August 04, 2008

Press Release no.1

NSE completes its 2118^th Normal Settlement

The Exchange has successfully completed its 2118^th Normal Settlement (Rolling T+2 following SEBI directive) since inception i.e., Settlement Numbers N – 2008146 on August 4, 2008. The settlement statistics is as follows:

Particulars	Values
	N – 2008146
Total traded quantity (lakhs)	6613.15
Total traded value (Rs. In Crores)	15372.63
Total value of the settlement (Securities) (Rs. In Crores)	4296.48
Total value of the settlement (Funds) (Rs. In Crores)	1564.72
Shortages for the settlement	0.17%
% of Delivery ( No. of shares deliverable / No. of shares traded )	26.19%

Retail Debt Market have completed its 1392^nd settlement detail of which is as follows:

Settlement No.	Traded Value	Settlement Value
		Securities	Funds
D- 2008146	NIL	NIL	NIL

Press Release no.2

News about Goa Carbon Limited

The media had reports on August 02, 2008 that Goa Carbon Ltd is planning to invest Rs 700 Crores for setting up a Calcium Petroleum Coke (CPC) manufacturing plant and towards co-power generator. Further to this the company may hive off its mining business into a separate entity.

The Exchange, in order to verify the accuracy or otherwise of the information reported in the media and to inform the market place so that the interest of the investors is safeguarded, had written to the officials of the company.

Goa Carbon Ltd has vide its letter inter-alia stated, "At an analysts' meet, our Chairman referred that the company is reviewing and carrying on Techno-feasibility Report for Brown Field and Green Field expansions by venturing into co-power generation at its three plants costing about Rs.200 crores and also, carrying on a Techno feasibility study to set up new CPC plant either in Orissa/Gujarat, which would cost around Rs.500 Crores. It was clearly mentioned that the company is reviewing these new projects and has not taken any final decision. Secondly, on a query about mining business of the Group, Chairman clarified that the group flagship company namely V.S.Dempo & Co.Pvt.Ltd carries on business of mining."