Posts Tagged ‘friday’

Jobs and currencies put investors on edge

Investors pulled back from riskier assets on Friday, selling stocks and buying the dollar, as they approached a key test of US economic recovery and a potentially volatile weekend of global currency talks.

Procter Gamble to consider stock split

Personal care products maker Procter Gamble Hygiene Health Care Ltd said on Friday it will consider a stock split in its upcoming board meet, Chairman R.A.

UAE to continue BlackBerry services, suspends ban

UAE`s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has announced that the BlackBerry services in the country, which was due to be suspended on October 11, will continue as normal. In a statement released on Friday, TRA said, “All Blackberry services in the UAE will continue to operate as normal and no suspension of service will occur on October 11.“ The reprieve comes after a TRA decision in August to suspend certain BlackBerry services, citing security reasons

Sensex slips further in noon trade

Mumbai, Oct 8 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities Friday slipped further in noon trade, having started on a weak note, as consolidation firmly seemed to gain traction across the market.

Electrosteel Steels trades 2% lower on listing

Shares of Electrosteel Steels got listed on Friday, October 8 at Rs 11.15, a mere premium of 1.36%, as against its issue price of Rs 11 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Currently, the shares are trading lower by 2.27% at Rs 10.75. It has touched a high of Rs 11.85 and a low of Rs 9.35

Global weakness led to profit taking in 2nd half for Nifty

It was a great start to trade. It looked like the market had just started off where it left off on Friday but the Nifty came off and managed to close only around 6150, thanks to some weakness in the global market.

Pr Vyapaar Pvt sells 3.26 lk shrs of Birla Shloka

On October 01, 2010 Pr Vyapaar Private Limited sold 326,875 shares of Birla Shloka Edutech at Rs 29.20 on the BSE. On Friday the share closed at Rs 29.65.

Kotak Securities sells 2.5 lk shrs of Hanung Toys

On October 01, 2010 Kotak Securities Limited Client Pms A/c sold 252,000 shares of at Rs 327 on the BSE. On Friday it closed at Rs 324.05. Meruland Insurance Services Private Limited bought 150,496 shares of Rs 324.80.

Lehman Brothers sells 99.40 lk shrs of Edelweiss Capital

On October 01, 2010 Lehman Brothers Netherlands Horizons B V sold 9,940,663 shares of Edelweiss Capital at Rs 53.33 on the BSE.

Wall Street extends rally as resource stocks climb

Wall Street extended the rally on Friday, led by gains in resource stocks after data in China showed a pickup in manufacturing activity.

UAL, Continental close deal to form No 1 airline

UAL Corp and Continental Airlines Inc closed their merger on Friday to form the world’s largest carrier, called United Airlines.

Polish PMI rises, euro zone slowdown looms for Czechs

Czech and Polish manufacturing roared ahead in September to multiyear highs, data showed on Friday, but regional laggard Hungary edged towards stagnation and waning euro zone momentum indicated a slowing recovery.

Microsoft to offer smartphones; ATT exclusive carrier: WSJ

Microsoft Corp will formally offer a series of smartphones using the revamped version of its mobile operating system on Oct. 11, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the launch plans