The Economic Times Daily Newsletter

	Dated:March 25,2011

Top Headlines Stock markets post best weekly gain since July 2009 Markets posted best weekly gain in 20 months and rose 2.5% to two-month closing high as investors picked up bargains from stocks ahead of quarter-end. TCS, Cognizant, Infosys, Wipro and HCL Technologies on hiring overdrive Top 5 IT majors in India together clocked a staggering figure of 1,14,038 net additions in terms of headcount last year. WC semi final: Rs 1,000 tickets for India-Pak tie sell for Rs 7,000 While a Rs 250 ticket is now being sold on the sly for Rs 2,000 and even more, Rs 500 tickets are available for Rs 4,000. Most Read Story India vs Australia Quarter-Final: World Cup 2011 gets perilous today Who will win? A lot will depend on the toss and the pitch. Indians have the batsmen to outscore any team in the world. Most E-mailed Story The opportunity to work for Warren is like winning a giant lottery: Ajit Jain, Berkshire Reinsurance A few years after Ajit Jain went to work for Warren Buffet, the latter wrote to his parent in New Delhi, asking if they had one more son like him at home. Most Commented Story Warren Buffett urges Indians to donate despite opposition from CEOs So far, Buffett and Gates' pitch has been politely rebuffed by some Indian CEOs while others have listened but kept their thoughts to themselves. Latest Updates Silver slips to Rs 56,200, gold down by Rs 70 World Bank nod to $350 mn loan for K'taka highways Google delays open access to new Android software Yellow Media to sell Trader Corp to Apax Partners		Market Round-up SENSEX 18815.64 464.90 NIFTY 5654.25 131.85 NASDAQ 2141.54 17.78 DJIA 10060.06 19.61 RS/$ 46.79 -0.14 NSE Gainers Scrip Price(Rs.) %Change Omkar Speciality Chemical 34.95 + 20.10 Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. 53.25 + 20.07 UB Engineering Ltd. 90.00 + 20.00 Maan Aluminium Ltd. 51.75 + 18.56 Nelcast Ltd. 102.45 + 16.62 NSE Losers Scrip Price(Rs.) %Change Alps Industries Ltd. 2.90 -12.12 Oswal Chemicals & Fertili 54.00 -10.00 Tainwala Chemicals & Plas 17.15 -9.26 Gujarat Lease Financing L 3.55 -8.97 Remsons Industries Ltd. 16.55 -8.82