SEBI meet to stress on better market surveillance
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has convened a meeting of the stock exchanges on Wednesday to discuss ways to improve surveillance of markets and check manipulation of share prices.

Uncertain interest-rate outlook led to fall in gilt' trading: Report
Trades in the government securities market fell to Rs 82,918 crore in the first half of this fiscal from Rs 85,579 crore in the comparable period of 1997-98, according to Credence debt market review.

Central bank to elicit net-asset value details
The Reserve Bank of India is in favour of restructuring the US-64 scheme of the Unit Trust of India. The central bank has decided to call upon the mutual fund major to furnish relevant information.

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