Cement companies in India

A C C Ltd.	www.acclimited.com
Ambuja Cements Ltd.	www.gujaratambuja.com
Barak Valley Cements Ltd.	www.barakcement.com
Binani Cement Ltd.	www.binani.com
Birla Corporation Ltd.	www.birlacorporation.com
Burnpur Cement Ltd.	www.burnpurcement.com
Century Textiles & Inds. Ltd.	www.centurytext.com
Chettinad Cement Corpn. Ltd.	www.chettinadcement.com
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd.	www.dalmiacement.com
Grasim Industries Ltd.	www.adityabirla.com
Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd.	www.mehtagroup.com
India Cements Ltd.	www.indiacements.co.in
J K Cement Ltd.	www.jkcement.com
J K Lakshmi Cement Ltd.	www.jklakshmicement.com
K C P Ltd.	www.kcp.co.in
Kakatiya Cement Sugar & Inds. Ltd.	www.kakatiyacements.com
Madras Cements Ltd.	www.madrascements.com
Mangalam Cement Ltd.	www.mangalamcement.com
Mysore Cements Ltd.	www.mycemco.com
N C L Industries Ltd.	www.nclind.com
O C L India Ltd.	www.ocl.in
Prism Cement Ltd.	www.prismcement.com
Rain Commodities Ltd.	www.priyacement.com
Sanghi Industries Ltd.	www.sanghigroup.com
Saurashtra Cement Ltd.	www.mehtagroup.com
Shree Cement Ltd.	www.shreecementltd.com
Shree Digvijay Cement Co. Ltd.	www.digvijaycement.com
Shri Keshav Cements & Infra Ltd.	www.keshavcement.com
Ultratech Cement Ltd.	www.ultratechcement.com

Pricing of petroleum products in India

The following link provides a detailed document on the petroleum products pricing in India:

-- Pricing Methodology of Petrol & Diesel in India

Petrol and diesel in India are priced on the basis of their import parity prices, i.e. the cost that the oil marketing would have had to pay, if they were importing. So for e.g.

- Cost of petrol in Dubai: Rs.20 per litre.
- Cost of transportation from Dubai to India: Rs.2 per litre
- Import duty on Petrol: 10%

Adding these would give us a price of Rs.20 + 2 + 2.2 = Rs.24.2 per litre as the fully paid-for import price. This is called as the import parity price. However, this is not the price at which petrol and diesel are sold in India. There are a host of internal costs involved. Some of them include:

• Marketing costs
• Retail pump outlet charges
• Internal freight costs
• Stock loss
• Marketing margin to the Oil marketing companies
• Fixed return on working capital
• terminalling charges, etc.

The document above provides a detailed computation of the same.

Data on Indian Power sector: Monthly data on Electrician Generation

The Central Electricity Authority publishes a monthly report on the Power sector in India. The report can be accessed here:

http://www.cea.nic.in/power_sec_reports/Executive_Summary/index_Executive_Summary.html


The report consists of the following:

S.No	Item	Page
1	Highlights of power sector	1-2
1.1	Capacity addition & generation during the month	3
2	Capacity addition- programme /feasible during 11th Plan	4
3	Capacity addition-programme/achievement during the current year	5
4	Energy generation-programme/achievement during the current year	6
5	All India plant load factor- sector wise during the current year	7
6	All India generating installed capacity- region wise	8
7	All India installed capacity of power utilities – sector & mode wise	9-10
8	Growth of installed capacity since 6th plan	11
9	Coal supply position	12
10	Transmission lines and sub station- programme /achievement during the current year	13
11	Transmission works commissioned during the month	14-15
12	Status of transmission sector as on end of the month	16
13	Rural electrification & pump sets energized	16
14	Status of schemes cleared	17
15	Generation capacity addition-sector/plant wise for the current year	18-20
16	Power cuts on industries during the month	21
17	Power supply to agriculture sector during the month	22
18	Power supply position and peak demand/ peak met (provisional) during the month	23-24
19	Power supply position and peak demand/peak met (actual)-Previous Month	25-26
20	All India installed capacity -region wise/ sector wise /mode wise	27-33
21	Cost of generation for the year 2006-07	34-40

PS: The links in the index above point to the July'08 report. For the latest reports follow the link provided on top.

Data on Indian Power Sector: Daily Electricity Generation Report

The following link provides daily information of Electricity generated in India.

http://www.cea.nic.in/god/opm/daily_generation_overview/index_daily_generation_overview.html

The data provided is in table form and covers the following:

- electricity generated by govt. agencies (central and state), & by the private sector
- regionwise power generation
- sectorwise power generation (thermal, hydro & nuclear)
- sectorwise plant load factors.


Further, for each of the above the data points include:

- planned generation, actual generation and deviation from planned.

Click here for the latest report.

Data on Indian Power Sector: National Electricity Policy

The following link provides the text of the National Policy on the Electricity Sector, as formulated by the Government of India.

http://www.cea.nic.in/planning/national_Electricity_policy.htm

The aims and objectives of the National Electricity Policy are:

• Access to Electricity - Available for all households in next five years
• Availability of Power - Demand to be fully met by 2012. Energy and peaking shortages to be overcome and adequate spinning reserve to be available.
• Supply of Reliable and Quality Power of specified standards in an efficient manner and at reasonable rates.
• Per capita availability of electricity to be increased to over 1000 units by 2012.
• Minimum lifeline consumption of 1 unit/household/day as a merit good by year 2012.
• Financial Turnaround and Commercial Viability of Electricity Sector.
• Protection of consumers’ interests.
  

The full text can be accessed by clicking the link provided above.

Data on Indian Power sector: Electricity Act 2003

The following link provides the full text of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003.

http://www.cea.nic.in/home_page_links/Electicity_Act_2003.htm

This Act includes information on the following:

Part – I Preliminary Pg 2

Part – II National Electricity Policy and Plan Pg 8

Part – III Generation of Electricity Pg 9

Part – IV Licensing Pg 11

Part – V Transmission of Electricity Pg 18

Part – VI Distribution of Electricity Pg 24

Part – VII Tariff Pg 31

Part – VIII Works Pg 34

Part – IX Central Electricity Authority Pg 37

Part – X Regulatory Commissions Pg 39

Part – XI Appellate Tribunal for Electricity Pg 53

Part – XII Investigation and Enforcement Pg 57

Part – XIII Reorganisation of Board Pg 61

Part – XIV Offences and Penalties Pg 63

Part – XV Special Courts Pg 68

Part – XVI Dispute Resolution Pg 70

Part – XVII Other Provisions Pg 70

Part – XVIII Miscellaneous Pg 73

The Schedule Pg 84

Track the CRB Index

CRB (Commodity Research Bureau) Index from 1987

CRB Index recent data

CRB Index & Baltic Dry Index (BDI)


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Indian Volatility Index (VIX by the NSE)

The VIX for the Indian markets was released by the NSE. The series begins from Nov'07. The details about the same are as follows:

Volatility Index is a measure of market’s expectation of volatility over the near term. Volatility is often described as the “rate and magnitude of changes in prices” and in finance often referred to as risk. Volatility Index is a measure, of the amount by which an underlying Index is expected to fluctuate, in the near term, (calculated as annualised volatility, denoted in percentage e.g. 20%) based on the order book of the underlying index options.

India VIX is a volatility index based on the Nifty 50 Index Option prices. From the best bid-ask prices of Nifty 50 Options contracts, a volatility figure (%) is calculated which indicates the expected market volatility over the next 30 calendar days.

Computation methodology of India VIX

Historical data of India VIX

Volatility Index (VIX)

• Vix from 1986
• Vix (recent)
• S&P/Vix Ratio ROC
• S&P/Vix Ratio (long term)

VIX, What is it?

The VIX takes the weighted average of implied volatility for the Standard and Poor's 100 Index (OEX calls and puts) and measures the volatility of the market. A low VIX indicates trader confidence. A high Vix the opposite. Dividing the S&P 500 by the Vix (ratio) gives the confidence level in relation to the market. The higher the ratio the higher the confidence. As always, when sentiments go to extremes, it could be time to pay attention.

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Baltic dry index and freight rates.

Baltic Dry Index		BDI & Gold		BDI P&F		BDI & Gold Log Chart		BDI & CRB Index		BDI & Soybeans
Freight Rates		BDI & Crude Oil		BDI & Crude Oil Log		BDI & Copper		BDI & Copper Log Chart		BDI & SP500 Log Chart
Baltic Capesize		Baltic Supramax		BDI Recent		Baltic Panamax		IT's Shipping Index		Notes & Links
BDI & 10 Year Note (U.S.)		Shipping News				BDI & SP500		BDI & FXI Source: www.InvestmentTools.com