MUMBAI, April 18 - The following stocks were on the move at the BSE on Wednesday.
At 11:02 a.m. the benchmark 30-share BSE index was up 0.81 percent at 13,717 points.
The 50-share National Stock Exchange Index was up 0.92 percent at 4021.45 points.
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* Metals firms stocks Hindustan Zinc Ltd. , Sterlite Industries Ltd. , Hindalco Industries Ltd. and National Aluminium Co. Ltd. are up 2-4.4 percent on firm international prices. Copper, zinc and aluminium futures rose 2.5-6 percent on London Metal Exchange on Tuesday.
(10:58 a.m.)
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* HCL Technologies Ltd. jumped 5.5 percent to 318.50 rupees after it reported a 72 percent jump in March quarter net profit from a year ago. The software firm's consolidated net profit for the quarter was 3.32 billion rupees.
(10:53 a.m.)
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* Tata Steel Ltd. touched a low of 496.35 rupees after it announced a plan to raise $4.1 billion, including a rights share issue, to fund its takeover of Corus. The shares were down 5 percent at 502.40 rupees.
(10:22 a.m)
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* TV Today Network Ltd. touched a high of 154.15 rupees after Reliance Capital announced an open offer worth up to 1.51 billion rupees to raise its stake in the broadcaster by up to 20 percent. The shares were up 7.7 percent at 151 rupees.
(10:21 a.m)