India's largest passenger carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, has decided to hike prices of its various models following foreign currency fluctuations and rise in input prices. The prices have been revised in the range of Rs 5,000-10,000 and would be effective from January 28 onwards. However, prices of economy-end vehicles like M800, Omni, Alto, WagonR, Zen Estilo, Gypsy, and Versa besides the SUV Grand Vitara were not increased.
Asia's second-largest foreign telecoms operator, Telenor has scrapped its plans for a share issue to fund an Indian mobile operator, Unitech Wireless, following stiff opposition from shareholders. The firm said that it has also stopped dividend payout for 2008 and 
Rate rallies to resistance at the 1.4250 area and falls back to leave a huge wick. Holds lows so far but a reversal could be in the works if the sort-squeeze is over. Light stops seen on the move over the 1.4100 area as late shorts get squeezed. 
The USD is continuing in two-way action as the majors continue to consolidate off their weekly lows; traders note conditions remain thin and the lack of US fundamentals are keeping some sidelined ahead of the FOMC rate announcement tomorrow. After early gains in the Greenback overnight better-than-expected overseas data helped to hold the GBPO and the EURO higher although both pairs looked for new lows in early New York but reversed losses to close better on the day as early intraday shorts covered back as the day wore on. 
The Sensex continued to trade in the positive terrain on account of continued buying action witnessed across frontline stocks. 
