20-May-09 Settlement Prices

Today's Settlement Prices :: Gold 14333 :: Silver 22267 :: Copper 221.65 :: Lead 69.10 :: Nickel 594 :: Zinc 70.50 :: Crude Oil 2932 :: Natural Gas 193.40 :: CPO 381.20 :: HO 73.15 :: SO 501.55 :: INR 47.48
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Us & Asia flat

Dow & Nasdaq is down flat
Asian market also flat
Sgx nifty down by 66 points trading at 4250
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Sgx Nifty Updates

Singapore Sgx Nfity trading at 4250
Down by 66 points
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20-May-09 News Headlines

Corporate News Headline

•L&T has bagged three orders worth Rs. 5.18 bn for execution of power transmission and infrastructure related projects in Oman. (BS)
•Unitech are looking to raise their stake by about 10% in the company by subscribing to warrants worth about Rs. 10 bn over the next 18 months. (BS)
•Dr Reddy's Laboratories is planning to invest about Rs. 7.5 bn in setting up two special economic zones- one in Visakhapatnam and another in Hyderabad. (BS)


Economic and Political Headline

•Indian Prime Minister-elect Manmohan Singh vowed to revive growth and spread the benefits of economic expansion that swept his coalition back to power with a decisive mandate in a general election. (BS)
•Builders broke ground on the fewest homes in the US on record in April as a 13% plunge to an annual rate of 458,000 in condominiums and apartment buildings overwhelmed the second straight gain in starts on single-family dwellings. (Bloomberg)
•The UK consumer prices rose 2.3% from a year earlier in April, which is to the weakest level in 15 months as the recession undermined price pressures in the economy. (Bloomberg)
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