| 252. |
Sensex plummets as FIIs press panic button, brokers make margin calls
The benchmark 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index, Sensex, tumbled 452 points on Friday to close below 11,000- mark at 10938.61, ending with a mammoth loss of nearly Rs. 400,000 crore for investors as panic selling by foreign institutional investors (FII) and margin calls from market intermediates, mainly brokers and banks, held sway. The broad-based S&P CNX Nifty lost 142 points (4.19 percent) to close at 3,246.90.
20 May 2006 |
| 253. |
Shares in Arcelor, Mittal suspended
Shares in steelmaker Arcelor SA and rival Mittal Steel Co. were suspended on several stock markets last Friday amid reports that Mittal was to beef up its stock-and-cash offer for Arcelor.
20 May 2006 |
| 254. |
India's benchmark stock index falls
Indian shares continued their plunge Friday with the benchmark stock index losing another 4 percent, or 452.8 points, a day after their sharpest single-day fall in history, as investors were badgered with margin calls and heavy losses, said dealers.
20 May 2006 |
| 255. |
Sensex recovers after heavy losses
Indian stocks rose Tuesday after three consecutive days of losses, although the market remained volatile with big swings in share prices.
18 May 2006 |
| 256. |
Sensex crosses 12,600 mark in early trade
The benchmark 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index, Sensex crossed the magical 12,600 points mark for the first time in early trade on May 10 on aggressive buying by foreign funds in heavy-weighted scrips.
10 May 2006 |
| 257. |
Indian shares hit record high
Indian shares touched a new record high for the third session in a row Thursday with funds buying Reliance Industries and banking shares.
04 May 2006 |
| 258. |
Indo-US agriculture deal will benefit India: Pawar
India's Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar, has said that the "US-Indian Knowledge Initiative" on agriculture was the deal based on a "win-win" proposition for both the economies and there was nothing to worry about.
22 Apr 2006 |
| 259. |
Nasdaq Climbs to Finish at 5-Year High
Stocks made a modest advance Wednesday as strong earnings from Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) and United Technologies Corp. helped investors briefly set aside worries over inflation and rising oil prices.
19 Apr 2006 |
| 260. |
Central Govt. allows India Post to invest in stocks
New Delhi - The Indian Department of Posts (DoP) has been allowed by the Central Government to invest about Rs. 10,000 crore (about $ 2.3 billion) from its life insurance schemes in the stock markets for better returns.
17 Apr 2006 |
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