Yen costlier; USD, Pound and Euro steady

Monday, May 1, 2006, 22:50 [IST]

Mumbai, May 1 (UNI) Following are the indicative currency notes and travellers' cheques buying and selling rates per unit as supplied by Thomas Cook India Ltd here today: (figure in rupees) Currencies Buy Sell US dollar 43.30 46.50 Sterling pound 79.30 84.55 Euro 54.45 58.50 Australian dollar 32.95 35.30 Bahrain dinar 112.60 125.20 Canadian dollar 37.85 41.60 Danish kroner 7.05 8.00 Egyptian pound 6.10 8.40 Hongkong dollar 5.35 6.05 Japanese yen/100 37.60 40.70 Jordan dinar 57.05 64.80 Kuwait dinar 142.25 161.50 Malaysian ringgit 10.60 12.75 New Zealand dollar 26.70 29.70 Norwegian kroner 6.75 7.65 Omani rial 110.25 122.65 Qatar rial 11.65 12.95 Saudi rial 11.35 12.55 Singapore dollar 25.35 28.95 South African rand 6.70 7.75 Swedish kroner 5.65 6.40 Swiss francs 34.35 37.45 Syrian pound 0.50 0.90 Thai baht/ 100 111.60 124.20 UAE dirham 11.60 12.85 Chinese Yuan 4.70 5.85 UNI VD MJ NV1245

Revision in SENSEX and other BSE Indices

Monday, May 1, 2006,22:50 [IST]

Mumbai, May 1 (UNI) Index Committee of the Exchange in its meeting held on April 30 has decided to revise the composition of SENSEX, BSE-100, BSE-200, BSE-500, BSE Mid-Cap and BSE Small-Cap indices as detailed in the annexures attached herewith. Annexure 1 Replacements in SENSEX Annexure 2 Replacements in BSE-100 index Annexure 3.....

Advani demands probe in the IPO scam

Monday, May 1, 2006,22:51 [IST]

Mumbai, May 1 (UNI) Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani today said that action by the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) against those indulging in what has proved to be the biggest IPO-demat scam belies repeated denials by union Finance MInister P Chidambaram of irregularities in the current extraordinary bull run on the stock exchange. In a statement issued here, Mr Advani said BJP supported the SEBI decision to.....

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IPR regime must for India's march to knowledge economy

Monday, May 1, 2006,22:51 [IST]

Mumbai, May 1 (UNI) United States would post its representative in India to faciliate the process of creating a world class IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) regime in the country. This was disclosed by US Consul General Michael S Owen at the inaugural session of the three-day Indo-US Seminar and Workshop on IPR enforcement organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here today. Stating that since IPR is constantly under siege from pirates, its protection.....

Suzuki launches bike in Kolkata

Monday, May 1, 2006,22:51 [IST]

Kolkata, May 01 (UNI) Suzuki Motorcycles India (SMIPL), a subsidiary of Japan's Automobile giant Suzuki Motor Corporation, launched its two-wheeler in the city today. Addressing a press conference here, SMIPL Service Head Vipul Goel said, ''Suzuki promises to meet expectation of the consumers in terms of technology, styling and performance.'' The company has launched a new two-wheeler 125 cc 'Heat' bike first time in the country, he said. Mr Goel said another model called 'Zeus'.....

MMTC registers profit of Rs 94.25 crore

Monday, May 1, 2006,22:51 [IST]

New Delhi, May 1 (UNI) Mineral and Metal Trading Corporation of India Limited (MMTC), a leading public sector trading company, today announced a net profit of Rs 94.25 crore for the year ending March 31, 2006. The company has reported a turnover of Rs 16,385 crore for the year ended 31 March, 2006 as against Rs 15,123 crore for the same period last year. The company's earnings per share were Rs 18.35 on the face value of.....