Soros Fund Management to buy 4 perc of BSE from Dubai Financial

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Soros Fund Management will buy the stake in Asia's oldest stock exchange from Dubai Financial, part of sovereign fund Dubai Holding.(read more...)

RIL, HUL, Unitech drags Indian Markets | BSE | NSE closes down

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Major Indian Stock markets (BSE's SENSEX, NSE's NIFTY) closed in red today as Reliance Industries, Uniliver, IDFC, Unitech dragged the markets down today.

The details about today's trading day is as follows:

Nifty ended at 5394.35, down 36.25 points or 0.67 per cent. The broader index hit a low of 5386.25 and high of 5447.85 .

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 17952.83, down 124.78 points or 0.69 per cent. The index touched a low of 17925.40 and high of 18137.14.

BSE Midcap Index was down 0.23 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.17 per cent lower.

Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE Oil&gas Index slipped 1.97 per cent, BSE Realty Index declined 1.11 per cent and BSE Capital Goods Index edged 1.03 per cent lower. (read more...)

Bombay Stock Exchange's Sectoral indices performance

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Following are the prices of the BSE's Sectoral indices live at closing today, majority of the indices closed in red today. for more info about sectoral indices click on the link on the left hand side of the page.

Index Name	Last Trade	Change
BSE 30	17,957.37	120.24(0.67%)
AUTO INDEX	8,393.03	55.07 (0.66%)
BANKEX	11,450.65	27.61(0.24%)
BSE - 100	9,595.51	49.89(0.52%)
BSE - 200	2,287.41	10.21 (0.44%)
BSE - 500	7,220.25	29.52(0.41%)
BSE - CAPITAL GOODS	14,796.60	128.74(0.86%)
BSE - CONS. DURABLES	5,321.56	1.99(0.04%)
BSE - FMCG	3,231.29	1.00(0.03%)
BSE - HEALTHCARE	5,625.34	16.99(0.30%)
BSE - INFOTECH	5,543.94	1.77(0.03%)
BSE Mid-Cap	7,366.20	15.43(0.21%)
BSE PUBLIC SECTOR	9,460.19	15.56(0.16%)
BSE Small-Cap	9,345.49	14.63(0.16%)
BSE TECK INDEX	3,457.23	2.57(0.07%)
METAL INDEX	15,510.08	18.89 (0.12%)
OIL & GAS INDEX	10,264.86	200.55 (1.92%)

BSE SENSEX Components at closing

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SENSEX	28 Jul 16:03
Company Name	Industry	LastPrice	Change	% Chg	Mkt Cap(Rs cr)	Weight
ACC	Cement - Major	839.90	-8.65	-1.02	15,785.08	0.58
Bharti Airtel	Telecommunications - Service	321.05	-1.50	-0.47	121,919.70	4.46
BHEL	Engineering - Heavy	2,454.40	6.15	0.25	120,147.79	4.40
Cipla	Pharmaceuticals	330.40	4.45	1.37	26,528.52	0.97
DLF	Construction & Contracting - Real Estate	311.85	-7.65	-2.39	52,933.13	1.94
HDFC	Finance - Housing	2,895.30	-44.75	-1.52	84,250.51	3.08
HDFC Bank	Banks - Private Sector	2,087.05	21.30	1.03	95,939.75	3.51
Hero Honda	Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers	1,854.70	-11.00	-0.59	37,036.04	1.36
Hindalco	Aluminium	157.80	0.60	0.38	30,194.66	1.10
HUL	Personal Care	252.45	-7.85	-3.02	55,086.62	2.02
ICICI Bank	Banks - Private Sector	909.10	-15.05	-1.63	101,406.35	3.71
Infosys	Computers - Software	2,833.55	8.30	0.29	162,617.75	5.95
ITC	Cigarettes	307.20	2.70	0.89	117,497.71	4.30
Jaiprakash Asso	Construction & Contracting - Civil	119.70	-1.20	-0.99	25,431.88	0.93
Jindal Steel	Steel - Sponge Iron	630.10	-8.05	-1.26	58,847.75	2.15
Larsen	Engineering - Heavy	1,824.80	-38.45	-2.06	110,065.94	4.03
Mah and Mah	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	643.95	4.25	0.66	37,248.29	1.36
Maruti Suzuki	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	1,202.50	-5.40	-0.45	34,741.43	1.27
NTPC	Power - Generation/Distribution	199.20	-2.25	-1.12	164,249.65	6.01
ONGC	Oil Drilling And Exploration	1,256.00	-6.00	-0.48	268,642.39	9.83
Reliance	Refineries	1,020.95	-32.55	-3.09	333,923.58	12.22
Reliance Comm	Telecommunications - Service	185.55	-1.85	-0.99	38,298.02	1.40
Reliance Infra	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,144.30	-4.05	-0.35	28,020.50	1.03
SBI	Banks - Public Sector	2,470.85	35.85	1.47	156,870.19	5.74
Sterlite Ind	Metals - Non Ferrous	176.15	0.10	0.06	59,214.61	2.17
Tata Motors	Auto - LCVs/HCVs	851.95	7.40	0.88	48,612.27	1.78
Tata Power	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,331.40	9.75	0.74	31,595.09	1.16
Tata Steel	Steel - Large	533.15	3.45	0.65	47,312.26	1.73
TCS	Computers - Software	854.05	5.35	0.63	167,156.46	6.12
Wipro	Computers - Software	414.25	-2.50	-0.60	101,470.54	3.71

Indian Stock indices closes down due to profit booking

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Major Indian Stock Markets opened in the red and turned rangebound even as Asian peers moved higher post European banks stress test.(see how global markets are placed today Click here)

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex ended at 18020.05, down 110.93 points or 0.61 per cent. The index touched a low of 17993.88 and high of 18194.09. Major loosers included Maruti Suzuki (-12.31%), Hero Honda (-7.46%), Jaiprakash Associates (-5.75%), SBI (-3.44%) and DLF (-2.89%) were the major Sensex losers.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty closed at 5414.30, down 30.50 points or 0.56 per cent. It hit a low of 5409.20 and high of 5466.25.

BSE Midcap Index was down 0.96 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.81 per cent lower.

Market breadth was negative on the BSE with 1824 declines against 1090 advances.

BSE Sensex closing rates

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The 30 share benchmark index SENSEX closed down by over 100 points today and majority of it's components were in red at closing today.

Following were the live prices of SENSEX components live at closing today:

SENSEX	26 Jul 17:31
Company Name	Industry	LastPrice	Change	% Chg	Mkt Cap(Rs cr)	Weight
ACC	Cement - Major	823.50	3.95	0.48	15,476.86	0.56
Bharti Airtel	Telecommunications - Service	320.35	6.65	2.12	121,653.88	4.44
BHEL	Engineering - Heavy	2,461.45	1.00	0.04	120,492.90	4.40
Cipla	Pharmaceuticals	325.75	0.10	0.03	26,155.16	0.95
DLF	Construction & Contracting - Real Estate	313.05	-9.30	-2.89	53,136.82	1.94
HDFC	Finance - Housing	2,959.65	-33.55	-1.12	86,111.40	3.14
HDFC Bank	Banks - Private Sector	2,052.10	13.15	0.64	94,333.13	3.44
Hero Honda	Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers	1,811.85	-146.05	-7.46	36,180.38	1.32
Hindalco	Aluminium	155.55	-2.45	-1.55	29,764.12	1.09
HUL	Personal Care	261.50	0.00	0.00	57,061.40	2.08
ICICI Bank	Banks - Private Sector	915.85	4.30	0.47	102,103.11	3.73
Infosys	Computers - Software	2,802.50	20.65	0.74	160,835.78	5.87
ITC	Cigarettes	302.30	1.60	0.53	115,576.19	4.22
Jaiprakash Asso	Construction & Contracting - Civil	121.20	-7.40	-5.75	25,750.57	0.94
Jindal Steel	Steel - Sponge Iron	639.70	0.65	0.10	59,744.33	2.18
Larsen	Engineering - Heavy	1,919.70	-17.60	-0.91	115,789.99	4.23
Mah and Mah	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	619.70	-7.30	-1.16	35,845.58	1.31
Maruti Suzuki	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	1,191.05	-167.20	-12.31	34,410.63	1.26
NTPC	Power - Generation/Distribution	201.45	-0.35	-0.17	166,104.88	6.06
ONGC	Oil Drilling And Exploration	1,254.90	-3.10	-0.25	268,407.11	9.80
Reliance	Refineries	1,052.05	-8.10	-0.76	344,059.73	12.56
Reliance Comm	Telecommunications - Service	188.05	-0.45	-0.24	38,814.03	1.42
Reliance Infra	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,136.50	0.65	0.06	27,829.51	1.02
SBI	Banks - Public Sector	2,408.85	-85.85	-3.44	152,933.91	5.58
Sterlite Ind	Metals - Non Ferrous	174.15	0.35	0.20	58,542.29	2.14
Tata Motors	Auto - LCVs/HCVs	818.65	-18.80	-2.24	46,712.17	1.71
Tata Power	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,323.60	-0.55	-0.04	31,409.99	1.15
Tata Steel	Steel - Large	532.20	-3.90	-0.73	47,227.96	1.72
TCS	Computers - Software	846.55	8.05	0.96	165,688.54	6.05
Wipro	Computers - Software	413.10	1.00	0.24	101,188.85	3.69

BSE sectoral indices closes in red

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The companies listed on Bombay Stock Exchange has divided it's companies according to the sector to which those companies belong like FMCG, Oil and Gas, Bankex, BSE capital goods to name a few and the analysis of each sub index can help the investor who wants to invest or is interested in investing in one type of sector only, Such analysis (Sector wise) may be done by the broking companies which have specialists analysts for each and every sector, I remember one of my relative is Equity analyst for Oil and Gas in JP Morgan Chase bank in London bank area. So institutional investors analyse the sectoral indices or sub indices of any stock exchange in depth.

here are the rates of various sectoral indices of BSE which you can analyse and invest in.
Today however majority are in red, as Indian markets closed down by 110 pts.

Index Name	Last Trade	Change
BSE 30	18,020.05	110.93(0.61%)
AUTO INDEX	8,139.73	273.62 (3.25%)
BANKEX	11,399.59	91.14(0.79%)
BSE - 100	9,616.11	52.63(0.54%)
BSE - 200	2,291.32	13.66 (0.59%)
BSE - 500	7,231.29	45.28(0.62%)
BSE - CAPITAL GOODS	15,216.43	114.75(0.75%)
BSE - CONS. DURABLES	5,272.90	2.48(0.05%)
BSE - FMCG	3,219.41	2.95(0.09%)
BSE - HEALTHCARE	5,626.24	3.01(0.05%)
BSE - INFOTECH	5,505.88	32.49(0.59%)
BSE Mid-Cap	7,361.52	71.72(0.96%)
BSE PUBLIC SECTOR	9,454.16	72.35(0.76%)
BSE Small-Cap	9,363.26	76.06(0.81%)
BSE TECK INDEX	3,440.26	20.92(0.61%)
METAL INDEX	15,464.73	50.89 (0.33%)
OIL & GAS INDEX	10,457.78	76.30 (0.72%)

Trading hours for Govt Bonds closes at 5:00 PM

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The Reserve bank of India has told in an notification that the closing of trading for Government securities and bonds would be daily at 5:00PM from now, Where as market closing will be 5:30 pm mon-friday as normal.

BSE's Sectoral Indices performance - 23/7

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The major Indian Stock indices closed a little up in green today getting boost from yesterday's surge in Dow Jones Industrials and US Stock markets.

Index Name	Last Trade	Change
BSE 30	18,130.98	17.83(0.10%)
AUTO INDEX	8,413.35	17.57 (0.21%)
BANKEX	11,490.73	31.01(0.27%)
BSE - 100	9,668.74	1.60(0.02%)
BSE - 200	2,304.98	1.26 (0.05%)
BSE - 500	7,276.57	5.30(0.07%)
BSE - CAPITAL GOODS	15,331.18	71.63(0.47%)
BSE - CONS. DURABLES	5,270.42	24.11(0.46%)
BSE - FMCG	3,216.46	12.09(0.38%)
BSE - HEALTHCARE	5,629.25	27.23(0.48%)
BSE - INFOTECH	5,473.39	16.52(0.30%)
BSE Mid-Cap	7,433.24	23.38(0.31%)
BSE PUBLIC SECTOR	9,526.51	27.04(0.28%)
BSE Small-Cap	9,439.32	51.72(0.54%)
BSE TECK INDEX	3,419.34	22.66(0.67%)
METAL INDEX	15,515.62	111.81 (0.72%)
OIL & GAS INDEX	10,534.08	40.98 (0.39%)

SENSEX Companies closed in green 23/7/2010

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SENSEX	23 Jul closing
Company Name	Industry	LastPrice	Change	% Chg	Mkt Cap(Rs cr)	Weight
ACC	Cement - Major	819.55	3.55	0.44	15,402.62	0.56
Bharti Airtel	Telecommunications - Service	313.70	11.65	3.86	119,128.52	4.32
BHEL	Engineering - Heavy	2,460.45	41.95	1.73	120,443.95	4.37
Cipla	Pharmaceuticals	325.65	-2.50	-0.76	26,147.13	0.95
DLF	Construction & Contracting - Real Estate	322.35	-4.40	-1.35	54,715.40	1.99
HDFC	Finance - Housing	2,993.20	-23.60	-0.78	87,087.54	3.16
HDFC Bank	Banks - Private Sector	2,038.95	-16.90	-0.82	93,728.64	3.40
Hero Honda	Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers	1,957.90	9.40	0.48	39,096.82	1.42
Hindalco	Aluminium	158.00	0.35	0.22	30,232.93	1.10
HUL	Personal Care	261.50	-0.75	-0.29	57,061.40	2.07
ICICI Bank	Banks - Private Sector	911.55	2.60	0.29	101,623.72	3.69
Infosys	Computers - Software	2,781.85	24.05	0.87	159,650.68	5.79
ITC	Cigarettes	300.70	3.10	1.04	114,964.47	4.17
Jaiprakash Asso	Construction & Contracting - Civil	128.60	-2.25	-1.72	27,322.80	0.99
Jindal Steel	Steel - Sponge Iron	639.05	-6.45	-1.00	59,683.63	2.17
Larsen	Engineering - Heavy	1,937.30	10.10	0.52	116,851.57	4.24
Mah and Mah	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	627.00	-5.30	-0.84	36,267.84	1.32
Maruti Suzuki	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	1,358.25	4.50	0.33	39,241.21	1.42
NTPC	Power - Generation/Distribution	201.80	-2.65	-1.30	166,393.47	6.04
ONGC	Oil Drilling And Exploration	1,258.00	-18.45	-1.45	269,070.16	9.76
Reliance	Refineries	1,060.15	1.25	0.12	346,708.74	12.58
Reliance Comm	Telecommunications - Service	188.50	-1.40	-0.74	38,906.91	1.41
Reliance Infra	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,135.85	5.30	0.47	27,813.59	1.01
SBI	Banks - Public Sector	2,494.70	17.45	0.70	158,384.39	5.75
Sterlite Ind	Metals - Non Ferrous	173.80	-2.20	-1.25	58,424.64	2.12
Tata Motors	Auto - LCVs/HCVs	837.45	1.85	0.22	47,784.90	1.73
Tata Power	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,324.15	-5.50	-0.41	31,423.04	1.14
Tata Steel	Steel - Large	536.10	-4.15	-0.77	47,574.05	1.73
TCS	Computers - Software	838.50	-4.05	-0.48	164,112.98	5.95
Wipro	Computers - Software	412.10	-3.50	-0.84	100,841.64	3.66

Wheat, maize, soyabean, turmeric trading starts at MCX

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Leading commodity bourse MCX today launched futures trading contracts in six agricultural commodities, which will expire between September and December.

The turmeric contract will mature in September, soyabean and maize (feed) in October, guar seed and chana dal in November and wheat contract will expire in December.
This can surely lead to artificial rise in prices of the commodities as wheat's purchasing season is already on. So would give rise to more price rise for these commodities for sure and is not a good move for sure.

Metal | Realty | Auto stocks boosts SENSEX | NIFTY

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Indian Stock markets closed up today as the Metals, realty, Auto stocks gained and boosted the Indian markets. Pharma stocks however closed down as Fortis bid plans for Parkway failed.

The 30 stock benchmark index Sensex ended at 17977.23 up by over 0.5 per cent read full. The index touched intraday high of 18012.20 and low of 17873.92.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 5399.35, up 31.35 points or 0.58 per cent. The index touched a high of 5409.10 and low of 5368.85 in trade so far.

BSE Midcap Index was up 0.49 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.36 per cent higher.

BSE Metal Index moved up 3.16 per cent, BSE Realty Index advanced 0.98 per cent and BSE Auto Index was up 0.83 per cent. BSE Healthcare Index declined 0.27 per cent. BSE sectoral closing.

Market breadth was positive on the NSE with 1681 advances against 1479 declines.

BSE Sectoral indices performance report

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Most of the sectoral indices of the Bombay Stock exchange closed up as the market sentiments looked promising.

You can check SENSEX Components closing for the day (SENSEX closing)

For 6 months historical prices of SENSEX (reqd for markets analysis and trends) click here

Index Name	Last Trade	Change
BSE 30	17,977.23	99.09(0.55%)
AUTO INDEX	8,327.60	68.52 (0.83%)
BANKEX	11,379.49	4.91(0.04%)
BSE - 100	9,600.24	53.42(0.56%)
BSE - 200	2,290.76	11.86 (0.52%)
BSE - 500	7,234.34	37.18(0.52%)
BSE - CAPITAL GOODS	15,151.00	102.53(0.68%)
BSE - CONS. DURABLES	5,173.41	37.60(0.73%)
BSE - FMCG	3,174.78	1.56(0.05%)
BSE - HEALTHCARE	5,644.18	15.03(0.27%)
BSE - INFOTECH	5,464.11	33.88(0.62%)
BSE Mid-Cap	7,426.46	36.25(0.49%)
BSE PUBLIC SECTOR	9,485.06	57.69(0.61%)
BSE Small-Cap	9,465.84	33.66(0.36%)
BSE TECK INDEX	3,390.23	11.81(0.35%)
METAL INDEX	15,430.64	473.32 (3.16%)
OIL & GAS INDEX	10,522.33	74.43 (0.71%)

SENSEX smiles and closes up by 100 points

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The 30 share benchmark index closed up by nearly 100 points and market breadth was also positive for the day. The SENSEX components prices at closing today were recorded as follows:

P.S - The green color of the table shows that SENSEX closed up.

SENSEX	21 Jul 17:31
Company Name	Industry	LastPrice	Change	% Chg	Mkt Cap(Rs cr)	Weight
ACC	Cement - Major	824.75	15.70	1.94	15,500.35	0.57
Bharti Airtel	Telecommunications - Service	295.00	-2.00	-0.67	112,027.14	4.09
BHEL	Engineering - Heavy	2,406.60	-8.10	-0.34	117,807.88	4.30
Cipla	Pharmaceuticals	325.20	-1.80	-0.55	26,111.00	0.95
DLF	Construction & Contracting - Real Estate	323.15	1.65	0.51	54,851.19	2.00
HDFC	Finance - Housing	2,970.40	-42.55	-1.41	86,424.18	3.16
HDFC Bank	Banks - Private Sector	2,033.55	-10.95	-0.54	93,480.40	3.42
Hero Honda	Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers	1,943.85	-9.75	-0.50	38,816.25	1.42
Hindalco	Aluminium	156.25	3.55	2.32	29,898.07	1.09
HUL	Personal Care	261.75	-0.60	-0.23	57,115.95	2.09
ICICI Bank	Banks - Private Sector	902.80	13.40	1.51	100,648.23	3.68
Infosys	Computers - Software	2,765.55	7.95	0.29	158,715.22	5.80
ITC	Cigarettes	292.80	1.35	0.46	111,944.12	4.09
Jaiprakash Asso	Construction & Contracting - Civil	128.35	1.35	1.06	27,269.69	1.00
Jindal Steel	Steel - Sponge Iron	636.05	15.60	2.51	59,403.45	2.17
Larsen	Engineering - Heavy	1,915.15	12.95	0.68	115,515.55	4.22
Mah and Mah	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	616.90	14.85	2.47	35,683.62	1.30
Maruti Suzuki	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	1,363.90	1.75	0.13	39,404.44	1.44
NTPC	Power - Generation/Distribution	202.65	-0.45	-0.22	167,094.34	6.11
ONGC	Oil Drilling And Exploration	1,269.25	9.40	0.75	271,476.40	9.92
Reliance	Refineries	1,058.25	5.35	0.51	346,087.37	12.65
Reliance Comm	Telecommunications - Service	188.05	-0.30	-0.16	38,814.03	1.42
Reliance Infra	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,139.55	-2.55	-0.22	27,904.19	1.02
SBI	Banks - Public Sector	2,437.15	-11.30	-0.46	154,730.63	5.65
Sterlite Ind	Metals - Non Ferrous	173.30	7.20	4.33	58,256.56	2.13
Tata Motors	Auto - LCVs/HCVs	820.95	8.45	1.04	46,843.41	1.71
Tata Power	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,335.20	7.00	0.53	31,685.26	1.16
Tata Steel	Steel - Large	529.95	20.45	4.01	47,028.29	1.72
TCS	Computers - Software	840.10	12.70	1.53	164,426.14	6.01
Wipro	Computers - Software	415.15	7.45	1.83	101,587.98	3.71

Pharma, Auto, bank stocks drag SENSEX down -20/7

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Indian stock markets witnessed a lackluster day today as there was not much at the Dalal Street.
At the end of the day, SENSEX closed down by little over 50 pts and Nifty too closed down. Major decline were in Pharma stocks, Auto stocks and banking stocks.

The details about today's trading are as follows:

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 17856.75, down 71.67 points. The index touched intraday high of 18040.17 and low of 17848.07.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at day’s low of 5353.65, down 32.80 points. The index touched a high of 5416.45 in today’s trade.

Coming to Sectoral Indices (read full post here)

SENSEX Components closing prices for today can be seen here - SENSEX companies stocks updates

BSE Midcap Index was down 0.47 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.43 per cent lower.

BSE Healthcare Index declined 0.92 per cent and BSE Auto Index slipped 0.88 per cent higher and BSE Bankex was 0.55 per cent lower. BSE Realty Index moved up.

Best Stock investing books available for Indian markets

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There are lots of books available in book shelves, stores for stock markets investing , following are some of the best books which a beginner must go through before starting investing in Indian Stock Markets. He/she can follow the tips available here also , but should know that Stock investing tips provide a snapshot or summary about a stock investing technique, which ofcourse is provided in detail in books mentioned here so it will be definetly help the potential investors. These books provides thourough insight into the working of Indian Stock markets and how one can make profits from it. However i would say that the best judge about stock is your brain itself.

My take from a famous book "The Warren Buffett Way" can be read here(click here)

BSE sectoral Indices live at closing

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Following are the BSE's sectoral indices updates at closing today. Indian markets witnessed a lackluster day even today.

Index Name	Last Trade	Change
BSE 30	17,878.14	50.28(0.28%)
AUTO INDEX	8,259.08	57.59 (0.69%)
BANKEX	11,374.58	49.66(0.43%)
BSE - 100	9,546.82	31.30(0.33%)
BSE - 200	2,278.90	7.53 (0.33%)
BSE - 500	7,197.16	24.12(0.33%)
BSE - CAPITAL GOODS	15,048.47	5.64(0.04%)
BSE - CONS. DURABLES	5,135.81	11.97(0.23%)
BSE - FMCG	3,173.22	6.38(0.20%)
BSE - HEALTHCARE	5,659.21	51.11(0.90%)
BSE - INFOTECH	5,430.23	12.48(0.23%)
BSE Mid-Cap	7,390.21	22.20(0.30%)
BSE PUBLIC SECTOR	9,427.37	32.56(0.34%)
BSE Small-Cap	9,432.18	24.25(0.26%)
BSE TECK INDEX	3,378.42	11.74(0.35%)
METAL INDEX	14,957.32	29.60 (0.20%)
OIL & GAS INDEX	10,447.90	39.13 (0.37%)

SENSEX Companies closing prices 20-7

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SENSEX	20 Jul 17:31
Company Name	Industry	LastPrice	Change	% Chg	Mkt Cap(Rs cr)	Weight
ACC	Cement - Major	809.05	-2.90	-0.36	15,205.29	0.56
Bharti Airtel	Telecommunications - Service	297.00	-0.75	-0.25	112,786.64	4.15
BHEL	Engineering - Heavy	2,414.70	-0.30	-0.01	118,204.39	4.34
Cipla	Pharmaceuticals	327.00	-2.80	-0.85	26,255.53	0.96
DLF	Construction & Contracting - Real Estate	321.50	6.35	2.01	54,571.12	2.01
HDFC	Finance - Housing	3,012.95	-37.70	-1.24	87,662.17	3.22
HDFC Bank	Banks - Private Sector	2,044.50	-5.85	-0.29	93,983.76	3.45
Hero Honda	Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers	1,953.60	-4.20	-0.21	39,010.95	1.43
Hindalco	Aluminium	152.70	0.35	0.23	29,218.78	1.07
HUL	Personal Care	262.35	-1.80	-0.68	57,246.88	2.10
ICICI Bank	Banks - Private Sector	889.40	-11.00	-1.22	99,154.34	3.64
Infosys	Computers - Software	2,757.60	-12.70	-0.46	158,258.97	5.82
ITC	Cigarettes	291.45	0.60	0.21	111,427.99	4.10
Jaiprakash Asso	Construction & Contracting - Civil	127.00	-2.25	-1.74	26,982.86	0.99
Jindal Steel	Steel - Sponge Iron	620.45	-5.05	-0.81	57,946.49	2.13
Larsen	Engineering - Heavy	1,902.20	10.10	0.53	114,734.45	4.22
Mah and Mah	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	602.05	-5.35	-0.88	34,824.65	1.28
Maruti Suzuki	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	1,362.15	-2.00	-0.15	39,353.88	1.45
NTPC	Power - Generation/Distribution	203.10	0.45	0.22	167,465.38	6.15
ONGC	Oil Drilling And Exploration	1,259.85	2.90	0.23	269,465.86	9.90
Reliance	Refineries	1,052.90	-3.35	-0.32	344,337.72	12.65
Reliance Comm	Telecommunications - Service	188.35	-2.90	-1.52	38,875.95	1.43
Reliance Infra	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,142.10	1.50	0.13	27,966.63	1.03
SBI	Banks - Public Sector	2,448.45	-7.70	-0.31	155,448.05	5.71
Sterlite Ind	Metals - Non Ferrous	166.10	2.50	1.53	55,836.20	2.05
Tata Motors	Auto - LCVs/HCVs	812.50	-12.95	-1.57	46,361.25	1.70
Tata Power	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,328.20	-2.20	-0.17	31,519.15	1.16
Tata Steel	Steel - Large	509.50	-1.95	-0.38	45,213.54	1.66
TCS	Computers - Software	827.40	3.20	0.39	161,940.47	5.95
Wipro	Computers - Software	407.70	3.75	0.93	99,764.95	3.67

Forward Markets Commission provides new guidelines

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(FMC) has changed guideline that has limited the stake of any single stock exchange in a national-level commodity bourse to a maximum of 5 per cent and has asked bourses to comply by December 31, 2010.

On it's official website it has clearly stated that 'The shareholding of any single Stock Exchange along with the persons acting in concert shall not be more than 5 percent of the subscribed and paid up equity capital of the said National Commodity Exchange.'

Indian Stock Indices - BSE | NSE down

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Major Indian Stock markets closed in red today as ITC, maruti, Sterlite and delhi land finance were in red through out the trading day. It may be noted that market breadth was however positive with 1492 advances and 1380 declines.

The reason for lower closing is mainly weak global cues with major world indices in red.

Further reading for today:
BSE Sectoral performance
SENSEX Companies day's performance

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex ended at 17,929.46, down 27.40 points. The index touched intraday high of 18005.07 and low of 17856.40.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty closed at 5386.35, down 7.45 points. The index touched a high of 5409.10 and low of 5361.50 in trade.

BSE Sectoral Index performance

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For a investor which performs stock analysis itself, The sectoral performances information is very important , this helps in analysing and predicting the future of the sectoral indices thus choosing the right sector stocks to invest in.

The sectoral rates for today is as follows:

Index Name	Last Trade	Change
BSE 30	17,928.42	27.40(0.15%)
AUTO INDEX	8,316.67	20.20 (0.24%)
BANKEX	11,424.24	28.50(0.25%)
BSE - 100	9,578.12	8.27(0.09%)
BSE - 200	2,286.43	1.11 (0.05%)
BSE - 500	7,221.28	2.49(0.03%)
BSE - CAPITAL GOODS	15,042.83	32.88(0.22%)
BSE - CONS. DURABLES	5,147.78	35.05(0.68%)
BSE - FMCG	3,179.60	45.00(1.40%)
BSE - HEALTHCARE	5,710.32	18.98(0.33%)
BSE - INFOTECH	5,442.71	16.73(0.31%)
BSE Mid-Cap	7,412.41	14.63(0.20%)
BSE PUBLIC SECTOR	9,459.93	70.70(0.75%)
BSE Small-Cap	9,456.43	13.02(0.14%)
BSE TECK INDEX	3,390.16	4.17(0.12%)
METAL INDEX	14,927.72	17.66 (0.12%)
OIL & GAS INDEX	10,487.03	36.06 (0.34%)

SENSEX closing rates - 19-7

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The benchmark index SENSEX closed slightly in red today read details here.
PS - The red color of table shows that SENSEX closed down today.

SENSEX	19 Jul 2010
Company Name	Industry	LastPrice	Change	% Chg	Mkt Cap(Rs cr)	Weight
ACC	Cement - Major	811.95	-0.25	-0.03	15,259.79	0.56
Bharti Airtel	Telecommunications - Service	297.75	-0.95	-0.32	113,071.46	4.15
BHEL	Engineering - Heavy	2,415.00	-23.70	-0.97	118,219.08	4.34
Cipla	Pharmaceuticals	329.80	-0.75	-0.23	26,480.35	0.97
DLF	Construction & Contracting - Real Estate	315.15	-4.50	-1.41	53,493.27	1.96
HDFC	Finance - Housing	3,050.65	29.95	0.99	88,759.06	3.26
HDFC Bank	Banks - Private Sector	2,050.35	11.65	0.57	94,252.68	3.46
Hero Honda	Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers	1,957.80	-20.85	-1.05	39,094.82	1.43
Hindalco	Aluminium	152.35	2.20	1.47	29,151.81	1.07
HUL	Personal Care	264.15	-1.90	-0.71	57,639.65	2.12
ICICI Bank	Banks - Private Sector	900.40	-2.05	-0.23	100,380.67	3.68
Infosys	Computers - Software	2,770.30	-8.00	-0.29	158,987.82	5.84
ITC	Cigarettes	290.85	-7.50	-2.51	111,198.59	4.08
Jaiprakash Asso	Construction & Contracting - Civil	129.25	-1.25	-0.96	27,460.90	1.01
Jindal Steel	Steel - Sponge Iron	625.50	-0.25	-0.04	58,418.14	2.14
Larsen	Engineering - Heavy	1,892.10	21.25	1.14	114,125.25	4.19
Mah and Mah	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	607.40	3.30	0.55	35,134.11	1.29
Maruti Suzuki	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	1,364.15	-15.40	-1.12	39,411.67	1.45
NTPC	Power - Generation/Distribution	202.65	4.40	2.22	167,094.34	6.13
ONGC	Oil Drilling And Exploration	1,256.95	1.50	0.12	268,845.58	9.87
Reliance	Refineries	1,056.25	-6.70	-0.63	345,433.29	12.68
Reliance Comm	Telecommunications - Service	191.25	4.15	2.22	39,474.51	1.45
Reliance Infra	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,140.60	-10.85	-0.94	27,929.90	1.03
SBI	Banks - Public Sector	2,456.15	15.00	0.61	155,936.91	5.72
Sterlite Ind	Metals - Non Ferrous	163.60	-2.50	-1.51	54,995.80	2.02
Tata Motors	Auto - LCVs/HCVs	825.45	-6.15	-0.74	47,100.18	1.73
Tata Power	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,330.40	-4.50	-0.34	31,571.35	1.16
Tata Steel	Steel - Large	511.45	2.25	0.44	45,386.58	1.67
TCS	Computers - Software	824.20	-8.20	-0.99	161,314.15	5.92
Wipro	Computers - Software	403.95	1.70	0.42	98,847.32	3.63

Best Mutual Funds available in India

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I would guide to search about the mutual fund more on internet for knowing it's past performance, The easiest way to do this is simply copy the mutual fund name as shown below completly and paste it into google search box. This list can be used as reference guide for Mutual Funds available in India(at the time this post is written, actual availability can be different from time to time) which I have left on investors to look about.

ABN Amro Flexi Debt Fund - Institutional Plan (G)
ABN Amro Flexi Debt Fund - Institutional Plan (HD)
ABN Amro Flexi Debt Fund - Institutional Plan (MD)
ABN Amro Flexi Debt Fund - Institutional Plan (QD)
AIG Fixed Maturity Plan I - Series I - Institutional Plan (D)
AIG Fixed Maturity Plan I - Series I - Institutional Plan (G)
AIG Fixed Maturity Plan I - Series I - Retail Plan (D)
AIG Fixed Maturity Plan I - Series I - Retail Plan (G)
AIG Fixed Maturity Plan I - Series II - Institutional Plan (D)
AIG Fixed Maturity Plan I - Series II - Institutional Plan (G)
AIG Fixed Maturity Plan I - Series II - Retail Plan (D)
AIG Fixed Maturity Plan I - Series II - Retail Plan (G)
AIG India Equity Fund - Institutional Plan (D)
AIG India Equity Fund - Institutional Plan (G)
AIG India Equity Fund - Regular Plan (D)
AIG India Equity Fund - Regular Plan (G)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Institutional Plan (B)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Institutional Plan (DD)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Institutional Plan (G)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Institutional Plan (MD)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Institutional Plan (QD)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Institutional Plan (WD)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Retail Plan (B)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Retail Plan (DD)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Retail Plan (G)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Retail Plan (MD)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Retail Plan (QD)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Retail Plan (WD)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Super Institutional Plan (B)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Super Institutional Plan (DD)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Super Institutional Plan (G)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Super Institutional Plan (MD)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Super Institutional Plan (QD)
AIG India Liquid Fund - Super Institutional Plan (WD)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Institutional Plan (B)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Institutional Plan (DD)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Institutional Plan (G)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Institutional Plan (MD)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Institutional Plan (QD)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Institutional Plan (WD)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Retail Plan (B)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Retail Plan (DD)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Retail Plan (G)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Retail Plan (MD)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Retail Plan (QD)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Retail Plan (WD)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Super Institutional Plan (B)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Super Institutional Plan (DD)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Super Institutional Plan (G)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Super Institutional Plan (MD)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Super Institutional Plan (QD)
AIG India Treasury Fund - Super Institutional Plan (WD)
AIG Infrastructure and Economic Reform Fund - Institutional Plan (D)
AIG Infrastructure and Economic Reform Fund - Institutional Plan (G)
AIG Infrastructure and Economic Reform Fund - Regular Plan (D)
AIG Infrastructure and Economic Reform Fund - Regular Plan (G)
AIG Quarterly Interval Fund - Series I - Institutional Plan (D)
AIG Quarterly Interval Fund - Series I - Institutional Plan (G)
AIG Quarterly Interval Fund - Series I - Retail Plan (D)
AIG Quarterly Interval Fund - Series I - Retail Plan (G)
AIG Quarterly Interval Fund - Series II - Institutional Plan (D)
AIG Quarterly Interval Fund - Series II - Institutional Plan (G)
AIG Quarterly Interval Fund - Series II - Retail Plan (D)
AIG Quarterly Interval Fund - Series II - Retail Plan (G)
AIG Quarterly Interval Fund - Series III - Institutional Plan (D)
AIG Quarterly Interval Fund - Series III - Institutional Plan (G)
AIG Quarterly Interval Fund - Series III - Retail Plan (D)
AIG Quarterly Interval Fund - Series III - Retail Plan (G)
AIG Short Term Fund - Institutional Plan (Bonus)
AIG Short Term Fund - Institutional Plan (G)
AIG Short Term Fund - Institutional Plan (MD)
AIG Short Term Fund - Institutional Plan (WD)
AIG Short Term Fund - Retail Plan (Bonus)
AIG Short Term Fund - Retail Plan (G)
AIG Short Term Fund - Retail Plan (MD)
AIG Short Term Fund - Retail Plan (WD)
AIG World Gold Fund (D)
AIG World Gold Fund (G)
Axis Equity Fund (D)
Axis Equity Fund (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Days) - Institutional Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Days) - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Days) - Institutional Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Days) - Retail Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Days) - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Days) - Retail Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Institutional Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Institutional Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Retail Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Retail Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Days) - Institutional Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Days) - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Days) - Institutional Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Days) - Retail Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Days) - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Days) - Retail Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Institutional Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Months) - Retail Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Institutional Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Institutional Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Retail Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Retail Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Institutional Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Institutional Plan (QD)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Retail Plan (D)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Fixed Term Plan - Series ( Year) - Retail Plan (QD)
Axis Income Saver Fund (AD)
Axis Income Saver Fund (G)
Axis Income Saver Fund (HD)
Axis Income Saver Fund (QD)
Axis Liquid Fund - Institutional Plan (DD)
Axis Liquid Fund - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Liquid Fund - Institutional Plan (MD)
Axis Liquid Fund - Institutional Plan (WD)
Axis Liquid Fund - Retail Plan (DD)
Axis Liquid Fund - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Liquid Fund - Retail Plan (MD)
Axis Liquid Fund - Retail Plan (WD)
Axis Short Term Fund - Institutional Plan (D)
Axis Short Term Fund - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Short Term Fund - Institutional Plan (MD)
Axis Short Term Fund - Retail Plan (D)
Axis Short Term Fund - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Short Term Fund - Retail Plan (MD)
AXIS Tax Saver Fund (D)
AXIS Tax Saver Fund (G)
Axis Treasury Advantage Fund - Institutional Plan (DD)
Axis Treasury Advantage Fund - Institutional Plan (G)
Axis Treasury Advantage Fund - Institutional Plan (MD)
Axis Treasury Advantage Fund - Institutional Plan (WD)
Axis Treasury Advantage Fund - Retail Plan (DD)
Axis Treasury Advantage Fund - Retail Plan (G)
Axis Treasury Advantage Fund - Retail Plan (MD)
Axis Treasury Advantage Fund - Retail Plan (WD)
Axis Triple Advantage Fund (D)
Axis Triple Advantage Fund (G)

SENSEX Companies prices

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SENSEX	16 Jul 17:31
Company Name	Industry	LastPrice	Change	% Chg	Mkt Cap(Rs cr)	Weight
ACC	Cement - Major	812.20	1.35	0.17	15,264.49	0.56
Bharti Airtel	Telecommunications - Service	298.70	0.80	0.27	113,432.22	4.16
BHEL	Engineering - Heavy	2,438.70	0.20	0.01	119,379.24	4.38
Cipla	Pharmaceuticals	330.55	3.00	0.92	26,540.57	0.97
DLF	Construction & Contracting - Real Estate	319.65	1.10	0.35	54,257.10	1.99
HDFC	Finance - Housing	3,020.70	-26.05	-0.86	87,887.66	3.22
HDFC Bank	Banks - Private Sector	2,038.70	-25.60	-1.24	93,717.14	3.44
Hero Honda	Auto - 2 & 3 Wheelers	1,978.65	1.40	0.07	39,511.17	1.45
Hindalco	Aluminium	150.15	-0.80	-0.53	28,730.85	1.05
HUL	Personal Care	266.05	2.85	1.08	58,054.25	2.13
ICICI Bank	Banks - Private Sector	902.45	20.50	2.32	100,609.22	3.69
Infosys	Computers - Software	2,778.30	19.35	0.70	159,446.94	5.85
ITC	Cigarettes	298.35	-0.95	-0.32	113,964.61	4.18
Jaiprakash Asso	Construction & Contracting - Civil	130.50	1.65	1.28	27,726.48	1.02
Jindal Steel	Steel - Sponge Iron	625.75	-5.05	-0.80	58,441.48	2.14
Larsen	Engineering - Heavy	1,870.85	-3.20	-0.17	112,843.52	4.14
Mah and Mah	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	604.10	-12.70	-2.06	34,943.23	1.28
Maruti Suzuki	Auto - Cars & Jeeps	1,379.55	-0.10	-0.01	39,856.59	1.46
NTPC	Power - Generation/Distribution	198.25	-0.65	-0.33	163,466.33	5.99
ONGC	Oil Drilling And Exploration	1,255.45	16.30	1.32	268,524.75	9.85
Reliance	Refineries	1,062.95	-10.00	-0.93	347,624.44	12.75
Reliance Comm	Telecommunications - Service	187.10	3.55	1.93	38,617.94	1.42
Reliance Infra	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,151.45	1.05	0.09	28,195.59	1.03
SBI	Banks - Public Sector	2,441.15	1.70	0.07	154,984.59	5.68
Sterlite Ind	Metals - Non Ferrous	166.10	-0.05	-0.03	55,836.20	2.05
Tata Motors	Auto - LCVs/HCVs	831.60	21.50	2.65	47,451.10	1.74
Tata Power	Power - Generation/Distribution	1,334.90	-3.80	-0.28	31,678.14	1.16
Tata Steel	Steel - Large	509.20	-2.10	-0.41	45,186.92	1.66
TCS	Computers - Software	832.40	48.30	6.16	162,919.08	5.97
Wipro	Computers - Software	402.25	0.25	0.06	98,431.33	3.61