Market cheers Bausch & Lomb Q1 show: The market has cheered the first-quarter performance from Bausch & Lomb. As the company's impressive performance is a clear sign of sustaining the turnaround made in the last fiscal, the counter is attracting a lot of buying interest on the BSE. In the past nine trading sessions, the stock has zoomed by 46 per cent to Rs 120.

Sebi warns BSE member: Sebi haswarned BSE member Vinod Soni against delaying redressing complaints and non-co-operation with the inspecting authority. The warning has been served in terms of sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 29 of Sebi Rules and Regulations, 1992, a release issued by the regulator said on Thursday.

Sebi suspends Betala Global Securities: Sebi has suspended the certificate of registration of category II merchant banker Betala Global Securities Ltd with effect from July 23 till the expiry of its registration period following its failure to pay the annual registration fees, a Sebi release said.

MSE closed today: The Madras Stock Exchange will remain closed on August 7 on account of `avani avittam'.

Bullion market closed today: The bullion, oilseeds and oils exchange, grains, cotton exchange and spices markets in Mumbai will remain closed on Friday while, sugar, metal exchange and vegetable markets will be open for half a day on account of `Raksha Bandhan'. However, the BSE and NSE will be openas usual.

Sebi receives 1 offer document: Sebi received one draft offer document in the week to July 31 for the rights issue of Mahaveer Finance India amounting to Rs 1.50 crore. The regulator has not communicated any observations during the same period.

S&P CNX Nifty drops 5 points: Equities lost ground on the NSE on Thursday following selling pressure on account of Akali Dal's (Badal) threat to withdraw support to the Vajpayee government. The S&P CNX Nifty Index closed at 902.75 points, suffering a loss of 4.7 points from the previous close. The S&P CNX Midcap 200 index ended steady at 517.72 points. The total turnover on the exchange stood at Rs 1,310.90 crore.

DSE Index loses 6 points: Share prices reacted on selling by speculators and FIIs at the Delhi Stock Exchange on Thursday following rumours that Akali Dal, an ally of the ruling BJP-led coalition government, would withdraw support to the government. The DSE Index lost 6.06 points to end at 699.16 points.

CSE sharesend down: Share prices reacted towards the end of the session on the Calcutta Stock Exchange on Thursday. With prices losing ground, the 40-share CSE Index closed at 1,756.43 points after touching the day's high of 1,804.54 points.

BgSE shares lose value: Equities declined at the Bangalore Stock Exchange on Thursday. According to marketmen, there was heavy selling pressure at most counters. The turnover on the bourse stood at Rs 24.98 crore. ITC fell to Rs 595.15 from an opening of Rs 603.05. Satyam Computers was one of the few gainers today at Rs 484.80 (Rs 484.05) while Reliance, SBI and Tisco were quoted lower at Rs 130.30 (Rs 132.65), Rs 203.20 (Rs 205.45) and Rs 100.60 (Rs 102).

NSE debt market turnover at Rs 814 cr: The wholesale debt market of the NSE witnessed trading worth Rs 814.14 crore. The newly issued 11.68 per cent government loan maturing in 2002 was traded worth Rs 223 crore at a weighted yield of 11.61 per cent. The 11.55 per cent government loan maturing in 2001 wastraded worth Rs 194 crore at a weighted yield of 11.41 per cent.

Demat turnover at Rs 1 cr: The demat segments of the NSE and BSE witnessed lower trades worth Rs 1.08 crore on Thursday. At the NSE, 100 shares of HPCL valued at Rs 31,000, 16,130 shares of Reliance worth Rs 21.23 lakh, 9,661 shares of SBI valued at Rs 19.68 lakh, 1,100 shares of L&T valued at Rs 2.10 lakh and 2,200 shares of Bank of India valued at Rs 68,000 changed hands. At the BSE, 20,000 shares of HPCL valued at Rs 61.5 lakh changed hands.

Skindia Index loses 0.25%: The Skindia GDR Index dropped by 0.25 per cent from 638.29 to 636.69 on August 5. The Skindia GDR Index p/e ratio was 14.56 on August 5 compared with 14.54 on August 4. The top gainers were GE Shipping, Indian Hotels and Indo Gulf which quoted at $5.38 ($4.10), $8.00 ($7.25) and $0.90 ($0.85) respectively. Losers included Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance and ICICI.

Call rates end at 6.25%: The overnight rates opened at 6.25-6.50 per cent on Thursday,compared with their previous close of 5.90-6.10 per cent. The call rates quoted at the opening levels throughout the morning. However, the rates eased in the afternoon on dearth of demand for funds and finally closed at 6.00-6.25 per cent.

Rupee steady vs dollar: The rupee held steady against the dollar in a moderately active market on Thursday. The Indian currency opened at 42.43, a tad stronger than its previous close of 42.46. Later, corporate demand for dollars saw the rupee hit an intra-day low of 42.52.

Silver, gold prices fall: Silver and gold prices slid on Thursday due to a fall in international prices. Ready silver (.999) and tenderable silver reacted by Rs 65 each to close at Rs 8,155 and Rs 8,160. Standard gold and 22-carat declined by Rs 15 each to close at Rs 4,200 and Rs 3,885.

Groundnut oil prices improve: Groundnut oil prices rallied on Thursday on poor stock position. Groundnut oil rallied by Rs 12 to end at Rs 517 while groundnut bold held steady at Rs 2,060. Inthe futures market, there was no trading in September contract. The December contract was quoted at Rs 1,772.50.