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The Markets

	INDEX	YoY CHANGE
BSE SENSEX	9,398	44.1%
NSE NIFTY	2,837	37.7%
S&P 500	2,459	38.1%
DOW	10,718	-0.8%
NASDAQ	2,205	1.2%
FTSE	5,619	16.6%
HANG SENG	14,876	5.0%
NIKKEI	16,111	40.2%

Leaders / Laggards of 2004
BSE 'A' Group	Gainers | Losers
Equity Funds	Gainers | Losers
Balanced Funds	Gainers | Losers
Debt Funds	Gainers | Losers
MIPs	Gainers | Losers

Fixed Deposit Rate Trends

	JAN-05	DEC-05*
State Bank of India
1-YEAR	5.50%	5.50%
2-YEAR	5.50%	5.50%
3-YEAR	5.75%	5.75%
HDFC Ltd.
1-YEAR	5.75%	5.75%
2-YEAR	6.00%	6.00%
3-YEAR	6.25%	6.50%