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In volatile trade, the BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday closed 22 points down on investors booking profits in ITC, L&T, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors and RIL shares, cutting short a two-day upmove. The Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share barometer, within few minutes of opening, logged a day’s high of 19,520.51. However, it later succumbed to bouts of profit-booking to settle 22.08 points, or 0.11%, down at 19,453.92. In the last two sessions, the 30-share Sensex had risen by 231.58 points or 1.2%. Brokers said the market met with hesitancy on profitbooking after the recent upsurge saw Sensex hit two-week high. Experts said global markets appeared worried over the so-called US fiscal cliff issue. “Efforts to prevent the fiscal cliff seem to be turning difficult.

Eros International OFS subscribed 4.4 times

The offer for sale (OFS) of Eros International Media received a good response from investors on Thursday, getting subscribed 4.4 times, as per data put up on the National Stock Exchange website. The offer received bids for 1.13 crore share against 25.74 lakh share on offer at a floor price of R200 per share. The indicative price or the volume weighted average price of all the valid bids stood at R202.63 a share. The seller in the issue is promoter Eros Worldwide FZ LLC, which holds 54.15% stake in the company. The promoters diluted their stake to meet the mandatory regulatory requirement of holding a minimum of 25% public float in listed companies. Overall, the promoters

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