Markets flat on weak global cues

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MAY JOIN RACE FOR SHELL'S EUROPEAN REFINERIES: SOURCES
SENSEX, NIFTY UP 1% EACH FOR THE WEEK
CNX MIDCAP INDEX UP 1%, BSE SMALLCAP INDEX UP 1.6%
METAL INDEX UP 3.7%, AUTO INDEX UP 2.3%, FMCG UP 1.5%
INDEX GAINERS: SUZLON UP 9.3%, TATA STEEL UP 6.3%, SAIL UP 5.3%
RIL SPOKESPERSON TO NDTV: 'REVIEWS CANNOT ASSURE TRANSACTIONS'
RIL SPOKESPERSON: 'WE ARE REVIEWING A NUMBER OF GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES'
ESSAR-SHELL IN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATIONS TILL NOV 30 TO BUY 3 SHELL REFINERIES
APPROACHED SHELL FOR BUYOUTS BEFORE ESSAR'S EXCLUSIVE TALKS BEGUN
JSW ENERGY ALSO IN RACE FOR ANDREW YULE'S DPSC STAKE: NW
CESC, SREI INFRA IN RACE FOR ANDREW YULE'S DPSC STAKE: NW
GAMMON INFRA BAGS NHAI PROJECT WORTH RS.850 CRORES
NET PROFIT AT RS.48.2 CR VS RS.12 CR; SALES UP 55% AT RS.849 CR (YOY)
PROFIT UP 55% AT RS.143.50 CR; NET SALES UP 22.5% AT RS.2234.20 (YOY)
IMPORTING SUGAR BEING REVIEWED; NEED FOR ECONOMIC PRICING OF SUGAR
IN DISCUSSIONS WITH FARMERS TO COME AT PRICE COMFORTABLE FOR BOTH SIDES
TOO EARLY TO TALK OF DENA BANK MERGER WITH ANOTHER PSU BANK: NW
KEEPS OVERNIGHT LENDING RATE UNCHANGED AT 0.1%
STILL SEE DOWNSIDE RISK FOR THE ECONOMY
AIM TO CONVERT NON USERS TO USERS WITH THE HELP OF ROAMING TARIFF CUTS
PREFER TO REMAIN AGGRESSIVE WITHOUT GETTING INTO A PRICE WAR
MURTAZA KHORAKIWALA TO NDTV: CANNOT COMMENT ON SUB JUDICE MATTER
WOCKHARDT TO PAY BACK ALL SECURED, UNSECURED LOANS IN 5 YRS AS PER CDR
DBS TOP BRASS MET HABIL KHORAKIWALA TO DISCUSS WAYS OF SETTLEMENT: SRCS
EYEING TO SETTLE PAYMENT DEFAULT CASE OUT OF COURT: SOURCES
ALERT: ROAMING CONTRIBUTES 15% OF BHARTI REVENUES
ROAMING CALLS ON OTHER NETWORKS AT 80 PAISE/MINUTE
ROAMING CALLS ON OWN NETWORK AT 60 PAISE/MIN
SWAP TO REDUCE OVERALL FINANCE CHARGES FOR THE COMPANY: CFO
COMPLETES SWAP OF $875MN FOREX CONVERTIBLE BONDS

Updated: 21/10/2009 | 10:11 AM IST

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The key benchmark indices were flat in the early deals amid losses in global markets. The Sensex was up 9 points at 17,232 levels and the Nifty fell 3 points to 5,110.

While IT stocks rose, metal and banking counters were under pressure.

Among the Sensex stocks, Hindalco was the biggest gainer. The stock rose 1.2 per cent in early trades. JP Associates, Hero Honda and Infosys were the other major gainers in the pack. However, Grasim, BHEL and Tata Power were among the main losers in the pack. The stocks fell more than 1 per cent each.

In the US markets, the Dow fell 50.71, or 0.5 percent, to 10,041.48 on Tuesday.

The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 6.85, or 0.6 percent, to 1,091.06. The Nasdaq composite index fell 12.85, or 0.6 percent, to 2,163.47.

Asian markets were trading lower today. Japan’s Nikkei and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell around 0.2 per cent per cent. South Korea’s Kospi slid 0.5 per cent.