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India allows more banks to import gold in easing of curbs: GATA |THE GATA DISPATCH March 19, 2014.

India allows more banks to import gold in easing of curbs

Submitted by cpowell on 05:44PM ET Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Section: Daily Dispatches

By Siddesh Mayenkar and Neha Dasgupta
Reuters
Wednesday, March 18, 2014

MUMBAI -- India has allowed five domestic private-sector banks to import gold, in what industry officials say could be a significant step toward easing of tough curbs on the metal imposed last year to cut the country's trade deficit.

The move could boost gold supplies and bring down premiums for the metal in the world's second-biggest consumer after China.

The Reserve Bank of India has allowed gold imports by HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, and Yes Bank, officials at the respective banks told Reuters. ...

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Most Actives Closing

Most Active Stocks by Volume 4:47 pm ET 03/19/2014 NYSE ISSUE VOLUME PRICE CHG % CHG Bank of America (BAC) 103,829,400 $17.44 0.25 1.45 Oracle (ORCL) 44,893,508 38.55 -0.29 -0.75 General Electric (GE) 34,930,747 25.28 -0.37 -1.44 Verizon Communications (VZ) 34,372,222 46.36 -0.34 -0.73 AT&T (T) 31,417,021 32.96 -0.02 -0.06 Citigroup (C) 30,184,556 48.94 0.80 1.66 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 28,347,479 3.98 0.09 2.31 Wells Fargo (WFC) 25,920,459 47.81 -0.59 -1.22 Petroleo Brasileiro ADS (PBR) 24,622,681 10.90 0.34 3.22 Ford Motor (F) 24,240,641 15.48 -0.01 -0.06 Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) 22,968,450 31.62 1.06 3.47 Pfizer (PFE) 22,295,921 31.71 -0.22 -0.69 Regions Financial (RF) 21,749,258 11.09 0.28 2.59 J.C. Penney (JCP) 18,761,179 8.27 -0.12 -1.43 Charles Schwab (SCHW) 18,754,989 27.58 0.86 3.22 KeyCorp (KEY) 18,735,019 14.20 0.23 1.65 Vale ADS (VALE) 18,711,007 12.64 -0.10 -0.78 Coca-Cola (KO) 18,063,226 38.14 -0.26 -0.68 Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 17,810,104 11.15 -0.26 -2.28 JPMorgan Chase (JPM) 17,784,574 58.30 0.24 0.41 Alcoa (AA) 15,907,355 11.84 -0.16 -1.33 EMC (EMC) 14,543,954 27.58 -0.26 -0.93 Freeport-McMoRan Copper&Gold (FCX) 14,459,774 31.07 -0.56 -1.77 KB Home (KBH) 14,439,235 18.72 1.04 5.88 General Motors (GM) 14,144,579 34.91 -0.26 -0.74

Nasdaq ISSUE VOLUME PRICE CHG % CHG Sirius XM Holdings (SIRI) 58,664,203 $3.40 0.00 0.15 Facebook Cl A (FB) 43,422,436 68.24 -0.95 -1.37 PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ) 37,325,016 90.04 -0.49 -0.54 Zynga (ZNGA) 36,140,071 5.14 -0.21 -3.93 Microsoft (MSFT) 34,683,234 39.27 -0.28 -0.71 Intel (INTC) 33,712,675 25.02 0.20 0.81 Cisco Systems (CSCO) 31,979,843 21.63 0.00 0.00 First Solar (FSLR) 30,759,454 69.40 11.84 20.57 Capstone Turbine (CPST) 24,181,869 2.45 0.09 3.81 FuelCell Energy (FCEL) 23,251,954 2.64 -0.11 -4.00 Comcast Cl A (CMCSA) 21,186,200 49.88 -0.34 -0.68 Frontier Communications (FTR) 19,774,889 5.23 0.05 1.00 Micron Technology (MU) 19,456,475 23.98 -0.51 -2.08 MannKind (MNKD) 19,191,153 5.69 0.04 0.71 Yahoo! (YHOO) 19,093,099 38.61 -0.84 -2.13 Groupon (GRPN) 17,215,763 8.20 -0.18 -2.15 BlackBerry (BBRY) 17,082,692 9.55 0.35 3.80 VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) 16,532,353 30.26 -0.58 -1.88 Applied Materials (AMAT) 16,453,169 19.47 0.10 0.52 American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP) 14,438,518 13.96 -0.35 -2.45 Horizon Pharma (HZNP) 14,200,155 16.02 1.34 9.13 GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) 13,988,177 18.99 0.75 4.11 VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (TVIX) 13,693,611 7.37 0.24 3.37 Starbucks (SBUX) 12,419,435 75.91 1.31 1.76 Geron (GERN) 12,198,570 2.28 -0.20 -8.06

NYSE Arca ISSUE VOLUME PRICE CHG % CHG SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) 149,688,540 $186.66 -1.00 -0.53 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) 92,175,872 38.57 -0.84 -2.13 Market Vectors ETF Trust Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) 58,126,468 25.44 -0.99 -3.75 Select Sector SPDR-Financial (XLF) 56,271,400 22.13 -0.01 -0.05 Barclays Bank iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VXX) 44,680,708 44.25 0.85 1.96 iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) 41,769,786 119.00 -0.78 -0.65 iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) 36,270,664 11.09 -0.06 -0.54 iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (EWZ) 28,460,259 40.53 0.16 0.40 iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) 26,436,387 33.10 -0.53 -1.58 Select Sector SPDR-Utilities (XLU) 25,220,013 40.45 -0.65 -1.58 Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) 22,783,567 38.24 -0.77 -1.97 iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) 22,047,312 65.54 -0.81 -1.22 ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS) 16,243,491 28.75 0.32 1.13 iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR) 15,156,775 67.31 -1.21 -1.77 Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3x Shares (TZA) 13,699,604 14.79 0.22 1.51 Select Sector SPDR-Industrial (XLI) 12,950,275 51.72 -0.54 -1.03 SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) 12,804,769 128.09 -2.53 -1.94 iShares Silver Trust (SLV) 12,225,529 19.79 -0.22 -1.10 Market Vectors Russia ETF Trust SBI (RSX) 12,160,116 22.68 -0.83 -3.53 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) 11,478,716 107.26 -0.84 -0.78 Select Sector SPDR-Consumer Staples (XLP) 10,592,596 42.59 -0.33 -0.77 iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) 9,966,147 93.73 -0.48 -0.51 iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) 9,083,283 24.98 0.08 0.32 Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3x Shares (DUST) 9,051,561 21.23 2.18 11.44 Select Sector SPDR-Energy (XLE) 9,038,260 86.91 -0.66 -0.75

Composite ISSUE VOLUME PRICE CHG % CHG SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) 149,688,540 $186.66 -1.00 -0.53 Bank of America (BAC) 103,829,400 17.44 0.25 1.45 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) 92,175,872 38.57 -0.84 -2.13 IsoRay (ISR) 85,940,396 2.55 1.46 133.94 Sirius XM Holdings (SIRI) 58,664,203 3.40 0.00 0.15 Market Vectors ETF Trust Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) 58,126,468 25.44 -0.99 -3.75 Select Sector SPDR-Financial (XLF) 56,271,400 22.13 -0.01 -0.05 Plug Power (PLUG) 52,054,157 6.21 0.25 4.19 Oracle (ORCL) 44,893,508 38.55 -0.29 -0.75 Barclays Bank iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VXX) 44,680,708 44.25 0.85 1.96 Facebook Cl A (FB) 43,422,436 68.24 -0.95 -1.37 iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) 41,769,786 119.00 -0.78 -0.65 PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ) 37,325,016 90.04 -0.49 -0.54 iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) 36,270,664 11.09 -0.06 -0.54 Zynga (ZNGA) 36,140,071 5.14 -0.21 -3.93 General Electric (GE) 34,930,747 25.28 -0.37 -1.44 Microsoft (MSFT) 34,683,234 39.27 -0.28 -0.71 Verizon Communications (VZ) 34,372,222 46.36 -0.34 -0.73 Intel (INTC) 33,712,675 25.02 0.20 0.81 Cisco Systems (CSCO) 31,979,843 21.63 0.00 0.00 AT&T (T) 31,417,021 32.96 -0.02 -0.06 First Solar (FSLR) 30,759,142 69.40 11.84 20.57 Citigroup (C) 30,184,556 48.94 0.80 1.66 iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (EWZ) 28,460,259 40.53 0.16 0.40 Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 28,347,479 3.98 0.09 2.31   See All Most Actives

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