Sensex feels tremors of US attacks; drops 117 points
STOCK prices in India and major Asian markets dropped on Wednesday in sympathy with the falling World Trade Center twin towers following unprecedented terrorist attacks on the US on Tuesday morning.

An ambushed nation feeds another's fears
``CAN it happen to us? Other children in my school are saying India will be bombed next and we'll get five days holidays.'' The innocence of an eight-year-old's query notwithstanding, fear, it seems, has permeated beyond the Big Apple right across to cla ssrooms in India.

US tragedy not to have immediate impact on India: Sinha
THE Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha, expects no immediate direct impact of the US tragedy on the Indian economy, particularly on the rupee and the oil import bill.

SEBI narrows filters to check volatility
FEAR of a crash in the capital market gripped the bourses today in the aftermath of US tragedy.

US strikes unlikely to impact oil position: Naik
THE spurt in global crude oil prices to over $30 a barrel in the aftermath of the terrorist strikes in the US is unlikely to impact India in the near-term as the domestic oil companies have comfortable stocks and have secured supply contracts for the nex t couple of months, the Petroleum Minister, Mr Ram Naik, said.

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