December 19, 2008

Press Release no.1

NSE completes its 2209^th Normal Settlement

The Exchange has successfully completed its 2209^th Normal Settlements (Rolling T+2 following SEBI directive) since inception i.e., Settlement Numbers N – 2008237 on Dec 19, 2008. The settlement statistics is as follows:

Particulars	Values
	N-2008237
Total traded quantity (lakhs)	8441.83
Total traded value (Rs. In Crores)	12871.84
Total value of the settlement (Securities) (Rs. In Crores)	2812.44
Total value of the settlement (Funds) (Rs. In Crores)	853.53
Shortages for the settlement	0.10%
% of Delivery ( No. of shares deliverable / No. of shares traded )	21.59%

Retail Debt Market have completed its 1483^rd settlements detail of which are as follows:

Settlement No.	Traded Value	Settlement Value
		Securities	Funds
D- 2008237	NIL	NIL	NIL

Press Release no.2

News about Wockhardt Limited

The media had reports that Wockhardt Limited may sell its French arm, Negma Lab and Irish subsidiary, Pinewood.

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.

Wockhardt Limited has vide its letter inter-alia stated,"Appropriate disclosures to the exchanges will be made in case the Company plans to divest the subsidiaries and enters into definitive agreement."