Thursday, September 4, 2008

Headlines for the day 4-Sept-08

Headlines for the day

Corporate News Headline
NMDC would invest about Rs. 120 bn to set up an integrated steel plant in Chhattisgarh with an annual capacity of 3 MT. (BS)
Tata Motors was looking for alternate options to manufacture its small car Nano from the company´s other plants and work at Singur has been suspended. (ET)
BHEL is planning to set up a greenfield project for manufacturing locomotives. (BS)

Economic and Political Headline
After the launch of currency futures in the country, the market regulator SEBI has said that it is mulling introduction of Rupee- Yen and Rupee-Euro futures. (BS)
Belying fears of an economic slowdown, the direct tax collections have gone up by 38.3% in the first five months of the current fiscal at Rs. 844.09 bn, compared to Rs. 610.30 bn in a year-ago period. (ET)
The orders for manufactured goods in the US increased 1.3% in July, following a revised 2.1% increase in June, and a barometer of capital spending by businesses surged. (WSJ)

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