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Sharekhan Research maintained purchase rating on Sun Pharmaceutical Industries with target price of Rs 1287. At current market price Rs 965, stock valued at 21.6x FY2008E and 18.1xFY2009E fully diluted earnings.

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Punjab National Bank said that it may increase term depository rates b

Ranbaxy Laboratories leads the gainers path on the Sensex. In morning trades, the share is quoting at Rs 364.40, which is up Rs 23.35, or 6.85%.

It touched an intraday high of Rs 365.50 and an intraday low of Rs 340 during the day.

Today, the scrip is trading with volumes of 523,094 shares. Yesterday the share ended the day on a dreary note after losing 1.02% or Rs 3.50 at Rs 341.05.

Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami warning after a 6.6 magnitude quake hit the area.

Emkay Research report on GTL:

The Taoiseach is defending the contact he made with an AIB official to inquire about transactions under investigation by the Mahon Tribunal.

Jim McNamara told the tribunal that Bertie Ahern contacted him this year to ask about particular lodgements being investigated by inquiry, told Jim McNamara to tribunal.

Mr. Ahern was marveling what conclusive evidence the bank had that three specific lodgements made in the 1990s were foreign exchange transactions.

Mr. McNamara accepted that it was a very unusual request from the Taoiseach.