Launch of Book Building Section at BSEIndia.com

BSE is the forerunner in setting exemplary standards of transparency and information dissemination in the Indian Capital Market. BSE has been providing comprehensive realtime and other information through various information dissemination initiatives since efficient information dissemination is the key to an efficient, transparent and vibrant Capital Market place.

BSEIndia.com, BSE's Internet portal is the largest and the most popular stock portal in India, providing a wealth of realtime and other information on Equity and Derivatives Prices, Corporate Announcements, Results, Notices and Circulars of over 6000 listed stocks, all realtime. The site also features extensive Market analytics, technical tools and general Stock Market information. It has seen peak on Budget Day, February 28, 2002 with 5.68 mn hits and 3.79 mn pageviews.

What's new at BSEIndia?

Book Building is the newest addition to the product portfolio of BSEIndia. Once an exclusive preserve of the Trading Terminals, BSE now brings the Book Building action to the Investor doorstep through its live Book Building section @ BSEIndia. Investors can now view the book building activity of corporates as it happens.

Now featuring Book Building process of I-Flex solutions live on BSEIndia between June 5 and June 11, 2002.

The Book Building section contains the following features:

About Book Building

A note on the Book Building concept, how books are built, introduction to the BSE Book Building section and comparison with the regular IPO process. There is a glossary section that demystifies the jargons of Book Building.

Book Building Live

This section covers exhaustive information on companies currently with their books 'on' for Book Building. The section contains the Bid Details, a handy issue synopsis, issue details, Names and Addresses of Lead Managers/Co Managers and Syndicate members incase you want to participate in the Book Building process.

A unique feature of this section is the Live Book Building graph. The graph displays consolidated Bids received from both BSE and NSE at various prices. The BAR chart also allows users to zoom in on customised price ranges to view the book in detail. Users can also click and view the Bid table.

Historical Information

This section exhaustively covers all the prior book building issues along with their Bid Details and Contact information. Along with relevant links to the equities section, this section carries all the prime cross-navigational features, which are popular in BSEIndia.

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