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1. Blue Star sees record growth in FY-08
   Commonwealth Games to provide huge opportunity
2. Finance Ministry rejects NTPC follow-on public offer proposal
   Company had plans to raise Rs 6,000 crore
3. Nokia’s key suppliers to start operations near Chennai soon
   ‘Telecom park will have twice the number of workforce by next year’
4. Cyclone alert off as ‘low’ becomes marked
   Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 The US Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC) has invalidated Wednesday’s cyclone formation alert issued for the Bay of Bengal basin, even as the causative ‘low’ became well marked on …
5. Post-L&T Concrete buy, Lafarge grabs 25% market share
   Acquisition to be funded by 50:50 debt-equity ratio
6. Day Trading Guide
   In line with our expectation, the stock moved up in the last trading session, accompanied with good volume. We retain our buy recommendation. L&TThe stock has surged accompanied with good volume in the last …
7. Govt sees cement prices stabilising at Rs 200 a bag
   Assures manufacturers of abatement of excise duties & coal linkages
8. FII outflows – turn in tide?
   Internal concerns deter investors
9. BASF raising its stake in Indian subsidiary to 75%
   Plans to make open offer for 22.31% stake at Rs 274/share
10. More clarity needed on service tax on forex deals, say banks
    IBA seeks time till August 1
11. SC ruling on cane price lifts sugar stocks
    Expectation of firm sugar price also bodes well
12. Maruti Suzuki India (Rs 822.70): Buy
    We recommend a buy in Maruti Suzuki India from a short-term perspective. From the charts of the stock it is clearly evident that it was on a long-term downtrend from its October 2007 high of Rs 1,252, forming lower peaks and lower troughs till …
13. Sensex gains 375 points on positive news on economy
    Mumbai, May 15 Stocks gained on Thursday on positive reports on the Indian economy by global ratings firm Moody’s and the positive outlook for some sectors that stand to gain from a depreciating rupee.Indications of monsoon …
14. SC asks UP mills to pay Rs 110/qtl for cane in 3 weeks
    Order to hit Bajaj Hindusthan, UK Modi, Mawana Sugars hard
15. Steel, cement drive infrastructure growth to 9.6% in March
    Investment activities up on higher consumption of core sector products
16. PE funds shy away from real estate sector
    30% of deals stuck over valuation concerns
17. Does not a doubling of oil prices need a fitting response?
    If the pace of petroleum consumption growth in 2007-08 is sustained in the current year, its impact on the economy will not be inconsequential. There are reforms outside the petroleum sector that can take the pressure off petroleum use, says K. VENUG OPAL.
18. Futures ban will have cascading impact: NMCE
    Suspension leads to breach of contracts; volumes expected to dip