keqiang said the right things, but India should be cautious
Dropping the cost
Let gas prices be benchmarked to coal
Financial X-ray
L&T: Q4 numbers disappoint, but valuations don't
Company has historically traded at 28% premium to the Sensex but now valuations on a par with the benchmark
Colgate: P&G's toothpaste foray will raise competitive pressures
While analysts expect relatively lesser impact for Colgate, high stock valuations will cap further upsides
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Companies
Wockhardt tanks 20% on heavy volumes
A combined 1.16 million shares have changed hands and there are pending sell orders for 372,359 shares til 1503 hours.
Siyaram Silk Mills expands retail biz, inks 27 franchise pacts
Firm aims at signing 90 deals by FY14-end, eyes 500 outlets in next four years
Ssangyong receives 80 billion won from Mahindra
Money in lieu of the new shares offered to the Indian firm
Emami bags two international awards for packaging
The two awards were for Himani Navratna Cool Talc in Health & Beauty category and Menthoplus Balmin in Pharmaceutical & Medical category
Innovation factory
Starting with watches, Titan Industries has forayed into jewellery, youth-focused accessories and eyewear
We believe in delivering value by creating brands: Bhaskar Bhat
Interview with Managing Director, Titan Industries
Network18 divests stake in Webchutney
Capital18 has entered into an agreement with Dentsu India Group to divest its stake in the aforementioned company
SBI Q4 net profit falls 18.5%
Profit dragged down by lower interest income and higher provisions for loan losses
SBI dips on disappointing Q4 earnings
The bank's provisions for NPA increased by 40% yoy to Rs 3,974 crore during the recently concluded quarter.
RCom tries to get back into the game
The company wants to woo post-paid customers and rent out its assets to cut debt; will the strategy work?
Airtel slides as peers rise in global brand ranking
Airtel is 89th this year, down 18 ranks from last year, in the Top 100 Global Brands report by WPP Group company Millward Brown
Tata Sons to divest 1% stake in TTML by June 4
The filing added disinvestment is proposed to be completed by June 4, 2013
Oracle Financial Services rallies on strong response for OFS
The promoters had received bids for 17.34 million shares against 4.43 million shares offered for sale.
Oracle Financial to raise up to $181 million through share sale
It has fixed the floor price at Rs 2,275 per share for the issue which launches on Wednesday
Tech Mahindra rallies on Q4 earnings beats analyst forecasts
Q4 profit up 37% at Rs 377 crore on sequential basis on the back of acquitsions and new deals.
Wockhardt tanks 20% on heavy volumes
A combined 1.16 million shares have changed hands and there are pending sell orders for 372,359 shares til 1503 hours.
Ranbaxy: Will it ever recover?
There is no denying the fact that the damage to Ranbaxy's brand is huge and may take a long time, if at all, to be repaired
Ranbaxy tanks on DCGI investigation
DCGI has been asked to go through the US order in detail and then examine the documents, dossiers and approvals to Ranbaxy in India.
Ssangyong receives 80 billion won from Mahindra
Money in lieu of the new shares offered to the Indian firm
Fairfield Atlas at record high, stock zooms 120% in three months
The company's delisting offer opened on Wednesday, May 22 and closes on May 27.
Misplaced fear against 4th wheel: Rajiv Bajaj
Interview with Managing Director, Bajaj Auto
NHPC's Teesta project starts commercial operation
NHPC's current installed generation capacity is 5,300 MW
Realty, Infra shares witness sell off, Realty index slumps 6%
Unitech, HDIL, Jaiprakash Associates, Reliance Infrastructure, Indiabulls Real Estate and DLF are down by over 7% on BSE.
Puravankara Projects dips on fixing floor price for share sale at discount
The company proposed to issue up to 21.57 million equity shares to institutional investors fixes floor price of Rs 80 per share.
Sebi, CCI seek clarity on Jet-Etihad deal; may suggest changes
Both raise questions about certain contours of deal that indicate a larger control of Etihad in Jet despite purchase of only 24% stake
Jet Airways falls after huge block deals
About 25.15 million shares representing 29.54% of total equity of Jet Airways changed hands at price of Rs 566.35 per share.
Jet to seek Sebi exemption to divest promoter holding
After the preferential allotment of shares to Etihad Airways, the latter would have three members on the Jet Airways board. They are James ...
BHEL dips ahead of Q4 earnings today
BHEL is likely to post 24% yoy decline in its net profit at Rs 2,575 crore for Q4FY13, says analyst at Angel Broking Research.
L&T extends fall on disappointing Q4 earnings
The company has removed Rs 17,000 crore worth of projects from the order book; it also categorised works worth Rs 5,000-6,000 crore as "slow ...
L&T Q4 net down 7% to Rs 1,788 cr on high finance costs
However, results show strong revenue and order growth, especially abroad
Siyaram Silk Mills expands retail biz, inks 27 franchise pacts
Firm aims at signing 90 deals by FY14-end, eyes 500 outlets in next four years
BCCI chief's kin comes under a cloud
India Cements stock cracks as betting accused names Chennai Super Kings CEO
Jai Corp looks to get out of Navi Mumbai SEZ
This is part of Jai Corp's efforts to raise funds as the investors of its real estate funds are increasingly demanding returns
India copper smelter closures put cable makers in tight spot
The Sterlite and Birla smelters account for about 90 per cent of India's total copper output of 690,000 tonnes
SAIL spends Rs 44,536 cr on capex in 7 yrs
SAIL spent Rs 8,993 crore on capex last fiscal, the lowest since 2009-10, according to an internal note of the state- owned company
JSW Steel's crude steel output drops 11% in April
JSW had shut two of its blast furnaces in Vijayangar, Salem units in April this year due to shortage of iron ore
Nestle India hits new high
The stock has outperformed the market by gaining 8% post Q1 earnings compared to 2.3% rise in benchmark Sensex.
Nestle plans Punjab milk unit expansion
Dairy major Nestle India today said it will invest Rs 250 crore on expansion and modernisation of its existing milk plant at Moga in Punjab
GSK Consumer tanks after surging 26% in one week
The stock has surged 15% in two trading sessions after MSCI included the company in its index.
Zee Entertainment: Positives factored in
While subscription revenue growth is expected to remain strong, subdued ad revenue growth and rich valuations limit upsides
Ad revenues will rise on better price realisations: SL Narayan
Interview with CFO, Sun group
Zee Entertainment Jan-Mar profit rises 10.7%
For the financial year ended in March 2013, ZEEL posted a profit of Rs 718.15 compared to Rs 590.71 crore in 2011-12 fiscal
Reliance Jio to roll out 4G services in metros by March
To invest Rs 7,000 cr over 2-3 years to launch services in eastern, northeastern states
BPCL, HPCL, IOC tank on new fuel policy concerns
HPCL and BPCL have dipped 6% each, while IOC is down 5% on BSE.
HPCL aims to restart 60,000 bpd fire-hit Vizag crude unit
The crude unit was shut on May 16 following a fire that hit a pipeline attached to the unit.
Voltas: Hopes of recovery dashed
Voltas is feeling the heat of economic and investment slowdown, both in the domestic and international markets
Adani Enterprises posts standalone net loss in Q4
Standalone income in fourth quarter surges by 130 per cent to Rs 3,587 crore
Gas distribution bids for seven cities to be cleared soon
Adani, GSPC, EIL and Gail Gas to benefit
Economy
Export parity pricing: Finance, oil ministries to await Parikh panel report
Parikh committee has been entrusted to submit its report within next two months
Personal Finance
Why investments in sector funds should be timed well
The choppiness in sector funds has increased. Hence, investors must take all precautions to get their timing right
Finance
Managing state govt debt to be tough in FY14, says RBI
Says states should focus on expenditure compression
Current Affairs
Lok Ayukta indicts Sheila for misuse of public money
He also recommended to the President to "advise" Dikshit to reimburse either herself or through her party a sum of Rs 11 cr
International
Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up
The new device interacts with a television, responds to voice and gesture commands, and includes Skype video calling
Technology
Cyber frauds: Experts blame banks; banks find faults with clients
Banks put the cyber crime under the carpet and I haven't seen a single bank complaining ...
Beyond Business
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to join Madonna at London concert
Rai, who will be joined by actor husband Abhishek Bachchan, has been confirmed as a celebrity presenter at the Chime for Change event on June 1
Asthma linked to increased risk of sleep apnea
They found that patients who had asthma were 1.70 times more likely to develop sleep apnea after eight years
Commodities
FEATURES
In Depth
RCom tries to get back into the game
The company wants to woo post-paid customers and rent out its assets to cut debt; will the strategy work?
What the Tata Steel write-off reveals
There are too many extraneous as well as internal factors working against Corus
Real Estate
Akshaya Tritiya leaves real estate firms idling by
Even buyers have not been showing much enthusiasm in booking properties, due to high prices and the overall lacklustre economic environment
Brand World
Marquee brands set to jazz up fashion street
Entry of H&M, Gap and Uniqlo will change the game for casual-wear chains in India
Patented drugs find it tough to get branded
While heritage medicine brands continue to top best-selling lists, newer discoveries for complex ailments face the heat with high pricing
Business Education
Pvt B-schools up the ante against AICTE's regulations
To approach HRD minister and apprise him of the hurdles before them
Cheery city runner
Ford's EcoSport compact SUV has designer looks and comes loaded with innovative features. Does it have the mojo to beat its competitors?
Feather-touch ride
BMW's new 6 Series Gran Coupe is not just seductive and haute - its ride quality is better than its badge siblings'
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