December 15, 2008

Press Release no.1

NSE completes its 2205^th Normal Settlement

The Exchange has successfully completed its 2205^th Normal Settlements (Rolling T+2 following SEBI directive) since inception i.e., Settlement Numbers N – 2008233 on Dec 15, 2008. The settlement statistics is as follows:

Particulars	Values
	N-2008233
Total traded quantity (lakhs)	8468.24
Total traded value (Rs. In Crores)	12069.18
Total value of the settlement (Securities) (Rs. In Crores)	2132.10
Total value of the settlement (Funds) (Rs. In Crores)	773.71
Shortages for the settlement	0.14%
% of Delivery ( No. of shares deliverable / No. of shares traded )	18.56%

Retail Debt Market have completed its 1479^th settlements detail of which are as follows:

Settlement No.	Traded Value	Settlement Value
		Securities	Funds
D- 2008233	NIL	NIL	NIL

Press Release no.2

News about Vishal Retail Limited

The media had reports that the promoters of Vishal Retail Limited may sell substantial equity stake in the company.

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.

Vishal Retail Limited has vide its letter inter-alia stated, "We receive expression of interest, as general course of trade, from various retail players or other parties for venturing into strategic alliances. At the moment, there is no proposal or discussion at the board or management level for either the stake sale or any strategic alliance".