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Washington: According to a media report, the US dropped off many industrialized countries in life expectancy standings, even though Americans are living longer than ever.

The report stated that forty one countries have overstepped the US that comprises not only Japan and several in Europe but also Jordan, Guam and the Cayman islands.

According to technical forecaster, Ashwani Gujral the Punj Lloyd can climb upto Rs 390.

Gujral said, “For Punj Lloyd Rs 280-285 is a key resistance, once it can stay above that, then it can easily go up to Rs 390. The important point here is that people are very cautious but the market is not responding with the vigor on the downside”

He further added, "In case no more bad news comes in, we could slowly have this market moving higher and mid caps could lead the charge from here, because they have fallen much less and probably the hedge funds etc. they have much lower exposure to mid caps."

New Delhi: The Indo-US civil nuclear deal will be discussed in Parliament on August 14 and 16.

Cadila Healthcare lost 3.65% to Rs 337 tracking powerless international market, regardless of reports it is near to getting hold of a mid-sized Spanish pharmaceutical company for $30 million.

In the meantime, the BSE Sensex was down 349.87 points to 14,751.23, chasing after fresh setback in worldwide markets. Asian stocks collapsed across the board as credit jitters erupted after France’s largest listed bank BNP Paribas on 9 August, blocked three funds, which invested in US subprime mortgages.

There were 5276 shares of the scrip for trading on the BSE counter, and the average daily volume of the stock stood at 24,996 shares in the last one quarter.