ICDM on 28th December 2007

Value of deals reported on ICDM on 28th December , 07 , through ICDM System is = Rs. 161.71 Crs.
Number of deals reported : 34

Please find hereinbelow data on F&O turnover (one sided) for the trade date 28th Dec 2007.

1.) Sensex Futures = Rs 1009.83 crores.
2.) Total F&O Turnover = Rs 1009.91crores.

All the above values represent one sided turnover.

Kalyan S. Bose
Corporate Affairs

Add commentDecember 29th, 2007

Indian markets open weak follows global queues

Like its Asian peers, the Indian stock markets opened in the red though Nifty, Sensex and CNX Midcap reversed its course and entered into the green territory.

Pharma sector is trading mixed. Ranbaxy and GSK Pharma is trading in the green while Cipla, Dr. Reddy are in the red.

Reliance Energy, NTPC, Tata Power are doing good. Banking counters are trading mixed.

Large cap private banks ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank are down by over 2.3%. Bank of Baroda on the other hand is in the green and is up 1.5%. Other large cap banking stocks including the State Bank of India is marginally in the green.

Transformers & Rectifiers had a decent opening today. The script opened at Rs. 813 vs Issue Price of Rs. 465 and is settling at Rs. 720 levels.

Weakness continues to haunt the largecap IT stocks. TCS and Wipro are down by 1.4% while Infosys and Satyam are trying to hold. CMC, HTL, Finantech, IFlex, Polaris, Tech Mahindra are in the green.

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Asian Markets look weak - December 28, 2007

Asian markets are trading weak. Except the KLSE Composite and Taiwan Weighted, almost all markets are marginally in the red. The weakness is intensifying more. Nikkei 225 is down by 1.65%

Nikkei has seen some of the worst trends in recent times. The stock index is, for the first time in 5 years, down by 11%. Japanese Government Bond Futures are up while the stocks began to take the reverse course.

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Bombay Stock Exchange launches SENSEX mini Contracts

Mumbai, December 27, 2007: Bombay Stock Exchange will launch SENSEX mini derivatives Contracts from January 1, 2008 in a market lot of FIVE. This is a first in India. The small size of the contract would be attractive for retail investors as there would be comparatively lower capital outlay, lower trading costs, more precise hedging and flexible trading. It is a step to encourage and enable small investors to mitigate risk and enable easy access to India’s most popular index, SENSEX, through futures & options.

The Security Symbol for SENSEX mini Contracts will be MSX. The contract is available for one, two & three months along with weekly options.

The SEBI Board has approved introduction of 7 new derivative products for the Indian market based on the recommendations made by the SEBI Committee on Derivatives headed by Prof. M. Rammohan Rao. As stated by SEBI, the introduction of these products is a step intended to progressively encourage markets to move onshore.

About Bombay Stock Exchange: (http://www.bseindia.com/)

Established in 1875, BSE is the oldest Stock Exchange in Asia. Earlier an Association of Persons (AoP), the exchange is now a corporatised and demutualised entity. BSE reaches to around 450 cities and towns in India and has more than 4,800 listed companies on the boards, with over 7,500 scrips being traded. The companies listed on BSE command a total market capitalization of more than USD 1.7 trillion. The Exchange offers trading in the equity (cash and derivatives) and debt (corporate and government securities) segments.

Kalyan S. Bose
Head – Corporate Affairs
Tel: +91 22 2272 2938
E-mail: corporate.affairs@bseindia.com

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NSE completes its 1968th Normal Settlement

The Exchange has successfully completed its 1968^th Normal Settlement (Rolling T+2 following SEBI directive) since inception i.e., Settlement Number N – 2007245 on December 27, 2007. The settlement statistics is as follows:

Particulars	Values
Total traded quantity (lakhs)	5497.34
Total traded value (Rs. In Crores)	13982.49
Total value of the settlement (Securities) (Rs. In Crores)	4825.30
Total value of the settlement (Funds) (Rs. In Crores)	1436.90
Shortages for the settlement	0.41%
% of Delivery ( No. of shares deliverable / No. of shares traded )	26.97%

Retail Debt Market have completed its 1242^nd settlements details of which is as follows:

Settlement No.

Traded Value

Settlement Value

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