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Dream come true -- Sensex pierces 5000

Hopes ballooned on the Bombay Stock Exchange, literally. The BSE members were on top of the world; on the terrace of the Jeejeebhoy Tower for a symbolic ceremony of releasing 5000 balloons after the Sensex scaled past the 5000-mark on the 125-year old bourse.

BSE gets a boost as Sebi lifts curbs on expansion of regional bourses

The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Friday announced a series of measures aimed at promoting competition among major exchanges and simplifying norms for the book-building process besides giving another push to dematerialisation.

IPO guidelines tightened to keep out IT black sheep

In an effort to prevent finance companies from raising money from the public in the garb of a software company, the Sebi has imposed entry barriers for such companies.

Infosys Q2 net soars 131% to Rs 65.71 cr

The darling of bourses Infosys Technologies Ltd has clocked a 131.37% rise in its net profit at Rs 65.71 crore (Rs 28.40 crore) during the second quarter-ended September 30, 1999.

Rupee rallies to close at 43.43

The rupee continued its rally and ended sharply firmer on Friday against the greenback after a clear cut Nationial Democratic Alliance (NDA) victory in the general elections triggered off bull run in the currency market.