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FOREX
Rupee weaker; bonds decline
MUMBAI: THE rupee closed at 46.09 against the dollar on Monday, weaker by about 14 paise against Friday's close of 45.95. Though the domestic currency opened stronger, heavy demand for dollars from oil companies caused it to move lower, ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
HDFC net up 22 pc in Q1
HOUSING Development Finance Corporation has reported a 21.9 per cent increase in net profit, year on year, for the quarter ended June 30, 2004. The company reported a net profit of Rs 204.62 crore for the quarter against Rs 167.76 crore in the ... More

Syndicate Bank net climbs 23 pc; plans tier II bonds
SYNDICATE Bank's net profit rose 23 per cent to Rs 125.24 crore during the first quarter of 2004-05. Total income too rose nearly 23 per cent to Rs 1,075.57 crore. At a press conference, the bank's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Michael ... More

LIFE INSURANCE
ICICI Prudential opens Secunderabad branch
HYDERABAD: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance on Monday inaugurated its office in Secunderabad, the second branch in the twin cities and fifth in the State. The insurance company currently has branches in Hyderabad, Guntur, Vijayawada and ... More

PRIVATE BANKS

  • City Union Bank joins RTGS

    PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS
    Dena Bank, M&M arm sign pact
    MUMBAI: DENA Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mahindra Gujarat Tractor Ltd (MGTL), a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Ltd, for extending financial assistance to farmers buying tractors manufactured by the ... More

    SBH to restore monument
    HYDERABAD: The State Bank of Hyderabad will spend Rs 6 lakh to restore the Gunfoundry monuments, close to its head office buildings in the heart of the city, to its past glory. Gunfoundry is a protected monument of the Department of ... More

    FIXED DEPOSITS
    Tax on NRI deposits may hit inflow from Gulf
    BANKERS in the UAE are expressing concern over the possible erosion of NRI deposits in the short and medium-term following the recent decision to tax interest on NRE deposits, even as the banks here are being flooded with enquiries by NRI ... More

    REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
    IRDA panel on Institute for Surveyors set up
    THE Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has constituted an ad-hoc committee for the purpose of setting up an independent Institute of Surveyors and Loss Assessors (ISLA). According to the IRDA Chairman, Mr C.S. Rao, the ... More

    CO-OPERATIVES
    Prudential Bank posts operating profit of Rs 11 cr
    PRUDENTIAL Bank, the Hyderabad-based urban cooperative bank, has announced that it has finalised its profit and loss account and balance sheet for the year ended March 2004. In a press release here on Monday, the bank's Managing Director, Mr ... More


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