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MUMBAI: Ambuja Cements posted 168% rise net profit of Rs 877.75 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 compared with Rs 327.49 crore in the same quarter previous year. The cement major’s total income increased to Rs 151.30 crore for the June quarter from Rs 130.69 crore a year ago. The...

MUMBAI: The benchmark Sensex zoomed to a new record high of 14,806.51 points on Tuesday on heavy buying by foreign funds in blue-chip stocks led by banking and capital good segments. The Sensex gained 142.25 points to surpass its previous closing peak of 14,664.26 points, scaled on Monday...

The Sensex opened 25 points lower at 9271. The index touched a low of 9262, and soon rebounded into the positive zone. Unabated buying in the market saw the index zoom to a high of 9849. The index finally settled at 9811 - up 5.5% (515 points) - to record its biggest ever single-day gain in...

Shrugging off concerns of margin calls and the weakness in Asian markets, the markets closed in the positive terrain, after falling for three consecutive days. The BSE Sensex made hefty gains of 341 points and the NSE Nifty was up 124 points. The Sensex closed at 10823 up 341 points and the...