March 19, 2010

Press Release No. 1

News about Bharat Electronics Ltd

The media had reports that Bharat Electronics Ltd may announce a bonus issue of shares.

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.

Bharat Electronics Ltd has vide its letter inter-alia stated, "It is clarified that the company has not made any announcement/statement regarding bonus issue. The company does not have any plan for bonus issue at present. The published news is, therefore, speculative in nature."

Press Release No. 2

Market-wide Position Limit in IFCI

The derivative contracts in the underlying IFCI have crossed 95% of the market-wide position limit on March 19, 2010. It is hereby informed that all clients/ members shall trade in derivative contracts of IFCI by offsetting their existing positions till the open interest comes down to 80% of the market wide position limit.

Press Release No. 3

NSE completes its 2512^th Normal Settlement

The Exchange has successfully completed its 2512^th Normal Settlement (Rolling T+2 following SEBI directive) since inception i.e., Settlement Number N – 2010050 on March 19, 2010. The settlement statistics are as follows:

Particulars	Values
	N-2010050
Total traded quantity (lakhs)	6935.13
Total traded value (Rs. In Crores)	14251.85
Total value of the settlement (Securities) (Rs. In Crores)	3489.24
Total value of the settlement (Funds) (Rs. In Crores)	962.67
Shortages for the settlement	0.26%
% of Delivery ( No. of shares deliverable / No. of shares traded )	25.94%

Retail Debt Market has completed its 1786^th settlement, details of which are as follows:

Settlement No.	Traded Value	Settlement Value
		Securities	Funds
D- 2010050	NIL	NIL	NIL