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Friday, June 28, 2002
Forex Rates June 27 (4.30 p.m. IST)
1 PoundRs 74.17
1 EuroRs 48.02
1 USDRs 48.78
100 YenRs 40.74
1 Sing $Rs 27.64

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Re strengthens; gilts bullish
Mumbai: THE rupee closed marginally firmer at 48.8450/8550 per dollar on Thursday as compared to Wednesday's close of 48.8650/8750. Dealers said that after the rupee opened at 48.8750/8850, it strengthened to a day's high of 48.8275, at which ... More

LIFE INSURANCE


Om Kotak plans to eat into LIC market
OM Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance will try to get ahead in the next few months by targeting at least 50 per cent of the markets where Life Insurance Corporation is a dominant player. The company will also leverage its brand image in the western ... More

PRIVATE BANKS


GTB says it has offers from global players
GLOBAL Trust Bank says it is a perfect fit for acquisition by international players interested in getting into India and has been approached by several funds and banks in this regard, according to Mr Sudhakar Gande, Managing Director. Talks ... More

GTB launches customised product for SMEs
GLOBAL Trust Bank (GTB), the Hyderabad-based private sector bank, has announced the launch of `Unnati' - a special product customised for the small and medium enterprises (SME) segment. The product was launched by the Karnataka Chief Minister, ... More

FOREIGN BANKS


Citibank India net rises 14 pc
MUMBAI: Citibank India has registered a 14 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 325.4 crore for the year ended March 31, 2002 as compared to Rs 285.2 crore in the previous year. Total income grew to Rs 2,713 crore (Rs 2,285 crore) ... More

INTEREST RATES


BoI cuts rates on FCNR deposits
MUMBAI: Bank of India has revised the interest rates on its FCNR deposits downward by 20-35 basis points in some categories effective June 29. For dollar deposits with a maturity of one year to two years, interest rates are now 2.05 per ... More

GOVT BONDS


RBI cuts repo rate to 5.75 pc
IN keeping with its bias towards a softer interest rate regime, the Reserve Bank of India today cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.75 per cent. The RBI accepted a single bid of Rs 5 crore at 5.75 per cent, rejecting 22 bids of Rs 22,740 ... More

NON-PERFORMING ASSETS


`Pricing of assets key to success of recovery law'
THE success of the new law for recovery of non-performing assets of banks and financial institutions (FIs) would depend largely on ushering in a transparent system of pricing of the bad assets that are to be transferred to the asset ... More

IPOS


Canara Bank plans IPO in Q3
THE public sector Canara Bank has proposed to go ahead with its much-delayed Rs 110-crore public issue, towards the third quarter of this financial year. Speaking to presspersons after the launch of the bank's technology banking initiative, Mr ... More
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