Indian shares rise 1.4 pct; State Bank, ICICI gain
MAIN TOP 3 BY VOLUME
* Unitech (UNTE.BO) on 15.5 million shares
* Suzlon Energy (SUZL.BO) on 14.7 million shares
* Mahindra Satyam (SATY.BO) on 11.5 million shares
STOCKS THAT MOVED
* Power Grid Corp of India (PGRD.BO) gained 1.5 percent to
118.70 rupees after its net profit jumped 79 percent in the
April-June quarter.
* Provogue India Ltd (PROV.BO) rose 5 percent to 51.50
rupees after it said its board would consider a buyback of
shares on Aug. 14.
* Patni Computer PTNI.BO jumped 12.6 percent to 327.75 rupees after the company said it will scout for acquisitions in the range of $50 million to $200 million in Europe and the Asia-Pacific to help lower its dependance on the U.S. market.
FACTORS TO WATCH * For technical analysis double click on www.reutersindia.net * Indian rupee off 1-wk lows as stx gain nearly 1 pct [INR/] * Indian federal bond yields inch up on WPI; supplies [IN/] * Euro data, stocks drive dollar retreat from 2-week high[FRX/] * Oil bounces above $64 on stock markets, data [O/R] * Stocks, commods up after China, Europe earnings [MKTS/GLOB] * U.S. stock index futures point to higher open
[.N] * For closing rates of Indian ADRs
INADR (Editing by Himani Sarkar)
- Tweet this
- Link this
- Share this
- Digg this
- Reprints
Comments (0)
This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited period after their publication.



Follow Reuters