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	Dated:December 20,2009

Top Headlines Tax on perks to be effective from April 2009 Salaried employees may burn a hole in their pockets with govt plans tax on perks. Tax deduction on HRA received by staff | Tax planning increases yields Rising inflation may push interest rates up The fear of a hike in interest rates and tightening of the credit policy seem to be coming true in the next few months. Pick potential stocks | Investing in midcaps RIL loses whopping 5.5% of its M-cap 7 out of top 10 cos lost Rs 46-K cr from mkt capitalisation, while cos including state-run MMTC, Infosys Technologies and TCS saw their valuation surge. Most Read Story Perks to burn bigger hole as pre-FBT norms return Perks such as cars, rent-free accommodation, stock option plan etc have become taxable in the hands of employees now. Final worth of your investment Most E-mailed Story UN climate talks acknowledge Copenhagen accord UN talks avoided failure by formally acknowledging a new US-led accord for combating global warming despite opposition. Full coverage | India, China triumph Most Commented Story Latest Updates RIL loses 5.5% of its M-cap Aiyar: New states grown very fast Google in talks to buy Yelp site US banks failures tally touches 140		Advertisement Market Round-up SENSEX 16719.83 -174.42 NIFTY 4987.70 -54.05 NASDAQ 2176.05 6.87 DJIA 10426.31 -11.11 RS/$ 46.25 -0.16 NSE Gainers Scrip Price(Rs.) %Change PAE Ltd 54.25 + 20.02 ATN Intl 1.80 + 20.00 GreenplyInds 188.25 + 19.98 Vinyl Chem 8.05 + 19.25 Shreyas Ship 39.20 + 17.71 NSE Losers Scrip Price(Rs.) %Change Infomedia 18 49.00 -32.27 Shiva Texyar 30.50 -8.68 Accel Front 52.40 -7.74 Transwar.Fin 12.80 -7.24 PearlEnggPly 4.65 -7.00

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