The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 23, 2005

ICICI Venture to buy 26% stake in Viceroy Hotels thru pref offer
ICICI Venture Funds is picking up 1.14 crore equity shares and share warrants of Viceroy Hotels Ltd, amounting to 26 per cent of the equity, through the preferential allotment route. The stake being picked up by ICICI Venture includes 60 lakh ... More

MUTUAL FUNDS

Crisil assigns India's first fund house rating to HDFC Mutual
CRISIL, a rating firm, has assigned India's first fund house rating to HDFC Mutual fund. The Mutual Fund has been assigned the Fund House Level 1 rating, which indicates the highest governance levels and process quality in fund management ... More

UTI declares 50% on MNC Fund
UTI-MNC Fund, which invests mainly in multinational companies, has declared a dividend of 50 per cent. A press release by UTI Mutual Fund said here on Monday that the dividend is Rs 5 per unit on face value of Rs 10. The record date for the ... More

STOCKS

GTL Infrastructure's paid-up capital to be Rs 320 cr post-revamp
GTL Infrastructure Ltd (GIL) after a proposed restructuring will have paid-up capital of Rs 320 crore. The stock of GIL would be listed at the domestic exchanges after the process of transferring of business assets from GTL to GIL is over. At ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bear domination
THE sentiment reading of the tradable counters turned bearish. Bull domination on Tuesday is likely to change the sentiment reading in their favour. On the contrary, the prevailing bearish sentiment is likely to be further strengthened with the ... More

STOCK EXCHANGES

CSE suspends trading in a few stocks
DAYS before its AGM, the Calcutta Stock Exchange has sought to shore up its surveillance, courtesy a number of measures involving select companies. The exchange has informed its members that certain counters are being suspended with immediate ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Sensex slumps 75 pts on Bihar poll results
STOCK prices fell for the second day in a row taking the BSE Sensex down by 75 points on Tuesday on political concerns following the defeat of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), an ally of United Progressive Alliance. Unwinding of positions ahead of ... More

Product price keeps Chemplast Sanmar firm
PVC manufacturer Chemplast Sanmar on Tuesday closed slightly down (15 paise) at Rs 83.26, after touching a day's high at Rs 85. According to market sources, the counter has been moving up recently on firm product price and possibility of ... More

Steel stock falls after China co cuts prices
STEEL companies' stocks fell today after China's Baoshan Iron and Steel Company cut prices of its core products by an average of more than 10 per cent to around $430 a tonne. These prices would be effective in the first quarter of 2006. Some ... More

COMMENTARY

Bear hug pushes heavyweights to negative territory
MARKETS opened weak on Tuesday dominating early in the trading session. Bear-domination, however, slipped closed to noon with the bulls appearing after a day's hiatus. For a brief session, the markets appeared to be moving on a positive note with ... More

IPOS

Opto Circuits plans public issue
OPTO Circuits India Ltd plans a public issue to meet its obligation to raise its authorised capital to Rs 50 crore from Rs 35 crore. The company also proposes to raise up to $70 million to fund its acquisition proposal. Opto had short ... More

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