Press Release Archives
June 06, 2003

Bonds issued by ICICI - available for trading

The bonds issued by ICICI Bank Limited to the public in the nature of debentures (March 2003 ) shall be made available for trading on the Capital Market Segment of the National Stock Exchange w.e.f. June 9, 2003.

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Press reports regarding M/s. Steel Authority of India Ltd.

The press had reports on June 04, 2003 that Bhilai Steel Plant, a SAIL unit wants to get into the manufacture of steel pipes with a Rs. 300-crore investment.

The Exchange, in order to verify the accuracy or otherwise of the information reported in the press and to inform the market place so that the interest of the investors is safeguarded, had written to the officials of the company.

Steel Authority of India Limited has vide its letter inter-alia stated, "In view of need for lying of pipe-lines for transportation of water, gases and petroleum products in the country, there is likelihood of increase in demand for supply of pipes in near future. In order to utilise plates of wider width of Bhilai, possibility of making pipes from these plates is being explored. The work relating to assessment of market demand for these pipes and preparation of Preliminary Feasibility Report is in progress. The decision in the matter shall be taken by Board of Directors only after techno-economic studies, and availability of resources."

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Press reports regarding M/s. Reliance Industries Ltd.

The press had reports that Reliance Industries Ltd has made its second large gas discovery after the Krishna Godavari basin in the coal bed methane exploration block in Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh.

The Exchange, in order to verify the accuracy or otherwise of the information reported in the press and to inform the market place so that the interest of the investors is safeguarded, had written to the officials of the company.

Reliance Industries Ltd has vide its letter inter-alia stated, "Please note that the Company has been awarded on a competitive basis, coal bed methane blocks in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh under the Coal Bed Methane policy of Government of India. Work is in progress and the Company will make an appropriate announcement in due course."

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Press reports regarding M/s. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

The press had reports that Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has set up wholly owned subsidiaries in Germany and Brazil.

The Exchange, in order to verify the accuracy or otherwise of the information reported in the press and to inform the market place so that the interest of the investors is safeguarded, had written to the officials of the company.

Reply is awaited from Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

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Press reports regarding M/s. PSL Ltd.

The press had reports that PSL Limited has bagged an order from Iraqi administration in connection with the country's reconstruction activity in water supply. Further it has received orders worth Rs. 450 crore in connection with the Chennai Water Supply Augmentation Project-I.

The Exchange, in order to verify the accuracy or otherwise of the information reported in the press and to inform the market place so that the interest of the investors is safeguarded, had written to the officials of the company.

Reply is awaited from PSL Limited.

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The Exchange has successfully completed its 821st Normal Settlement

The Exchange has successfully completed its 821st Normal Settlement (Rolling T+2 following SEBI directive) since inception i.e., Settlement Number N – 2003106 on June 06, 2003. The settlement statistics are as follows:

Particulars Values
   N - 2003106
Total traded quantity (lakhs) 2559.55
Total traded value (Rs. In Crores) 2769.23
Total value of the settlement (Securities) (Rs. In Crores) 566.19
Total value of the settlement (Funds) (Rs. In Crores) 192.48
Shortages for the settlement 0.49%
% of Delivery ( No. of shares delivered / No. of shares traded ) 27.08%


Retail Debt Market has completed its 95th settlement, details of which are as follows :

Settlement No. Traded Value Settlement Value
    Securities Funds
2003106 Rs. 1,00,163.50 /- Rs. 1,04,051.60 /- Rs. 87,051.50 /-


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