October 1997
• October 30
• NSE gains 74.4 points as exchanges worldwide rebound
• Chidambaram hardsells India to Americans
• Gujral Doctrine for industry
• Maharashtra threatens action against Time magazine
• Forex: Rs 36.31-32/$; Rupee loses five paise
• October 29
• NSE loses 88.20 points as Indian bourses join global crash
• 13 years to complete Kerala hydropower project
• Coca Cola India to go public
• BSE: Closed for Diwali
• Forex: Rs 36.26-27/$; Rupee holds steady
• October 28
• BSE: 3934.33; Sensex falls further 23.13 points
• NSE: 1120.80; Nifty loses 15.85 points
• Forex: Rs 36.2650-2750/$; Rupee gains
• October 26
• India opposes multilateral talks at Commonwealth meet
• Need to rethink India's economic strategy: Manmohan Singh
• Gold, silver prices crash in Bombay market
• Stock Market Review: Dismal week for BSE, NSE
• October 25
• Goa bans all forms of liquor advertising
• Panel favours Cochin as transshipment port
• Maruti launches upgraded Esteem model
• Czech engineering firm to set up Indian unit
• BSE: 3957.46; Sensex falls further 52.31 points
• NSE: 1136.65; Nifty fall unabated, loses 15 points
• Forex: Rs 36.22-23/$; RBI enters to rescue rupee
• October 24
• Tatas in the wrong, says Bengal CM Jyoti Basu
• CPI-M flays preshipment evaluation plan
• Naval aircraft engine overhaul facility at Cochin soon
• BSE: 4009.77; Hong Kong fall plunges Sensex 72.93 points
• NSE: 1151.65.77; Hong Kong falls and Nifty sheds 18.2 points
• Forex: Rs 36.23-24/$; Sharp rupee falls, forward premia rise
• October 23
• Kerala to have hydrofoil service soon
• State Bank, Bank of Baroda cut interest rates
• Indian petroleum consortium eyes UAE market
• BSE: 4082.7; Sensex loses 34.29 points
• NSE: 1169.85; Nifty loses 5.10 points
• Forex: Rs 36.18-19/$; RBI fails to stop rupee rise
• October 22
• RBI Credit Policy: Cuts in bank rate, cash reserve ratio
• Policy will boost industrial production, says governor
• Right direction, but will not help growth, say economists
• Bid to deepen and widen investors' participation
• Finance minister hopes credit flow will improve
• Business chambers welcome policy
• BSE: 4116.99; Sensex loses 37.85 points
• NSE: 1174.95; Nifty loses 13.25 points
• Forex: Rs 36.20-205/$; RBI intervenes
• October 21
• RBI credit policy may cut interest rates
• Foreign direct investment of $ 10 bn forecast
• MD's 'letter' to ULFA chief puts Tata Tea in further trouble
• SC may set aside anticipatory bail of Tata Tea execs
• Japanese plan to invest in tourism
• BSE: 4154.84; Sensex gains 48.58 points
• NSE: 1188.20; Nifty rises 10.40 points
• Forex: Rs 36.22-23/$; Rupee loses slightly
• October 19
• ONGC prospecting for LPG off Goa coast
• L&T consortium to get order to construct new port in Orissa
• Karnataka to build Bangalore-Mysore expressway
• Indian exports will bounce back, says Exim Bank chief
• Stocks Review: BSE, NSE rise; record volumes in turnovers
• October 18
• Assam police deny bias against Tata; interrogate others
• Nationalised banks to reopen branches in Kashmir
• Delhi HC notice to Daewoo Finance in CRB scam case
• Exports in dollar terms fall, imports rise
• BSE: 4106.26; Sensex gains 29.21, volumes hit Rs 10 bn
• NSE: 1177.80; Nifty rises 9.45, volumes cross Rs 20 bn
• Forex: Rs 36.19-195/$; rupee rises further
• October 17
• Reliance's continues march towards global aim
• Rel Petro setting up largest grassroot refinery
• Shareholders approve all RIL resolutions
• Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways divest from Jet Airways
• Gold, silver import policies liberalised
• BSE: 4077.05; Sensex gains 42.50 points
• NSE: 1168.35; Nifty rises 17.90 points
• Forex: Rs 36.21-22/$; rupee up by 1 paisa
• October 16
• Govt ignored Disinvestment panel's advice
• Assam offensive to continue, says Mahanta
• Partial clearance for Bombay-Pune expressway
• BSE: 4034.55; Sensex gains 23.15 points
• NSE: 1150.45; Nifty gains 12.55 points
• Forex: Rs 36.22-23/$; rupee regains 2 paise
• October 15
• Govt to monitor flows into country
• Reliance achieves record half-yearly sales, profits
• Delhi HC issues notices to Centre, CAG, Enron, Reliance
• SC uphold anticipatory bail for Tata Tea executives
• BSE: 4012.40; Sensex falls 53.65 despite Reliance results
• NSE: 1137.90; Nifty falls further, loses 19.05 points
• Forex: Rs 36.245-255/$; rupee loses 4 paise
• October 14
• Need to review non-merit subsidies, says govt advisor
• Tata Tea directors leave Guwahati after questioning
• Draft plan suggest privatising airport security
• Fourth phase of Koyna power project nears completion
• BSE: 4066.05; Sensex gains 8.68 points on Reliance surge
• NSE: 1156.95; Nifty loses 6.6 points after good opening
• Forex: Rs 36.215/$; little movement on a dull day
• October 11-12
• Taj AGM ratifies Ratan Tata, Krishna Kumar's appointments
• MP offers joint ventures in diamonds
• Govt guidelines for miniratnas
• India must diversify exports, say analysts
• Maharashtra moots Rs 55.6 bn Konkan, Tapi porjects
• BSE: 4057.37; Sensex gains 77.14 to cross 4000 mark
• NSE: 1163.55; NSE sees record business volumes
• Forex: Rs 36.22/$; rupee loses paisa in hectic market
• October 10
• CBI begins probe into tapping; Kidwai interrogated
• RBI considering options to popularise govt securities
• De Beers might reenter India
• BSE: 3979.96; Sensex gains 49.73 points
• NSE: 1134.55; Nifty gains 19.85 as NSE reopens
• Forex: Rs 36.22/$; rupee loses 2.5 paise
• October 9
• Mormugao to double port area, enhance operations
• Now, Tatas linked to Bodo militants
• Tata Tea directors' anticipatory bail extended
• NSE all set to resume operations
• New patent regime worries medical reps.
• BSE: 3930.23; Sensex gains 20.77, rises for third day
• Forex: Rs 36.19-20/$; rupee dips in forward section
• October 8
• Corporates Beware! Phones may be tapped
• Assam CM blasts Jethmalani for letter supporting Tatas
• Ram Jethmalani asks Assam govt not to hound Tatas
• Assam governor denies speaking to Sam Maneckshaw
• Arunachal CM urges action to reduce unemployment
• Bombay, Delhi airports to be made international hubs
• NSE to merge October 1 trading with next settlement
• BSE: 3910.46; Sensex gains 52.12 points; crosses 3900 mark
• Forex: Rs 36.185-195/$; RBI's dollar sales have little effect
• October 7 • Govt orders probe into Tata telephone tapping controversy
• Tatas refuse to comment
• Assam govt concerned at harbouring of Gogoi
• Who's who in the Tata tapes controversy
• IA hikes fares, railways hike freight fare
• NSE to resume trading on Thursday
• BSE: 3857.34; Sensex gains 9.61 points; Volumes drop
• Forex: Rs 36.175-185/$; RBI sells dollars
• October 5
• India's first international pepper exchange set to open
• Mini-ratna: Govt grants 97 PSUs autonomy
• NTPC to double power generation by next decade
• Allahabad Bank seeks loan to modernise operations
• Lacklustre week on BSE, NSE hit by snag
• October 4
• INSAT-2D snag forces NSE to suspend trading
• Need to boost intra-SAARC trading, says Ahluwalia
• Goa in the running for free port city
• Maharashtra unwilling to shut loss-making PSUs
• BSE: 3847.73; Sensex falls 57.78 points
• Forex: Rs 36.165-175/$; RBI buys a few dollars
• October 2
• MPs' forum against experts' panel to frame new patent laws
• Japan keen to increase direct investment in India
• Workers to get share in new plan for sale of textile mills land
• US move to curb child labour may hit Indian exports
• BSE: 3905.51; Sensex recovers from morning low
• NSE: 1114.70; Nifty loses 9.1 points
• Forex: Rs 36.18-19/$; RBI steps in to halt rupee rise
• October 1
• Govt determined to increase exports, E-commerce on the anvil
• Japanese businessmen upset with Maruti fiasco
• New civil aviation bill in next session, says minister
• Spanish High! 10-year deal signed
• BSE: 3902.03; Sensex goes below 3900, recovers
• NSE: 1123.80; Nifty loses 1.9 points
• Forex: Market closed
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