Leading drug maker Cipla on Friday reported 40.94% surge in its net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 31.

The company posted net profit of Rs 252.92 crore, against Rs 179.45 crore in the same quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Further, during the quarter, total operating income of the company rose to Rs 1,366.74 crore, as against Rs 1,122.10 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal.

For the full-year ended March, the company posted a net profit of Rs 767 crore, as compared to Rs 701 crore in the corresponding period last year

Royal Sundaram Online, one of the leading general insurance company, has entered into a tie-up with American Express Payment Gateway.

Under the arrangement, all existing and potential customers of Royal Sundaram, who have an American Express card can now log on to company's website and buy or renew their policies online through the American Express Online Payment Gateway.

The latest initiative is in addition to the existing Citibank Payment Gateway tie up, which allows online transactions by Visa or Master cards.

Despite an economic slowdown, G

It was another excellent session as the market ended the wek with a good rally today. The Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share index closed on a strong note for second consecutive day, on significant buying across various sectors.

The BSE Sensex closed higher by 194.06 points at 11,329.05 while NSE Nifty ended up by 57.05 points at 3,480.75. The Sensex touched intraday high of 11,362.88 and intraday low of 11,070.33.

State-run IDBI Bank on Friday has reported a 28.02 per cent growth in its net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2009. The lender’s net profit rose to Rs 3.13 crore, against Rs 2.45 crore in the March quarter of FY'08.

While, lender’s total income surged 41% to Rs 37.34 crore for January-March 2008 from Rs 26.47 crore in the corresponding period a year ago.

During the quarter, IDBI's interest income jumped 45 per cent to Rs 32.62 crore, while interest expenditure stood at Rs 27.80 crore, up 38 per cent over the same period last fiscal.

Diesel-engine manufacturer Kirloskar Oil Engines has registered 36% jump in its net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2009.

The company posted net profit worth Rs 49.05 crore against Rs 36.17 crore in the same quarter ended March, 2008.

However, the total operating income of the company during the quarter, stood at Rs 503.81 crore against Rs 616.61 crore in the previous fiscal.