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Godrej strengthens roots in villages with regional ads
Most fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies have a two-pronged strategy to tap rural markets. It comprises launching nano packs and scaling up rural distribution. Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) is going a step further by adding a regional advertising component.

United Breweries Q1 net up 57% YoY
United Breweries (UBL), India"s largest brewery controlled by Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya, has posted a strong 57 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 35.5 crore for the first quarter of current fiscal as against the corresponding period of last fiscal. Net sales at Rs 556.4 crore was up 17 per cent, powered by a 25 per cent growth in strong beer.

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Next big resistance at 5,400
As expected, the S&P CNX Nifty closed at 5,201 levels on long rollovers in index futures and key stocks futures. The index is expected to consolidate above 5,200 in the new series before moving above the short-term target of 5,350. The rollovers in the Nifty January futures, at 22 million, were at a five-month low, which indicates that bears are waiting in the wings. At similar point in July 2009, the Nifty had gained over 500 points in a couple months to move above 5,000 in September 2009. A similar trend may see the Nifty moving above 5,500 in the near future.
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Cues from Asian market, RBI worries drag Sensex

Markets opened weak this morning following cues from the Asian markets. The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi’s) move against Reliance also dampened the sentiment. The stock slipped below the Rs 1,000-mark in early trades. - "Indian MF industry had negligible exposure in Dubai" - Regulators, RBI meet to review mart - Disinvestment roadmap to be ready by March - Markets end near day"s low on weak global cues - Sensex extends losses - Markets slip again The Sensex staged a brief recovery around noon, but slipped back into the red, and finally closed with a loss of 118.63 points (0.71 per cent) at 16,601.20. The Nifty closed 35.10 points down at 4,952.60. Reliance dragged the benchmark in the morning following reports of the Sebi allegation that the company had routed funds to dummy companies to buy its own shares in 2000. However, the stock recovered and ended with a marginal gain at Rs 1,017. “The RBI decision to take corrective steps against inflation seems to have sparked fears among investors of the CRR rate being cut. Markets will stay around this range with a negative bias in the holiday-shortened week,” said Mayank Shah, chief executive officer, Anagram Capitals. However, global markets showed mixed trends. US markets edged up on good quarterly numbers from IT companies. The Nasdaq jumped 1.45 per cent to 2,211.69. The Asian markets, however, ended in the red with the Hang Seng dropping over 1 per cent and the Jakarta Composite shedding 3.12 per cent. Most sectoral indices were in the red, barring the consumer durables index, which added 1.3 per cent to 3,576.71. Capital goods, metal, auto and realty indices showed weakness and declined over 1 per cent each. The market breadth was negative. Out of 2,894 stocks traded on BSE, 1,544 declined and 1,270 advanced. IT company TCS held on to gains and ended up 0.74 per cent on good advance tax numbers. However a drop in advance taxes cost BHEL and Larsen & Toubro as the stocks slipped 1.35 per cent and 2.38 per cent, respectively. Ranbaxy surged to its highest in a year on new drug launch in African countries. However, it erased all gains and ended down 0.45 per cent.


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