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The future of Dollar-Rupee FUTURES

Posted by Yogesh on Wednesday, 30 July, 2008

By Vikram Murarka

The RBI has been working on the introduction of Rupee Futures for some time now. A chronology of the various reports submitted by the RBI’s working groups over the past year or so, is given at the end of this article.

The latest in the series of reports is the “Report of the RBI-SEBI Standing Committee on Exchange Traded Currency Futures”. It is widely believed that the RBI was prompted to take this step after the Dubai Gold and Commodity Exchange (DGCX) started trading Rupee Futures in June 2007. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sun Pharmaceutical gets final FDA nod for generic version of Depakote

Posted by Yogesh on Wednesday, 30 July, 2008

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) – India’s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said it received final approval from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its abbreviated new drug application for the generic version of anti-seizure drug Depakote.

These generic versions of divalproex sodium delayed release 125 mg, 250 mg and 500 mg (valproic acid activity) tablets are  bio-equivalent to Depakote delayed release tablets distributed by Abbott Laboratories.

These strengths of Depakote delayed release tablets have annual sales of around $750 million in the U.S., and these products will reach market shortly, Sun Pharmaceutical said.  Source CNBC

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Zee Entertainment drops buyback proposal

Posted by Yogesh on Wednesday, 30 July, 2008

MUMBAI, July 30 – India’s Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd said on Wednesday it has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to buy back shares. Source Reuters

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Reliance refinery test runs by Sept

Posted by Yogesh on Wednesday, 30 July, 2008

NEW DELHI, July 30 – India’s Reliance Industries plans to test-run its huge new refinery by September, a little later than expected, and has started filling its tanks with extra Saudi crude oil, a top company official told Reuters.

Oil traders are counting down the days to the commissioning of the 580,000 barrel-per-day plant, which Read the rest of this entry »

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Subex first-quarter revenue 1.36 billion rupees vs 1.32 billion

Posted by Yogesh on Wednesday, 30 July, 2008

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) – India’s Subex Ltd. said its revenue for the first quarter rose to 1.36 billion rupees ($32.66 million) from 1.32 billion a year earlier ($31.63 million).

For the quarter ended June 30, 2008, the vendor of operations support software to telecom operators reported an operational profit of 16.94 million rupees ($400,000).

“Starting from the first quarter, we expect to improve our profitability consistently,” said founder and chief executive Subash Menon. Source CNBC

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Puravankara Projects Q1 net up 41 percent; shares rise

Posted by Yogesh on Wednesday, 30 July, 2008

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) – India’s Puravankara Projects Ltd. said first-quarter consolidated net profit rose 41 percent to 618.9 million rupees.

In a regulatory filing, the real estate developer said net sales for the April-June quarter were 1.58 billion rupees. The company also said the area under development has increased to 20.1 million square feet and the present land bank stands at 125.4 million square feet. Source CNBC

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Tata Communications April to June net down 5.4 pct as sales fall

Posted by Yogesh on Wednesday, 30 July, 2008

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) – India’s Tata Communications Ltd. on Wednesday said its April to June standalone net profit dipped 5.4 percent to 983.4 million rupees from 1.04 billion rupees in the corresponding quarter a year ago.

In a regulatory filing, the company said its standalone net sales for the quarter dropped 14.4 percent to 8.63 billion rupees. Source CNBC

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Indian Oil Q1 net profit dips to 4.15 bln rupees; sales rise

Posted by Yogesh on Wednesday, 30 July, 2008

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) – State-run oil refining and marketing company Indian Oil Corp. said first-quarter net profit fell to 4.15 billion rupees from 14.68 billion a year earlier.

For the quarter to June 30, the company’s net sales rose to 744.96 billion rupees from 528.62 billion rupees. Source CNBC

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CESC Q1 net up 14.6 pct on higher sales; shares rise slightly

Posted by Yogesh on Wednesday, 30 July, 2008

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) – India’s Calcutta Electric Supply Corp. Ltd. said first-quarter net earnings rose 14.6 percent to 940 million rupees from 820 million rupees in the same quarter, a year ago.

In a regulatory filing, the RPG Group company said first-quarter net sales increased 9.2 percent to 7.83 billion rupees from 7.17 billion  rupees in the first quarter of previous year. Source CNBC

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India Cements Q1 net down 22.4 pct despite higher sales; shares higher

Posted by Yogesh on Wednesday, 30 July, 2008

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) – India Cements Ltd. Wednesday said its first-quarter net profit fell 22.4 percent to 1.42 billion rupees from the corresponding period a year ago.

The company said first-quarter revenues rose 17.1 percent to 9.74 billion rupees. Source CNBC

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