India Business

Ess Dee To Buy Alcan Packaging Division

Mumbai: Ess Dee Aluminium Ltd has joined the battle to get hold of Canadian Alcan Inc's packaging unit in a transaction projected at $1 billion.

Ajanta Pharma Signs Pact With Prollenium Medical Technologies

Mumbai: Ajanta Pharmaceuticals has signed an licensing contract with Canada-based Prollenium Medical Technologies to exclusively market the latter’s dermal filler ‘Revanesse’ in the Indian market.

A message from Ajanta Pharmaceuticals said that the Prollenium Technologies has its proficiency in “medical aesthetics.”

The note added that revanesse adds volume and polishes out deficiencies in the skin and also helps protect delicate skin areas from maturating.

PGCIL IPO Gets Record Rs 1,90,000-Cr Bids

Mumbai: In the biggest-ever reaction to a public stock bidding, the state-owned Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL ) has got subscription of Rs 1,90,000 crore, a slice of which came from provident and retirement funds capitalists who infrequently insert money into equity.

The company will raise about Rs 2,985 crore through the IPO that has been oversubscribed 65 times. Capitalists were offered a price band of Rs 44 to 52 for building the book.

L&T-Outotec Group Gets Rs 7620 Mn Order From SAIL

L&T’s Engineering Construction and Contracts (ECC) segment, in association with Outotec GMBH, has bagged an Rs 7,620 million order for construction of a sinter plant, from SAIL.

Sinter plant of 2 X 204 square metre grate area with a total capability of 3.80 million ton annually, would be fulfilled on a turnkey basis, at the IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) of SAIL, at Burnpur, West Bengal. The project is likely to be completed in 30 months.

Welspun India Quarterly Net Rises Over 22%

Welspun India has registered a 22.41 per cent growth in its net earnings, which stood at Rs 92.3 million for the quarter ended June 2007, as against Rs 75.4 million in the same period of the last year (2006).

The company recorded a 33 per cent increase in its net sales at Rs 2,647.42 million for the quarter (June 2007) as compared to Rs 1,988.95 million in 2006.

Total Income was seen at Rs 2,771.28 in the quarter, as against Rs 1,950.72 for the year ago period.

Equities Open Strong: Sensex Nears Record High

Mumbai: Key indices rise dramatically in early trade as banking and metal segments moved up. Real estate shares carried on their upward movement and FMCG appealed buying interest. Worldwide indications were also helpful of the uptrend.

The National Stock Exchange’s Nifty stood at 4568.5, higher by 39 points or 0.87 per cent from its last closure. The Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex gained 155 points at 15,769.43.

The major Sensex gainers were ICICI Bank (up 1.83%), Grasim Industries (1.4%), Satyam Computer (1.35%), Dr Reddy's Laboratories (1.32%), Reliance Energy (1.29%) and Tata Motors (1.24%).

Hindustan Unilever was down 0.33 per cent. It was the only laggard in the rally.

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