Markets plummet as investors panic after Satyam shocker

January 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets plunged in afternoon trade Wednesday after IT major Satyam Computer's co-founder and chairman B. Ramalinga Raju resigned after confessing to a Rs.40-billion ($823 million) fraud that had been going on for years.

January 6th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Satyam Computer founder-chairman B. Ramalinga Raju's disclosure of committing a Rs.40-billion ($823-million) fraud has shocked corporate India, especially the investors and over 50,000 employees of the country's fourth largest IT services company.

January 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - The pounding of Satyam Computers scrip continued Monday with the stock losing 6 percent in the day's trade amid concerns that the recent Maytas deal fiasco could hit the company's new business prospects. At closing bell, the scrip price had crashed Rs.10.65 or 6 percent to end the day's trade at Rs.166.90 with over 11 million shares changing hands.

January 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets closed in the red as investors resorted to heavy selling amid negative sentiments following the Satyam scandal, with a key index closing 1.88 percent lower than its previous close Wednesday. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) shut shop 1.88 percent or 180.41 points down at 9,406.47 points after opening lower than Wednesday's close of 9,586.88 points.

January 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets tumbled Wednesday after Satyam Computers chairman B. Ramalinga Raju admitted to having juggled with the firm's balance sheet to the tune of Rs.40 billion ($823 million).

January 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unfazed by the mammoth fraud in Indian IT bellwether Satyam, Britain Tuesday hailed India as a 'success story', saying one rotten apple does not soil the whole barrel, even as an optimistic New Delhi urged the international community 'not to press the panic button'. 'India's economic growth is based in strong fundamentals and a zeal for reforms.

January 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - India's markets watchdog Wednesday decided to tighten the disclosure norms for company promoters who pledge their shares with lenders, finding lapses during investigations into the Rs.70-billion scam in Satyam Computer Services. 'The founders must disclose shares with lenders,' C.B.

January 11th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The three-member board appointed by the central government to bring back financial order to the fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services began its meeting here Monday. A Satyam spokesperson said the meeting began at the company's headquarters in Hitec City at 11 a.m.

January 6th, 2009 BANGALORE - Nasscom, the apex body of the IT-BPO industry in India, expressed its shock Wednesday at the confession made by Satyam Computers' erstwhile chief B. Ramalinga Raju, who admitted to a Rs.40 billion fraud before quitting his post.

January 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - India's markets watchdog Wednesday decided to tighten the disclosure norms for company promoters who pledge shares with lenders, finding lapses during its probe into the Rs.70-billion Satyam Computer Services scam. 'The founders must disclose shares with lenders,' C.B.

January 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday appointed three more directors to the board of the fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services, including Tarun Das, the chief mentor of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The other two members announced by Corporate Affairs Minister P.C.

January 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The newly-appointed member of the Satyam board of directors, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) chief mentor Tarun Das, Friday said the main priority was to safeguard the interests of employees, customers and investors of the scam-tainted IT company. Minister for Corporate Affairs P.C.

January 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The newly appointed three-member board of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Wednesday appointed Deloitte and KPMG as the new joint auditors for the company in place of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The development was confirmed by Deepak Parekh, one of the board members of the beleaguered firm, which is going through turbulent times following the admission of a Rs.70 billion ($1.43 billion) fraud by its founder and former chairman B.

January 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets continued their downward slide Friday morning, with a key index falling 0.34 percent over its previous close. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was down 0.34 percent or 32.37 points Friday and was trading at 9,544.51 points about 15 minutes into trade.

January 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Indian equities markets, which had rallied last week and the first two days of trading this week, took a beating since Wednesday after the Satyam fraud blew up, dampening investor confidence and pushing a key index to close Friday 5.54 percent lower over last week's close. The fall from grace of B.