To prevent unauthorised trading, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Tuesday asked stock exchanges to send details of transactions in equity cash and derivatives segments to investors through text messages and emails by the end of every trading day.

Investors to get SMS, email alerts from stock exchanges

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Analysts see better bottom line for the sector if policy comes into effect.

Fertiliser stocks zoom on urea price de-control talks

Trades between FIIs generated a volume of Rs 48 crore on the BSE Tuesday-an increase of 3.55% from Rs 46 crore clocked on Monday. As many as nine stocks witnessed trades of 8.01 lakh shares on Tuesday.

FII-TO-FII: Pantaloon traded at 12% premium

Nifty may open lower and break 5400 level following slump in global markets on concerns of slowing economic growth in US and sovereign debt crisis Europe.

Pre-market: Gap down opening seen

DLF has shed over 5% at Rs 216 after reporting 13% year-on-year decline in its consolidated net profit for the first quarter ended June 2011 at Rs 358 crore on higher input cost and finance charges.

DLF plunges 5% on fall in Q1 net profit

Warren Tea is trading higher by 6% at Rs 472 after Radhe Shyam Saraf, a promoter of Asian Hotels (East), acquired over 4% stake in the company for a total consideration of Rs 21.22 crore.

Warren Tea at lifetime high on stake sale

Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilisers has rallied over 5% to Rs 33 on the back of robust Q1 numbers announced post market hours on Tuesday.

Mangalore Chemicals gains 5% on robust Q1 results

Panasonic Home Appliances India is frozen at the lower circuit of 5% at Rs 118, extending the 27% fall in the past three trading days from Rs 170, after turning into the red in the first quarter. The company reported a net loss of Rs 2.89 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2011 against a net profit of Rs 0.25 crore in corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.

Panasonic Home Appliances plunges post Q1 results

Shares of Bharti Airtel tumbled by over 4% on the bourses today after the company posted a 28% dip in first quarter numbers.

Post-Q1 results, Bharti slips 4% on bourses

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Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net sellers of Rs 869.69 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.

FIIs net sellers of Rs 870 cr in cash mkt today

Market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) today approved a single-window clearance system for market entities, including stock brokers, merchant bankers and credit ratings agencies, for grant of prior approval for change in control of their management structures.

Sebi clears single-window clearance for prior approvals

Given the inflationary pressures and growth cooling off, there are some earning downgrades still left in the system, says Ratnesh Kumar,managing director and chief executive officer of Standard Chartered Securities (India). In an interview with Ashish Rukhaiyar and Mehul Shah, he says investors are waiting for the downgrades to happen so that the bad news is out of the way and long-term focus can return.

Q&A: Ratnesh Kumar, Standard Chartered Securities (India)

US stocks fell, extending the longest slump since 1978 for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and treasuries rose as concern the economy is slowing overshadowed the cheapest equity valuations in a year. Oil tumbled, while the franc slid as Switzerland cut interest rates.

Dow extends longest drop since 1978 

Trades between FIIs generated a volume of Rs 82 crore on the BSE Wednesday-an increase of 97.30% from Rs 42 crore clocked on Tuesday. As many as seven stocks witnessed trades of 13 lakh shares on Wednesday.

FII-TO-FII: Pantaloon traded at 8% premium

Stock markets have been range-bound for a while amid global and domestic uncertainties. However, this trend could change in a few months, believes Manish Sonthalia, VP &amp; Fund Manager, Motilal Oswal Asset Management. In an interview with Sheetal Agarwal, he says there are more upsides than downsides in the markets as well as in corporate earnings, since most negatives have already been factored in.

Q&A: Manish Sonthalia, Motilal Oswal Asset Management

Inventure Growth &amp; Securities is trading at Rs 108, translating into an 8% discount against its issue price of Rs 117 per share, after listed at par on the NSE today. The stock has hit a high of Rs 124 and low of Rs 103 so far. Around 1.5 million shares have changed hands on the counter in opening deals.

Inventure Growth & Securities slips below issue price

Hindustan Copper has rallied 6% at Rs 262 after reporting over two-fold year-on-year jump in net profit at Rs 60.4 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 as compared to Rs 26.20 crore for the corresponding quarter of previous year.

Hind Copper rallies on two-fold surge in Q1 net

BL Kashyap &amp; Sons is frozen at the 20% lower circuit at Rs 15.2 on reports that the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) asked the company to fork out Rs 593 crore in provident fund (PF) dues and penalties.

BL Kashyap & Sons locked at 20% lower circuit on PF fraud

Nitin Fire Protection has soared 16% at Rs 125 after the company announced bonus issue plans.

Nitin Fire Protection soars on bonus issue plans

Markets ended in the negative after swinging between gains and losses due to selling pressure in auto and realty shares; also concerns over slowing global growth weighed.

Markets crack in late trades, Sensex slips 252 pts

Markets ended in the negative after swinging between gains and losses due to selling in index heavyweights-ITC, Mahindra &amp; Mahindra and Reliance Industries; also concerns over slowing global growth weighed.

Markets crack in late trades, Sensex slips 247 pts

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