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Wednesday, April 22, 1998

Stock Update Forex Update
  Surveillance group seeks base price for price bands
The Inter Exchange Market Surveillance Group (ISG), at its meeting on Tuesday, has decided to formalise a working group of representatives of leading stock exchanges to determine a base price for price-bands to be adopted if some of the bourses remain closed on a given day. In a related move, the group has also asked stock exchanges to formulate an ethics code for its directors on dealing with price-sensitive information.
  FII buying pushes Sensex up 70 points
Hectic FIIs' buying at the MNC counters saw the Sensex vault 70 points on Tuesday. Mirroring the firm sentiment the BSE-30 Index crossed the crucial technical barrier of 4,271 at 4,280.96 points thus recording a net gain of 70.23 points. With over 6.84 crore shares changing hands, the exchange notched a turnover of Rs 1,600.78 crore.

Mumbai exchange to crack the whip on errant companies
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has decided to crack down on companies which have failed to convene their board meetings to declare dividends, despite having informed to this effect. The exchange has decided to forward a list of such companies to the Registrar of Companies (RoC) to take suitable action against them.
Hoffland Finance seeks CLB nod for deposit repayment scheme
Hoffland Finance (HFL) has sought permission from the Company Law Board for its deposit repayment scheme. In a written communication to the board, Hoffland Finance said it would give depositors two repayment options beginning August 1998. Under the first option, the entire principal amount would be re-paid in six quarterly installments before December 1999, while in the second option, the amount would be repaid in two equal installments by the third-quarter of 2000.


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Balmer Lawrie-Van Leer extends 1:1 rights offer by ten days
Balmer Lawrie-Van Leer has extended its 1:1 rights issue by ten days in view of the poor retail investor response. The Rs 11.85-crore issue, which was initially slated to close on April 15, will now close on April 25. The poor response to the issue is understandable as the company is charging a premium of Rs 5 when the scrip is trading below par.

ICSE to induct 10 members
Fourteen regional exchanges and the Inter-Connected Stock Exchange (ICSE) have decided to jointly market induction of 10 new members for each of these exchanges. ICSE has also made an application to NSDL for providing demat facility to members. To facilitate this, the exchange has applied to SEBI for a Rs 10-crore SGF.

 


  KPMF launches children's fund
  Apple Mutual Fund hopes to mobilise Rs 80 crore
  Investors press for paperless RIL shares
  44 lakh demat shares in BSE vyaj badla kitty
  Market shows bullish undertone
  Crisil outlook for finance companies still negative
  Economic crisis pushes Malaysian firms' debt issues into high risk
  Star Telecom soars on Soros deal
  Asian bourses seen slow in tying the knot
  Keep booking profits at higher levels
  Market Round-up
  Market Briefing
  Buy signal from Exide
  Liquidity crunch hits basmati; poppyseed shoots up
  Australia posts record sugarcane output
  Bourse to study addition of Brazilian coffee to list of deliverables
  Indonesian oil product import creeps up after lean period
  Australian sugarcane growers worried over price fall