The shares of Gujarat Alkalies &amp; Chemicals (GACL) went up by 7.24 per cent to Rs 196.30 on the BSE. The company has signed an agreement with Dow Europe GmbH on April 16, 2008 to set up a joint

Gujarat Alkalies up on signing JV accord

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The share prices of United Spirits rose 5 per cent to close at Rs 1821.90. The company informed the BSE that its equity shareholders, secured creditors and unsecured creditors approved the scheme of

United Spirits rises on receiving merger nod

Hanung Toys and Textiles (HTTL) soared 5.82 per cent to Rs 238.35 on the BSE after it signed a pact with a Chinese company to buy its soft toy business, acquiring 100 per cent stake in that company.

Hanung Toys gains on overseas acquisition

Polaris Software Lab jumped 11.92 per cent to Rs 103.30 on the BSE after the company scheduled a board meet on 23 April 2008 to consider a buy-back of equity shares. 


Polaris Software shines on buy-back proposal

The shares of Deep Industries appreciated by 11.73 per cent last week on the BSE, from Rs 141.90 to Rs 158.55, on account of a sharp turnaround in the fourth quarter ended March 2008. 


Profits boost Deep Industries

The shares of Bombay Dyeing gained 36 per cent on plans to redevelop its textile mills at Worli and Wadala in Mumbai. 


Bombay Dyeing soars 36%

Sasken Communication Technology surged 32.62 per cent to Rs 190.90 on the BSE after its board approved a proposal for buyback of shares from open market at a price not exceeding Rs 260 a share for an

Sasken Communication soars on buyback nod

The shares of Dish TV India rose 17.15 per cent to Rs 64.90 on the BSE after the company announced a board meeting on 24 April to consider fund-raising through a rights issue. A total of 47.09 lakh

Dish TV India shines on rights issue proposal

IFCI led the volume chart, with around 3.45 crore shares changing hands. It ended the day at Rs 58.80, 15.63 per cent higher as the firm announced a strong set of Q4 numbers. Net profit has shot up

IFCI vaults 15.6% higher on strong Q4 numbers

Binani Cement surged 5.52 per cent to Rs 86 on the BSE after it informed the bourse that the additional new grinding unit at Neem Ka Thana has been commissioned with effect from March 31, 2008.

Binani Cement surges 5.5% on expansion plans

Crisil soared 8.59 per cent to Rs 3,532 on the BSE after posting 284.85 per cent surge in net profit to Rs 28.70 crore and 101.13 per cent jump in net sales to Rs 87.01 crore in Q1 March 2008 over Q1

Strong quarterly numbers boost Crisil

Tata Steel rose 2.14 per cent to Rs 797.60 on the BSE after Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus, owned by Tata Steel, announced price increases for reversing mill plate and structural sections. 


Tata Steel firms up on Corus` price hike moves

Gayatri Projects hit the upper limit of 4.99 per cent at Rs 472.10 on the BSE after the company secured six orders aggregating Rs 96.79 crore.

Gayatri Projects firms up on bagging contracts

Auto ancillary and engine parts maker Federal Mogul Goetze (India) rose nearly 20 per cent to close at Rs 82.35 a share after its board deferred a discussion on consideration of rights issue to be considered later.

Federal Mogul jumps 20% on rights delay

Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications (RCom) rose 8.31 per cent to close at Rs 577.04 a share after Reliance Infocom BV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RCom and a division of Reliance Globalcom, acquired a controlling stake in UK-based eWave World.

RCom high on UK acquisition

The Hindustan Zinc stock was up 13.3 per cent on Firday on a seven-fold increase in trading volumes as the company reported higher-than-expected results for the fourth quarter.

Good numbers spur Hind Zinc

The shares of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals went up 4.37 per cent to Rs 625.79 on the BSE after the company posted 108.02 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 130.14 crore on 48.69 per cent growth in total income to Rs 411.91 crore in Q4 March 2008 over Q4 March 2007.

Glenmark Pharma rises on good Q4 numbers

The shares of Reliance Infrastructure (formerly Reliance Energy) rose 4.95 per cent to Rs 1426.10 on the BSE after the company reported 35.33 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 1084.63 crore and 14.08 per cent rise in total income to Rs 7501.2 crore in FY08 over FY07.

Rise in net profit powers Reliance Infrastructure

Tech Mahindra soared by 10.51 per cent to Rs 902 as Finance Minister P Chidambaram extended the tax holiday scheme for export-driven software companies by a year, while outlining changes to the Union Budget.

Tech Mahindra rises on extension in tax holiday

Berger Paints India surged 6.17 per cent to Rs 43.90 on signing an agreement with Advent International, a global private equity group for buying the shares of Bolix SA, Poland for about Rs 1,544 crore.

Berger Paints brightens on buying into Polish firm

Wyeth Limited soared to Rs 505.60 a share, up 6.13 per cent after the Finance Minister raised the allocation for healthcare spending in the Union Budget. The stock soared to a high of Rs 509 and a low

Pharma sops provide a boost to Wyeth Limited

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