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Govt mulling stake sale in four PSU firms
The government is considering to divest stake in four PSUs -- NMDC, KIOCL, MOIL and RINL -- administered by the steel ministry, as part of a broader plan to mobilise resources to meet their funding needs. generic levitra

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Shipping: All hands on deck
The upswing in Baltic Dry Index numbers recently to a 14 month high closing at 4661 on 19 November 09, raised hopes that a revival for the shipping sector is afoot sending shipping stocks zooming. Freight and tanker rates dropped sharply in July - September 09 quarter, but gained strength in October 09 which has sustained through November 09 as well. They hit 10 year lows in the December 08.

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RIL: Fishing downstream
Reliance Industries, which had declared an intention to seek inorganic growth opportunities, confirmed a preliminary offer for a controlling interest in global petrochem major, LyondellBassel. The timing is prime for acquisitions in the space as there has been a steep decline in replacement cost and asset value given the plummeting of margins in the petrochemical space.
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Sensex off day's low

The Sensex dropped to a low of 16,537. The index has recovered now and is down 179 poinst at 16,537. - Asian markets mixed; Nikkei drops in red - Sensex in red in early trades - Power Grid up on overseas foray plans - Cadila healthcare gains on 114% jump in Q3 net - US markets end flat - Tech view: Bulls to prevail above 16,860 The Nifty is down 59 points at 4,949. Hero Honda has slumped 4% to Rs 1,555. Mahindra & Mahindra has shed 3.8% to Rs 1,032. Other auto stock - Tata Motors has dipped 2.7% to Rs 747. Bank stocks are down. SBI has dropped 3.7% to Rs 2,016. ICICI Bank has slipped 2.8% to Rs 808. Tata Steel is down 3.1% at Rs 591 while Hindalco has dropped 2.5% to Rs 155. Sterlite has declined 2% to Rs 785. Other stocks which have declined today are DLF, Sun Pharma, Larsen & Tourbo and HDFC. Hindustan Unilever has slipped 2% to Rs 259, in spite of a jump in Q3 net. On the other hand, ITC and Reliance Communications have added 1% each to Rs 258 and Rs 181, respectively. The BSE market breadth is fairly negative. Out of 2,500 stocks traded, 1,551 have declined while 898 have advanced.


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