STOCKS THAT MOVED June 18

* Pig-iron supplier Visa Steel Ltd. rose nearly 5 percent to 34.45 rupeesafter a top official said China's Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.(BaoSteel) had approached the company for a possible tie-up.
* Sparsh BPO Services Ltd. slipped 1.8 percent to 204 rupees afterU.S.-based Blackstone Group offered to buy an additional 20 percent in thecompany at 200 rupees a share. Parent Intelenet, being acquired byBlackstone for an undisclosed sum, holds 51 percent in the firm.
* Geodesic Information Systems Ltd. ended 10 percent up at 274.50 rupeesafter the software firm's board approved issuing one bonus share for everytwo shares held and raising $150 million overseas.
* Cranes Software International Ltd. rose 4.3 percent to 132.90 rupeesafter the software products maker said it would spend 700 million rupeesto acquire U.S.-based Dunn Solutions Group and Tilak Autotech Pvt Ltd.

TOP 3 BY VOLUME

* IKF Technologies Ltd. on 18.9 million shares
* Glory Polyfilms Ltd. on 15.7 million shares
* IFCI Ltd. on 15.5 million shares

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