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	Dated:03 March,2009

Top Headlines

Rupee falls to record low beyond 52 per dollar

Rupee has slumped to life lows as buyers desert it due to a falling stock market and foreign fund outflows. Gainers: BSE ( A, B ) | NSE | Losers: BSE ( A, B ) | NSE

Lowest close for Sensex since November 08

Indices plunged in last one of hour of trade as investors booked profits in frontline stocks. Top 10 FMCG stocks

It's advantage RPL in 1:16 merger with RIL

RIL will issue 1 share for every 16 held in RPL, giving it direct control. RIL will not issue any extra shares I Largest Refineries

Views on Stocks/Markets

Foreign firms up stake in various small, midcap cos

Pick stocks based on fundamentals

Private equity gets choosy over infra, transport

IPO/Global Markets

European shares hit lifetime lows

Most Asian markets extend slump

Chinese shares close down 1.05 pc

Rupee / Gold

Rupee ends at 51.95/97

Gold prices fall by Rs 430

Gold ETFs: Safe bet in crisis

More 'Market' News

DIIs buy what FIIs have to sell; Instanex FII Index dn 0.4%
Domestic institutional investors are out on a shopping spree, buying all that foreign investors were selling.

Indian Railway Finance raises Rs 9.62 bn
Indian Railway Finance Corp has raised Rs 9.62 billion through a lease rental securitisation transaction.

Tata Motors gains 3% on unit stake sale buzz
Shares of Tata Motors rose as much nearly 3 pc on media reports that it was in talks to raise about $100 million by selling a stake in a group firm.