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Alphageo (India) Ltd has secured a contract worth Rs 37 crore from Hindustan Oil Exploration Company Limited (HOEC) for acquisition of Seismic Data in State of Assam.

The USD started the day on a strong note rising to early highs against most pairs in New York but has since falling back to make lows in some cases. Traders note that today's US data was as expected and showed no real surprises suggesting that today's action was driven by technical factors more so than sentiment. Most pairs met technical objectives for S/R during the past 24 hours or so lending some credibility to the argument. GBP continued to firm making highs against the EURO and the USD; climbing to a high print at 1.4994 and holding near the highs. Euro-Sterling cross traders continued to see liquidation and that rate traded to lows late in New York trade adding more upside pressure to GBP.

In spite of a low-key release and mixed reviews, SRK-starrer ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ has been declared as one of 2008’s biggest box-office success.

Known as the Movie Masala Awards, which bases its honors entirely on the votes of the Aaj Tak viewers, have also announced Aditya Chopra as the best directorial return of the year, and Anushka Sharma as the best newcomer of 2008.