Reliance MediaWorks climbs on plans to raise Rs 500-Rs 600 crore through sale of equity

Reliance MediaWorks is currently trading at Rs. 151.90, up by 0.65 points or 0.43% from its previous closing of Rs. 151.25 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 153.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 154.00 and Rs. 151.30 respectively. So far 60,354 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 309.00 on 06-Oct-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs. 122.25 on 09-Feb-2011.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 154.00 and Rs. 148.05 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 700.43 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 62.23% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 6.07% and 31.70% respectively.

Reliance MediaWorks is in talks with strategic investors to raise Rs 500 crore to Rs 600 crore through a sale of equity. Some large global media services firms based in the United States and Europe are showing interest in buying a stake in the company.

Reliance MediaWorks has been discussing with the global firms from the last three months and the deal may be signed by the middle of the fiscal that begins in April. The company which operates cinemas, film and media services, and television production is seriously thinking of turning the media services business into a separate subsidiary, which can then offload a stake, although nothing has been finalized yet.

In January this year, the company was all set to open the country’s most modern studio that may invite several Hollywood and European filmmakers with its affordable international-standard production facilities.

Reliance MediaWorks is India’s fastest growing film and entertainment services company. It operates BIG Cinemas, the largest cinema chain of the country with over 525 screens spread across India, US, Malaysia, Nepal and Netherlands. 

Glenmark Pharma surges on its arm discovering IND enabling studies of NBE

Glenmark Pharma is currently trading at Rs. 286.00, up by 4.45 points or 1.58% from its previous closing of Rs. 281.55 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 284.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 290.10 and Rs. 281.55 respectively. So far 94,756 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 389.75 on 07-Dec-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs. 241.60 on 28-Feb-2011.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 290.10 and Rs. 273.25 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 7629.78 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 48.32% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 37.92% and 13.75% respectively.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals SA (GPSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals India has discovered and initiated IND enabling studies of a Novel Biological Entity (NBE) lead candidate, GBR401 and anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody. GBR 401 is developed completely in-house by Glenmark’s Biologics Research Centre located in Switzerland.

The disease areas primarily targeted by GBR 401 are lymphomas and leukemia’s of B-cell origin. Lymphomas are cancers originating from the lymphatic system. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), a type of B cell lymphoma, is the most common form of blood cancer.

GBR 401 shows great promise to emerge as a valuable therapeutic option to treat patients affected with B-cell malignancies. GBR 401 has demonstrated strong anti-tumour potency and anti-proliferative apoptotic activity in several in-vito and in-vivo studies. CD19 is known to be expressed earlier and more broadly in B-cell development than CD20, the latter being the target of the world’s second largest selling anti-cancer biotech product rituximab whose annual 2010 sales were in excess of $6 billion.

Titan Industries shine on its retail arm planning to invest Rs 200 crore in next fiscal year

Titan Industries is currently trading at Rs 3,875.50, up by 32.50 points or 0.85% from its previous closing of Rs 3,843.00 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 3,850.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs 3,953.95 and Rs 3,836.35 respectively. So far 1,06,833 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 4,244.00 on 11-Nov-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs 1,827.25 on 31-Mar-2010.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 3,953.95 and Rs 3,492.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 17302.95 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 53.41% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 19.00% and 27.58% respectively.

The jewellery retail chain arm of Titan Industries - Tanishq, is planning to set up around 15 showrooms in various parts of the country with an investment of Rs 150 - 200 crore in the next fiscal year.

The area of proposed showrooms would range from 3,000 sq ft to 20,000 sq ft, including four to five large showrooms spanning total area of over 8,000 sq ft each. The largest of the upcoming outlets would be a 20,000 sq ft showroom in Mumbai.

The company had recently launched its sixth showroom in Chennai, at Chromepet. With launch of the new showroom in Chennai, Tanishq retail chain presently has 123 exclusive boutiques in 76 cities. The new showroom in Chennai, of 4,000 sq ft, would provide a range of traditional Bengali jewellery, wedding jewellery in plain gold, diamonds, polki and kundan. The new showroom would also provide facilities including Karatmeter, a device to measure the purity of gold, for its customers.

Tanishq is a prominent jewellery brand of India and a division of Titan Industries.  It pioneered the concept of branded jewellery and ornaments in India. Tanishq, India’s largest, most trusted and fastest growing jewellery brand, offers traditional as well as trendy designs in gold, diamond and platinum. 

KEC International soars on bagging new orders worth Rs 801 crore

KEC International is currently trading at Rs 84.80, up by 3.70 points or 4.56% from its previous closing of Rs 81.10 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 83.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs 86.25 and Rs 80.60 respectively. So far 2,62,242 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 123.40 on 30-Jul-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs 70.30 on 22-Mar-2011.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 86.25 and Rs 74.20 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 2108.12 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 41.65% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 43.13% and 15.22% respectively.

KEC International, the flagship company of PRG Group has bagged new orders worth aggregating Rs 801 crore in the areas of Transmission (domestic and international) and cables.

In India, the company has secured three orders from Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) aggregating Rs 224 crore and one order from state utility Aptransco worth Rs 84 crore on Turnkey basis. In International markets, the company has bagged order aggregating worth Rs 386 crore from Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United States and Brazil.

The company has won supply orders for extra high voltage power cables, high tension, low tension and telecom cables from various customers worth Rs 107 crore.

KEC is in the business of manufacture of transmission towers and erection and laying of power transmission lines on an EPC basis. It is a global leader in the power transmission engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) business. The company is one of the largest Power Transmission EPC companies in the world.

Smartlink Network makes new high on getting nod to sell its structured cabling business

Smartlink Network Systems is currently trading at Rs 83.75, up by 5.45 points or 6.96% from its previous closing of Rs 78.30 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs 80.30 and has touched a high and low of Rs 93.95 and Rs 76.00 respectively. So far 2294949 shares were traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 93.95 on 31-Mar-2011 and a 52 week low of Rs 40.50 on 31-Mar-2010.
Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 93.95 and Rs 65.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 249.94 crore.
The promoters holding in the company stood at 67.33% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 0.02% and 32.65% respectively. Smartlink Network Systems has received its board’s approval for the sale of the structured cabling business comprising of manufacture, sale and marketing of structured cabling products carried on by it, under the brand name - Diglink - hereinafter referred to as the (Digilink Business) to Schneider Electric India.
The Digilink Business together with its respective assets and liabilities shall be transferred to Schneider, as a going concern on a slump sale basis, on a cash free and debt free basis, for a total consideration of Rs 503 crore.
Smartlink Network is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing and marketing of advanced networking, broadband, digital, voice and data communications solutions. Company caters the global networking and connectivity needs of digital home consumers, small office professionals, small- to medium-sized businesses and enterprise environments

HDFC Bank rises on expanding its branch network

HDFC Bank is currently trading at Rs 2,360.00, up by 22.15 points or 0.95% from its previous closing of Rs 2,337.85 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 2,345.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs 2,370.00 and Rs 2,345.00 respectively. So far 10,535 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 2,518.00 on 04-Oct-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs 1,785.00 on 25-May-2010.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 2,370.00 and Rs 2,197.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 110188.70 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 23.40% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 40.23% and 18.90% respectively.

The country's second largest lender HDFC Bank in a bid to increase its footprint has opened 275 branches in the current fiscal taking its total network to 2,000. The bank had a total of 1,780 branches by the end of December 2010 compared to its distribution network of 1,725 branches in 779 cities as on March 2010. About 220 branches were added to the network in the last few months.

Besides having an overseas presence in Hong Kong and Bahrain, the bank’s reach after the opening of new branches has crossed 1,000 cities. As per the annual report for 2009-10, the bank opened over 300 new branches during the year. The bank's focus on semi-urban and under-banked markets continued, with 68 per cent of the bank's branches now outside the top nine Indian cities.

The bank, which has over 1.8 crore customers, acquired Centurion Bank of Punjab leading to the integration of 404 branches in 2008. Recently, HDFC bank has won the 'Best Retail Bank in India' award for the fifth year in a row beating a host of other competitors in Asia Pacific, Middle-East, Central Asia and Africa on a range of parameters.

HDFC Bank has also paid higher advance corporate tax for the fourth quarter. The company has paid Rs 500 crore as advance corporate tax, higher by 66.67% as compared to Rs 300 crore paid during same quarter last year.

Welspun Corp zooms on bagging orders worth Rs 1,182 crore

Welspun Corp is currently trading at Rs 204.20, up by 6.00 points or 3.03% from its previous closing of Rs 198.20 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs 204.90 and has touched a high and low of Rs 212.40 and Rs 202.10 respectively. So far 177357 shares were traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 295.70 on 07-Apr-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs 144.35 on 18-Jan-2011.
Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 212.40 and Rs 196.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 4228.46 crore.
The promoters holding in the company stood at 41.08% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 32.75% and 26.17% respectively. Welspun Corp the second largest line pipe company in the world, has won pipe orders worth Rs 1,182 crore (approx 155 KMT) largely from international clients. These new orders are likely to be executed over a period of one year.
With the addition of these orders the current order book of the company stands at Rs 6,153 crore (approximately 932 KMT for pipes and external plate orders of 40 KMT) without excluding the orders being executed in Q4 FY 2011.
The company will continue to open newer avenues and deliver superior customer value and sustain the leadership position in the world markets.
Welspun Corp is engaged in manufacturing of pipes. The company was declared the 2nd largest steel pipe producer in the world (Large Diameter) by Financial Times. The company is among the top 3 SAW pipe company in the world according to CLSA Asia Pacific Market Research.

Puravankara Projects gain on launching Purva Midtown Residences

Puravankara Projects is currently trading at Rs. 111.00, up by 0.40 points or 0.36% from its previous closing of Rs. 110.60 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 111.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 113.00 and Rs. 110.55 respectively. So far 2,703 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 145.25 on 27-Sep-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs. 76.40 on 01-Jun-2010.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 118.80 and Rs. 101.25 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 2397.82 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 89.96% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 8.46% and 1.57% respectively.

Puravankara Projects launched a new mid segment property which institutes the idea of Smart Living - Purva Midtown Residences in East Bangalore. The total project value is Rs. 135 crore and this launch follows the launch of Purva Windermere, a luxury project in Chennai.

This property comprises a total of 307 apartments which is centrally located off Old Madras Road, near C.V. Raman Nagar on a 4.2 acre land parcel. The mix of 2 and 3 bedroom apartments are ranging from 1208 sq. ft. to 1677 sq. ft. and are the epitome of comfort, convenience with an elegance attached to it. These apartments have been designed keeping in mind the double income working population of Bangalore.

Recently, Puravankara Projects has launched a new luxury property - Purva Oceana - in the most premium location on Marine Drive, Kochi. Purva Oceana which is strategically timing the launch closer to completion will be ready for occupation shortly. Purva Oceana, a 12 storied building, with 2 levels of parking, is located on the picturesque Marine Drive waterfront overlooking the Bolgatty Palace and the Marina.

Since inception in 1975, Puravankara has one mantra for success, part from this, values like uncompromising business ethos, focused customer centric approach, robust engineering, in house Research and Development has created the leading real estate brand. 

Deepak Fertilisers gains on establishing its global foot print

Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals is currently trading at Rs. 165.60, up by 6.95 points or 4.38% from its previous closing of Rs. 158.65 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 162.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 167.80 and Rs. 161.00 respectively. So far 56,486 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 212.40 on 03-Nov-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs. 102.15 on 25-May-2010.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 167.80 and Rs. 152.10 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 1402.02 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 42.61% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 21.14% and 36.25% respectively.

Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corporation (DFPCL) proposing to “go global” is accordingly working  towards setting up 300 kpta TAN plant is South Australia in the State of Australia to enable the state to realize its ambitious growth plans in resource (minning) and infrastructure sectors. This would be first such plant in SA and will provide cost-effective TAN supplies primarily to local end users. Beyond supplies, the company will also bring in deep knowledge base of products application engineering in mines.

The government of SA has indentified a potentially suitable site for the project, which will be the subject for further feasibility study. The site is close to a deep sea port and nearby city having a long established industrial history with complete infrastructure, skilled workforce etc, thereby providing the project with a more favorable cost competitive construction and operating environment compared to many parts of Australia.

This positive step from the government of SA will enable the company to proceed with the Detailed Feasibility Report (DFR), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study and other statutory clearance in the course of next 12-15months and the project will be completed 24 months thereafter. The estimated cost of the projects is around $350 million. While the project is expected to bring in significant socio-economic benefits to the region, the SA state and Australia as a nation, it will enable DFPCL to establish a global foot prints.

Super Spinning Mills zooms on its subsidiary acquiring Elgi Building Products

Super Spinning Mills is currently trading at Rs. 11.05, up by 0.65 points or 6.05% from its previous closing of Rs. 10.42 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs. 10.85 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 11.45 and Rs. 10.60 respectively. So far 4480 shares were traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Re. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 20.40 on 28-Oct-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs. 10.00 on 26-May-2010.
Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 11.45 and Rs. 10.11 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 57.20 crore.
The promoters holding in the company stood at 39.57% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 2.75% and 57.68% respectively.
Super Spinning Mills wholly owned subsidiary - Sara Elgi Arteriors acquired 58.32% of equity share capital of Elgi Building Products, a leading manufacturer of PVC extrusions used in the manufacture of UPVC doors and windows.
With this acquisition Elgi Building Products became a subsidiary of Sara Elgi Arteriors and thereby step down subsidiary of Super Spinning Mills. Super Spinning Mills also holds the balance of 41.68% of equity share capital of Elgi Building Products.
Super Spinning Mills commenced operations with the manufacture of grey, gassed, mercerised and dyed cotton yarn. Today, the company has carved a niche for itself on the textile map of country.

TCS shines on plan of expanding its operation in European market

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is currently trading at Rs 1,159.40, up by 20.15 points or 1.77% from its previous closing of Rs 1,139.25 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 1,147.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs 1,163.00 and Rs 1,145.00 respectively. So far 49,800 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 1,221.00 on 24-Jan-2011 and a 52 week low of Rs 692.00 on 25-May-2010.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 1,163.00 and Rs 1,069.40 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 226059.03 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 74.05% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 20.68% and 5.27% respectively. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, is planning to expand its operations in Europe in healthcare sectors. The company which derives about 27% of its revenues from Europe is aiming to concentrate more on the European market.

The infotech major is also planning to acquire companies in the German market which can bring certain domain expertise, particularly in the healthcare segment. The Japan’s calamity didn’t have much impact on the company and it moved its employees from there but will go back once the normalcy returns.

The company is looking forward to expand or enter into banking, financial services and insurance, retail, pharma, utilities and manufacturing segments. The company is already pursuing 20 large deals with investment of $50 million each in Asia and Latin America where ample opportunities is present.

Recently, TCS has announced that CUA, Australia’s largest customer-owned financial institution has selected its world-leading TCS BaNCS banking platform to deliver CUA’s new core banking system. The Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank has also selected company’s BaNCS Core Banking solution to achieve a competitive advantage.

Havells India surges on plan of expanding its business prospects

Havells India is currently trading at Rs 361.00, up by 5.85 points or 1.65% from its previous closing of Rs 355.15 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs 359.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs 365.50 and Rs 359.00 respectively. So far 14789 shares were traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 446.50 on 05-Oct-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs 264.38 on 09-Jun-2010.
Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 377.00 and Rs 353.50 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 4511.86 crore.
The promoters holding in the company stood at 61.56% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 18.69% and 19.75% respectively. In a bid to expand its business prospects, Electrical components maker Havells India has opened its new European headquarters in London. The company is very bullish about the future prospects of business and focusing on energy efficiency products.
The company has four plants in Europe - one in the UK, one in Belgium, one in France, one in Germany, two in Latin America and nine in India and in the last one year, the company has hired 60 to 70 people in sales. It has 1,850 employees in Europe, including 300 in the UK.
Earlier, the European headquarters of the company was in Germany, but it has been shifted to London, where a lot of innovation is being done.
Havells India reported a net profit of Rs 61.12 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to Rs 58.93 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, up 3.72%. Its total income increased by 23.10% to Rs 728.01 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 from Rs 591.40 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2009.

Tata Motors rises on plan of spending 50 million pounds on UK’s R&D base

Tata Motors is currently trading at Rs 1251.00, up by 11.80 points or 0.95% from its previous closing of Rs 1239.20 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs 1240.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs 1258.00 and Rs 1239.80 respectively. So far 63172 shares were traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 1381.40 on 06-Dec-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs 670.00 on 25-May-2010.
Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 1258.00 and Rs 1145.20 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 67082.27 crore.
The promoters holding in the company stood at 34.93% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 38.16% and 8.67% respectively. Tata Motors, India's largest automobile company, is investing around 50 million pounds in its research and development base in the Midlands over the next two years, in a vote of confidence for UK manufacturing.
The company is planning to hire 100 new engineers at the Tata Motors' European Technical Centre (TMETC), thereby boosting the workforce by more than 40% to 340, as the company steps up its focus on low-carbon technologies. TMETC has developed Tata's Vista electric vehicle and the Pixel city car, which the company is targeting at European drivers.
The centre is based at the University of Warwick and is operated in partnership with WMG, formerly known as the Warwick Manufacturing Group. Tata has invested 85 million pounds since incorporating TMETC in 2005.

Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills touches the roof on International Paper's plan to acquire 53.5% stake in it

Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills is currently locked at its upper circuit limit of Rs. 236.15, up by 39.35 points or 19.99 % from its previous closing of Rs. 196.80 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 236.15 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 236.15 and Rs. 236.15 respectively. So far 9,781 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 244.00 on 06-Sep-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs. 76.50 on 31-Mar-2010.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 236.15 and Rs. 172.20 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 939.17 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 53.46 % while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 21.36 % and 25.19 % respectively.

International Paper has entered into agreements with LN Bangur, and related family members and affiliates to purchase about 53.5% of the outstanding shares of Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills (APPM) for about $257 million in cash. In addition, International Paper has agreed to pay a $62 million non-compete payment to the sellers.

Pursuant to Indian securities law, International Paper will also launch a mandatory public tender offer to acquire up to an additional 21.5% of the outstanding shares of APPM for approximately $104 million in cash. International Paper anticipates acquiring up to 75% of the company’s outstanding shares through these two transactions.

APPM is one of the leading integrated paper manufacturers in India, with two mills with combined capacity of about 250,000 tonnes of uncoated freesheet paper annually. The existing and capable management team and 2,500 employees of APPM will continue to operate the business, supplemented by additional IP leadership and technical resources.

Paper stocks trade higher on the bourses

All the paper stocks are trading with a huge gain in the trade today as in a surprising deal International Paper Company, the US based paper and packaging giant, has bought 53.5% in Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills from its promoters for around Rs 1160 crore, the valuation comes well over 175% from its closing in previous session.
Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills is currently trading at Rs 236.15, up by 39.35 points or 19.99% from its previous closing of Rs 196.80 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs 236.15 and has touched a high and low of Rs 236.15 and Rs 236.15 respectively. So far 9781 shares were traded on the counter.
Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers is currently trading at Rs 136.15, up by 13.75 points or 11.23% from its previous closing of Rs 122.40 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs 128.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs 146.00 and Rs 128.00 respectively. So far 145904 shares were traded on the counter.

NTPC gains on synchronizing its 500 MW unit of Simhadri Super Thermal Power Project

NTPC is currently trading at Rs. 189.05, up by 1.00 points or 0.53% from its previous closing of Rs. 188.05 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 188.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 189.95 and Rs. 188.00 respectively. So far 16,000 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 222.20 on 04-Oct-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs. 168.60 on 25-Feb-2011.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 189.95 and Rs. 175.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 156334.01 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 84.50% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 11.78% and 3.72% respectively.

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has successfully synchronized Unit 3 (500 MW) of Simhadri Super Thermal Power Project with grid on coal firing on March 29, 2011.

Recently, NTPC has commissioned unit 6 of 500 MW of Farakka Super Thermal Power Station. Following the commissioning, the total capacity of the company has become 33,694 MW. With the coming of unit 6, the total installed capacity of Farakka Super Thermal Power Station has become 2,100 MW.

The company had also started Stage-III commercial operation at Unit-VII of 500 MW of Korba Super Thermal Power Project with effect from March 21, 2011.

NTPC posted a marginal increase of 0.27% in its net profit of Rs 2371.48 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 as compared to Rs 2364.98 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. Its total income has increased from Rs 11961.31 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 to Rs 14165.90 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.

PTC India Financial Services makes a sluggish debut

PTC India Financial Services debuted at Rs 28 at its issue price on the BSE
The scrip is currently trading at Rs 25.35, down by 2.65 points or 9.46% from its issue price and has touched a high and low of Rs 28.00  and Rs 24.65 respectively. So far 3870647 shares were traded on the counter.
Indian non-banking financial institution promoted by PTC India has fixed the issue price at Rs 28, at the higher end of price band of Rs 26-28 a share. The issue was subscribed 1.7 times.
It is a special purpose investment vehicle to provide total financial services to the entities in energy value chain, which inter-alia includes investing in equity and/or extending debt to power projects in generation, transmission, distribution; fuel sources, fuel related infrastructure like gas pipelines, LNG terminals, ports, equipment manufacturers and EPC contractors etc. It also provides non-fund based financial services adding value to green field and brown field projects at various stages of growth and development.

Kirloskar Oil Engines jumps on entering into license agreement with Daihatsu Diesel Manufacturing

Kirloskar Oil Engines is currently trading at Rs. 155.00, up by 13.40 points or 9.46% from its previous closing of Rs. 141.60 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 150.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 160.05 and Rs. 150.00 respectively. So far 1,045 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 261.90 on 24-Dec-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs. 130.05 on 11-Mar-2011.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 160.05 and Rs. 137.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 2062.11 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 62.37% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 22.69% and 14.94% respectively.

Kirloskar Oil Engines has entered into a license agreement with Daihatsu Diesel Manufacturing Company of Japan for manufacturing of diesel engines in range of 610 KW to 2560 KW, to cater to the commercial marine market segment.

The effective date of this agreement is subject to the necessary approvals and permissions.

Recently, Kirloskar Oil Engines (KOEL) is eying 20 per cent year-on-year sales growth for the next two years by FY 2012-13. The company is also looking at its expansion plan and is in process of increasing its product range and volume.

KOEL manufactures the widest range of diesel engines in India. Its other product range includes irrigation pump sets, diesel generating sets and engine bearings.

SesaGoa leads the gainer list of ‘BSE Metal’ space

SesaGoa is currently trading at Rs. 281.50, up by 6.75 points or 2.46% from its previous closing of Rs. 274.75 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs. 275.60 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 283.10 and Rs. 275.10 respectively. So far 2,00,000 shares were traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Re. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 494.30 on 08-Apr-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs. 220.55 on 07-Mar-2011.
Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 283.10 and Rs. 263.45 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 23995.89 crore.
The promoters holding in the company stood at 55.73% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 28.84% and 15.43% respectively.
Recently, Sesa Goa, the largest exporter of iron ore, has acquired the assets of the upcoming steel plant unit of Bellary steel & alloys (BSAL) for an all cash consideration of Rs. 220 crore. The secured creditors to BSAL represented by IFCI had taken over possession of properties of the BSAL in association with the official liquidator. IFCI then conducted sale process for the asset of the BSAL under the SARFAESI Act, 2002.

ONGC rises on the bourses

ONGC is currently trading at Rs. 280.45, up by 1.25 points or 0.45% from its previous closing of Rs. 279.20 on the BSE.
The scrip opened at Rs. 280.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 281.35 and Rs. 280.15 respectively. So far 9,207 shares were traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 368.00 on 28-Sep-2010 and a 52 week low of Rs. 249.34 on 22-Apr-2010.
Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 281.45 and Rs. 269.50 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 238869.28 crore.
The promoters holding in the company stood at 74.14% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 12.30% and 13.56% respectively.
In the 9th round of auction under the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP), ONGC bid for 28 out of 34 oil and gas exploration blocks. In all, 75 bids were received for 33 out of 34 oil and gas blocks on offer with Oil India bidding for 17. Further, Reliance Industries bid for six while Cairn India submitted offers for two out of the 34 on offer.
The government has hired UK-based Fugro Data Solutions to market the NELP-IX blocks. There were total 34 oil and gas blocks which include eight in deepwater areas, seven in shallow water and nineteen onshore properties.
In the eight rounds of NELP since 1999, 235 blocks have been awarded till date. This has resulted in enhancement of exploration coverage from 11% to about 58 per cent of the total Indian sedimentary basin area in the country between 2000 and 2010.
Recently, ONGC is facing problems in getting Cairn India's approval for developing its KG basin discoveries, where the private energy firm is a minority partner. ONGC has made 10 gas discoveries in the block. However, Cairn has not signed the DOC (declaration of commerciality) of northern discovery in the KG-DWN-98 /2 blocks and has held back some budget approvals.