CORPORATE NEWS: The Economic Times Markets Watch Newsletter


	Dated:19 January,2009

Top Headlines

Sensex ends lower; second rung outperform

Benchmarks ended lacklustre session mixed due to lack of direction and as investors chose to wait before Obama�s swears in as the next US president.

Obamamania likely to be investors' nightmare

The US president-elect is so admired, engenders such high aspirations and is such a wellspring of hope that no one could meet these expectations.

Unwinding by European banks could unsettle D-St

Though European banks liquidated Indian shares, their selling may be far from over. Gainers: BSE ( A, B ) | NSE | Losers: BSE ( A, B ) | NSE | 52 Wk: High, Low

Views on Stocks/Markets

ITC up on ahead of quarterly numbers

Tata Motors down 2%; BNP negative on stock

Moser Baer gains 3% as HSBC hikes stake

IPO/Global Markets

European stocks jump at open

Major Asian markets gain modestly

Chinese shares close up 1.65 per cent

Rupee / Gold

Gold futures ease

Rupee ends at Rs 48.67/69

Kolar gold rush to resume

More 'Market' News

Investors must keep track of ethics, punish errant cos
It�s high time Indian equity investors did some soul-searching, say several leaders of India Inc who attended the ET Awards for Corporate Excellence.

Traders line up at MCX, NCDEX to buy precious metals, sugar
Traders are increasingly buying commodities like gold, silver and sugar from MCX and NCDEX, giving a fillip to the confidence of the nascent futures market.

L&T, BHEL shares rise on nuke deals
Commercial nuclear power generation activity in India is back in the limelight with L&T and even BHEL having entered into joint ventures with overseas cos.