After a weak opening, shares of the company dropped further by 5.78 per cent to trade at Rs 83 on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
sustained inflow of foreign funds kept the market in a cheerful mood.
The venture -- named as BSE StAR MF, has received confirmation from more than 20 mutual fund-houses to participate and seven funds, with a total of 103 schemes, will be available from today itself.
For investors and traders, who want to do technical analysis, there are a number of software packages for intra-day charting and end-of-day (EOD) software.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Friday put equity float by large-cap companies on the fast track.
The Sensex traded lower by 536.19 points at 15,240.12 at noon with most heavy-weight stocks plunging to recent lows. Similarly, the second wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty dropped by 173.10 points at 4446.70.
A section of senior stocks brokers on Thursday demanded that the Sebi probe the reasons behind the steep decline in share prices on May 17 by analysing the trade data at the BSE and NSE and punish the guilty severely.
Benchmark share indices ended lower on Wednesday weighed down by selling pressure in bank shares on concerns of rising non performing assets in wake of the economic slowdown. Selling in metal and capital goods shares also dampened market sentiment.
The group has interests in auto, textiles, engineering, chemical and power sectors, among others. "We think this is a good time to enter the IT sector. Melstar also has a US subsidiary, which gives us entry into this market as well," said PVR Murthy, CFO of YBG. The group is looking at further growth through acquisition, with the current focus on West Asian and South East Asian firms.
The group has interests in auto, textiles, engineering, chemical and power sectors, among others. "We think this is a good time to enter the IT sector. Melstar also has a US subsidiary, which gives us entry into this market as well," said PVR Murthy, CFO of YBG. The group is looking at further growth through acquisition, with the current focus on West Asian and South East Asian firms.
In a bid to provide the retail investors quick access to corporate information, Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange
Taking its price war with main rival National Stock Exchange (NSE) up a notch, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has announced the waiver of all transaction charges for brokers from semi-urban areas with effect from next month.
Taking immediate corrective action and lessons from the US experience would help in restoring investor confidence.
Markets continued to trade on a volatile note in afternoon deals, ahead of the futures and options expiry on Thursday. The Sensex is up32 points at 16,999. Nifty is up five points at 5,146.
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On the last day of Satyam's stint in India's benchmark indices - the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex and the National Stock Exchange S&P CNX Nifty - its shares turned out to be a punter's delight.
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The market breadth in BSE ended flat with 1333 shares advancing and 1393 shares declining.
Block deal transactions by foreign institutional investors registered a significant fall in October and November. The decline was mainly because of major deal makers cashing out of the equity market to make good their mark-to-market losses and meet redemption pressure.
After equity indices of emerging markets, Indian investors will now be able to trade the key index of the UK. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) will launch trading in the FTSE 100, the UK's benchmark equity gauge, from May 3.
Foreign institutional investors have been net investors to the tune of Rs 55,000 crore (Rs 550 billion) in equity markets this year so far. In contrast, domestic institutional investors have been net sellers over the past three months.
The market cap of the listed firms on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange on Monday declined by a whopping Rs 125,000 crore (Rs 1,250 billion) to Rs 43,75,020 crore (Rs 43,750 billion), thereby falling below the GDP of Rs 46,93,000 crore (Rs 46,930 billion) at current market price, as per the real economy data released by the Reserve Bank of India on April 28 this year.
The market cap of the listed firms on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange on Monday declined by a whopping Rs 125,000 crore (Rs 1250 billion) to Rs 43,75,020 crore (Rs 43750.20 billion), thereby falling below the GDP of Rs 46,93,000 crore (Rs 46930 billion) at current market price, as per the real economy data released by the Reserve Bank of India on April 28 this year.
Without naming Adani group specifically, the capital markets watchdog said in a statement that unusual price movement in the stocks of a business conglomerate has been observed in the past week.
Mumbai-based Genxt Power India has launched its new model 'Evera', which is claimed to be a noiseless, pollution-free, electric bike with low maintenance cost that does not require petrol or diesel.
Last Friday's tumble on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones index falling nearly 400 points, is sure to have its repercussions on the already shaky Indian market. With both the benchmark indices, the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex and the National Stock Exchange Nifty having lost 5 per cent apiece last week, investors are already skittish.
National Stock Exchange index Nifty shot up 50 points to 4,756.45.
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex crossed the 21,000 level in early morning trade for the first time on Tuesday on heavy buying by funds.
The Indian capital markets have seen far-reaching changes in the last 20 years. Take, for instance, the quantum of wealth created. Total market capitalisation has shot up from Rs 68,870 crore (the value of 1,191 companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange or BSE) in 1991 to Rs 59,84,875 crore (the value of over 4,000 companies listed on the BSE as on August 29, 2011).
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Fortis Healthcare plans to raise about Rs 504 crore (Rs 5.04 billion) from the capital market in addition to the Rs 154 crore (Rs 1.54 billion) raised through private placements before the IPO, a top company official said in Mumbai on Wednesday.
The National Stock Exchange index Nifty gained 3.75 points at 4,572.30. It touched the day's high of 4,596.75 and a low of 4,528.50 points. Among the 30 Sensex stocks, 14 closed with losses while 16 gained. Overseas funds bought stocks of a net $146.6 million on July 23, taking total investments in equities this year to $6.57 billion.
Market experts predict that the equity markets are likely to remain volatile for the rest of the year.
Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd managing director and chief executive officer Rajiv B Lall has sold 4.50 lakh (450,000) shares of the company for over Rs 6.3 crore (Rs 63 million) in an open market transaction.
New Delhi Television Ltd has filed a draft red herring prospectus with Securities Exchange Board of India for its initial public offer of Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion).
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