The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Asia&rsquo;s oldest bourse, has initiated the process of floating an initial public offer (IPO).

BSE meets Sebi, starts IPO process

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In the first final order in the IPO scam, capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has directed key operators Himani Patel and Dhaval Mehta to cough up more than Rs 1

Double blow for key IPO scam operators

The Indian primary market has virtually dried up as the total value of initial public offerings (IPOs) of 2007 has witnessed an erosion of about $3.43 billion so far this year, with the media space

IPOs witness value erosion of over $3 bn

Press Trust of India

The BS IPO meter, which tracks the movement of newly-listed stocks, has declined by 64 per cent from its all-time high of 671.48, reached on January 7, 2008, to close at 244.62 today.

90 per cent IPOs trading below issue price

Though 20 Microns has the ability to move up the mineral processing value chain, it is asking a stiff premium for its expertise.

Costly minerals

Concerns pertaining to small size, high working capital requirement and regional presence make Chemcel Biotech&rsquo;s offer expensive.

Not fertile enough

With the secondary market losing steam worldwide since January 2008, fund mobilisations through public offers have hit a new five-year low.

IPO pipeline drying up on weak secondary market

Although the coking industry outlook is good, it may be a long time before the benefits start flowing in for Austral Coke.
Austral Coke &amp; Projects (ACPL), which was primarily into leasing of

Ambitious plans

Resurgere is sitting pretty on the back of robust demand and high prices, but it should have left a little more on the table for investors.
To take advantage of the demand for iron ore, Resurgere

Riding the commodity demand wave

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday conducted the first round of mock electronic bidding process for implementing application supported by blocked amount (ASBA), an alternative mode of payment

IPO reforms: NSE kicks off mock e-bid process

A cartel, led by Mumbai-based operators, is using old price rigging tactics to shore up the stocks of certain recently-listed companies.

Manipulators make big money from small IPOs

Initial public offerings came to market in the first half of the year at the slowest pace since 2003, and few investors expect a rebound as economic growth tapers off and loan losses mount.

Initial public offerings fall to five-year lows as global economy slows

UTI Asset Management (UTIAM), country&#39;s fourth largest mutual fund firm, has once again deferred plans to launch its proposed initial public offering (IPO) as failing stock prices have hit the investor sentiment, said sources close to development.

UTI defers IPO launch yet again

More than 42 per cent of the funds mobilised through initial public offers in the last one year are idling away either in banks or debt schemes.
A total of 32 companies mopped up Rs 40,148 crore for 

Over 42% money raised via IPOs lie unused

Investors' money will remain in accounts till allotment.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the country&rsquo;s market regulator, plans to change the rules on collection of initial

Sebi kickstarts IPO reform

Nu Tek India is pinning its hopes on the expansion plans of telecom companies in India and overseas to expand its service footprint.
On the back of infrastructure rollout by telecom service

Call connect

Sejal Architectural's overly optimistic about demand in a sector that is facing a supply glut.

Hazy future

The proposed initial public offer (IPO) of Navratna aspirant Coal India Ltd (CIL) is back on track after a nudge from the finance ministry's Department of Disinvestment.

Coal India may bring IPO before Navratna status

Although Archidply Industries has decent fundamentals with increasing margins, the offer leaves little headroom in the medium-term.

Stiffly priced

While Lotus Eye Care operates in a growing sector, there are concerns regarding competition and the company's regional presence and size.

Blurred vision

NHPC, the country's biggest hydel power utility, has posted an 8.32 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 1,002 crore in the financial year ended March 2008, against Rs 925 crore last year, while turnover during the year was up 17.7 per cent to Rs 2,311 crore (Rs 1,963 crore).

NHPC FY08 net jumps 8%, IPO in mid-Aug

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