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India's largest liquor manufacturer, United Spirits galloped 16.52 per cent to close at Rs 1,221.35 after it reported a 33.74 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit to Rs 117.13 crore. [visit website]

The shares of Mumbai-based infrastructure company, J Kumar Infraprojects was locked at the 20 per cent upper limit of Rs 100.95 after the company bagged two orders amounting to Rs 53 crore. [visit website]

The latest news from India's most respected business daily.Business StandardThe shares of Strides Arcolab (Strides) surged by 17 per cent to Rs 172.05 after Onco Therapies (OTL), the joint venture between Strides and Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, concluded a licensing and supply agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). [visit website]

LIC Housing Finance surged 8.61 per cent to Rs 257.35 after it reported a 124 per cent YoY growth in net profit to Rs 104.66 crore in the June quarter. The sales rose 33.7 per cent YoY to Rs 605.4 cro [visit website]

A 50 per cent YoY rise in net profit in Q1 FY09 and a five-year 0 million systems transformation contract from British Telecom (BT) group helped Tech Mahindra's shares end the day 9.65 per cent higher at Rs 744.65. [visit website]

The latest news from India's most respected business daily.Business StandardIndia's largest liquor manufacturer, United Spirits galloped 16.52 per cent to close at Rs 1,221.35 after it reported a 33.74 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit to Rs 117.13 crore. [visit website]

The shares of Bajaj Hindusthan fell by 9 per cent from Rs 158.05 to Rs 143.85 last week, after the Fidelity Trustee Company sold 8,17,290 equity shares of the company through block deals. [visit website]

Max India rose 9.77 per cent to Rs 170.25 after posting a 257.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit to Rs 13.61 crore in Q1 FY09. The net sales for the quarter increased 89.6 per cent YoY t [visit website]

The latest news from India's most respected business daily.Business StandardLIC Housing Finance surged 8.61 per cent to Rs 257.35 after it reported a 124 per cent YoY growth in net profit to Rs 104.66 crore in the June quarter. The sales rose 33.7 per cent YoY to Rs 605.4 cro [visit website]

The shares of Punj Lloyd rose by 5.3 per cent to Rs 221.05 after the company said it has received an order worth 8 million (Rs 464 crore) from Spain's Tecnicas Reunidas for a project in Abu Dhabi. [visit website]

The shares of BGR Energy appreciated 33 per cent last week from Rs 230.10 to Rs 306.89 after the company announced that it bagged an EPC contract worth Rs 4,900 crore. [visit website]

The latest news from India's most respected business daily.Business StandardThe shares of Bajaj Hindusthan fell by 9 per cent from Rs 158.05 to Rs 143.85 last week, after the Fidelity Trustee Company sold 8,17,290 equity shares of the company through block deals. [visit website]

Polaris Software Lab shot up by 15.47 per cent to close at Rs 78.75, partly because of the impressive results posted by the company. [visit website]

The largest independent producer of low ash metallurgical coke in the country, Gujarat NRE Coke jumped 9.07 per cent to Rs 113.60 on the BSE after posting a 120.46 per cent surge in net profit to Rs 94.4 crore on a 150.77 per cent increase in total income to Rs 382.12 crore in Q1 June 2008 over Q1 June 2007. [visit website]

The latest news from India's most respected business daily.Business StandardThe shares of Punj Lloyd rose by 5.3 per cent to Rs 221.05 after the company said it has received an order worth 8 million (Rs 464 crore) from Spain's Tecnicas Reunidas for a project in Abu Dhabi. [visit website]

India's largest drug maker, Ranbaxy Laboratories bounced back 15 per cent to close at Rs 470.70 after the company's CEO, Malvinder Singh clarified that the deal with Japan's Daiichi Sankyo remains on track. [visit website]

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) rose 7.13 per cent to close at Rs 779.20 after posting a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,291 crore for Q1 FY09, up 4 per cent quarter-on-quarter (qoq) and 7 per cent over the same period last year. [visit website]

The latest news from India's most respected business daily.Business StandardPolaris Software Lab shot up by 15.47 per cent to close at Rs 78.75, partly because of the impressive results posted by the company. [visit website]

TTK Healthcare zoomed 12.25 per cent to close at Rs 87.95, after the company said its board will meet on July 25 to consider a buyback of shares. [visit website]

BGR Energy Systems jumped 13.41 per cent to Rs 247.80 after winning a contract worth Rs 4,900 crore for engineering, procurement and construction of a thermal power project in Rajasthan. [visit website]

The latest news from India's most respected business daily.Business StandardIndia's largest drug maker, Ranbaxy Laboratories bounced back 15 per cent to close at Rs 470.70 after the company's CEO, Malvinder Singh clarified that the deal with Japan's Daiichi Sankyo remains on track. [visit website]

State-run oil exploration giant, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) rose 3.24 per cent to close at Rs 876.80 on reports that the company is in talks with UK's Imperial Energy Corporation (Imperial) to form an alliance, which could include buying a stake in the latter. [visit website]

The shares of Spicejet rose 2.15 per cent to close at Rs 28.55 on the announcement that billionaire Wilbur Ross-led private equity firm will invest about Rs 345 crore in the low cost airline. [visit website]

The latest news from India's most respected business daily.Business StandardTTK Healthcare zoomed 12.25 per cent to close at Rs 87.95, after the company said its board will meet on July 25 to consider a buyback of shares. [visit website]

The shares of Mundra Port gained by 21 per cent from Rs 450.50 to Rs 545.29 last week after the Supreme Court dismissed a petition by fishermen seeking the stoppage of construction activity in its special economic zone in Mundra. [visit website]

Hyderabad-based Madhucon Projects jumped 5.88 per cent to close at Rs 307 after the company won a contract worth Rs 989.5 crore, through international competitive bidding, for setting up a thermal power plant in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. [visit website]

The latest news from India's most respected business daily.Business StandardState-run oil exploration giant, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) rose 3.24 per cent to close at Rs 876.80 on reports that the company is in talks with UK's Imperial Energy Corporation (Imperial) to form an alliance, which could include buying a stake in the latter. [visit website]

Hindalco Industries moved up by 1.01 per cent to close at Rs 155.19 a share after aluminium futures surged to a record high on the London Metal Exchange on July 10. [visit website]

The shares of JK Tyre gained by 40.3 per cent last week to close at Rs 91.80 as the company increased the prices of truck tyre by six per cent to compensate for the rise in input costs. [visit website]

The latest news from India's most respected business daily.Business StandardThe shares of Mundra Port gained by 21 per cent from Rs 450.50 to Rs 545.29 last week after the Supreme Court dismissed a petition by fishermen seeking the stoppage of construction activity in its special economic zone in Mundra. [visit website]

National Aluminium Company (Nalco) jumped 8.57 per cent to Rs 360.25 as the aluminium futures on London Metal Exchange galloped to a record high of ,350 a tonne. [visit website]

BK Modi-promoted Spice Mobile hit the 10 per cent upper circuit at Rs 24.95 a share in a weak Mumbai market on reports that Japanese phone maker Sony Ericsson is in talks to acquire the company. [visit website]