Blog Income Report for June 2008

June was something of an accidental experiment for me. So much for “a great deal more posting” ! Although traffic to this blog is generally low, there was still enough to see whether or not frequent blogging actually matters, especially for a young blog.

All this happened with only two posts and a total of 1,102 pageviews (a decrease from 1,312 in May) according to Google Analytics. That just goes to show that subscribers and frequent posting may not be as important as some may think. Instead, I suspect that content and search engine rankings are more important, and what I’m trying to do is capture the long tail of personal finance topics. I have monetized my blog in 20 different ways listed below.

So lets get down to the figures of this month!

Here is my blog income report for June 2008:

1. SponsoredReviews.com Earnings: $51
2. Google AdSense Earnings: $165.23
3. A.W.Surveys Earnings: $52
4. AuctionAds / ShoppingAds Earnings: $25
5. WidgetBucks Earnings: $25
6. Smorty Blog Advertising Earnings: $0
7. Buxr Earnings: $10
8. Kontera ContentLink(TM) Earnings: $46.45
9. Helium Earnings: $5.21
10. Blogsvertise Earnings: $21
11. PayPerPost Earnings: $153.10
12. Fusion Cash Earnings: $5
13. BidVertiser Earnings: $4.23
14. AdBrite Earnings: $5.90
15. Pheedo Feed Advertising Earnings: $0.80
16. Voxant Newsroom Earnings: $0.70
17. Shareapic.net Earnings: $0.50
18. Hubpages Earnings: $0.20
19. Valued Opinions Earnings: $14.5
20. bloggerwave $20

Total Blog Income Report for June 2008: $605.82

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For my past earnings, here are the links:
May 2008 earnings of $465.45
Apr 2008 earnings of $340.48
Mar 2008 earnings of $296.54
Feb 2008 earnings of $320.30
Jan 2008 earnings of $343.63
Dec 2007 earnings of $115.33
Nov 2007 earnings of $124.07
Oct 2007 earnings of $111.75

I’d say these are pretty impressive statistics considering the amount of actual work that went into this blog. I spent maybe two hours at most working on this, though it did constantly occupy my thoughts.

Anyway, here’s to July and making money one post at a time! Let’s see what happens!

SponsoredReviews June Payment Proof - $51

This is my payment proof for SponsoredReviews. I want to show the latest proof, hence it took me much time for posting this proof. Hence I would totally recommend you to join SponsoredReviews. If you have not heard about this site before just read my post on my referrals that make you over $5,000. In short, all you need is a 3 months old blog with frequent updates. Join now.

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Google AdSense June Payment Proof - $165.23

This will be my payment proof for Google AdSense. I want to show the latest proof, hence it took me much time for posting this proof. Hence I would totally recommend you to join Google AdSense. If you have not heard about this site before just read my post on my referrals that make you over $5,000. In short, all you need is a 3 months old blog with frequent updates. Join now.

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Bloggerwave June Payment Proof - $20

This is my payment proof for Bloggerwave. I want to show the latest proof, hence it took me much time for posting this proof. Hence I would totally recommend you to join Bloggerwave. If you have not heard about this site before just read my post on my referrals that make you over $5,000. In short, all you need is a 3 months old blog with frequent updates. Join now.

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Avoid being a Crib snake mom to make money by suing mattress maker

You must have read about the mother of a New York infant found in her crib with a king snake coiled around her leg who says she is suing the maker and seller of the baby's crib mattress. In the suit, Abatemarco claims the snake was hiding in the packing of the mattress, which had just been purchased at a local store, Newsday said. However, a local animal control expert told the newspaper it's more likely the snake was an escaped pet that entered the house to escape an extreme heat wave in New York.

Apart from snakes, one of the first things anyone who finds out they have a bug infestation should get is a mattress casings. This is just a little bit different from the standard cover you would get that just keeps the top from getting stains on it. Rather than just going over it, it actually zips around it entirely and seals up the inside - meaning no bugs are getting in or out. The ones that still live inside will die off, because they've got no chance to get out and get any food. That will take at least six months or so and up to eighteen in extreme cases (they can live a long time without feeding). However, there really isn't anything wrong with having them in there as long as they can't bite you.

Make money after AdToll - PicText Ads upgrade

In the last month we have updated you on a major upgrade to PicText offering which will positively impact all of current PicText publishers.

If you have not heard about the new and improved PicText format then read the AdToll blog for specific details.

http://blog.adtoll.com/2008/06/23/pictext%e2%84%a2-ads-version-2-beta-released/

PicText version 2 is currently in Beta, and being tested by Publishers in the network with great success. All Publishers need to be aware of these changes because they will be rolled out across the network of PicText publishers in the next week.

Before the rollout I would like to encourage every Publisher an opportunity to trial the new group out on their site. Simply create a new ad group for “PicText Version 2 Beta” and place the ad code on your site.

Do not alter the ad code in any way, such as moving the styles to an external stylesheet, you may alter values for the styles and parameters.

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Pay per click advertising puts your business in front of online customers looking to buy. In fact, 71% of consumers start their Internet visit at a search engine!

PerformanceClicks™ from Network Solutions is the new pay per click marketing solution to reach customers searching for what you have to offer!

Here is why I recommend pay per click marketing for the value that experts will do it all for me:

*Develop your PPC campaign by:
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*Identifying keywords and search phrases used to search the Internet for your products and services.
*Writing PPC ad copy to attract new prospects and customers.
*Purchase "sponsored listings" (PPC ads) that appear on the Google® and Yahoo® search networks when customers enter keywords relevant to your business.
*Run regular reports to analyze your results.
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Go to www.facebook.com/ads and create your ad. Redeem your credit code at the payment step.

$10,000 makeover that can change your life

I came across this Makeover contest that can change your life forever. Winners receive a $10,000 makeover. Enter to win a FREE $10,000 makeover from Artefill! You can visit the details of this contest page here:
http://myfillosophy.com/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=media&utm_content=Inc&utm_campaign=Contest

My entry was nothing other than how my blog ghostrider30.blogspot.com changed my life forever ever since its inception on Oct 07, 2007. It explains the motivations behing starting this blog and how it can influence your life too. I am not here for winning this contest but by just participating I am making a difference in the lives of the fellow bloggers. I encourage you all readers to visit the contest site and to enter the contest. I look forward to celebrating the changing lives of women like you.

The Contest begins on June 19, 2008 and ends at 12:00 AM EST on July 31, 2008. Winners will be notified on or around September 1, 2008. Participant is prompted to fill in the required entry form along with submission of an essay and photo (optional) stating reasons for their Submission. The most importing thing is that this contest is open to women who are at least 35 years old.

The judging criteria is:
1. Addresses the topic of facing an important life event and its effect on your physical and/or emotional well-being
2. Demonstrates and articulates personal growth and poise as obstacle was/is being overcome
3. Tells the story in a compelling way
4. Demonstrates originality and has a positive tone and style
5. Is well written, does not contain inappropriate or obscene language, and is otherwise appropriate for use by Artes Medical in advertising, marketing and public relations activities
Good Luck!

Can your iPhone 3G pop the popcorn?

This video shows the power of cellphone radiation. Four handsets are pointed at some popcorn kernels. The phones are then called simultaneously and... Hilarity ensues.
I'm sure that somebody, somewhere will believe what they see and use it as further evidence for the War on Radio Frequencies. We're more interested in just how this trick was really done. How do these guys get the popcorn to pop? A heater under the table?

Make money by creating proxy servers

Proxy sites are the sites which allow users to browse the internet anonymously. Anonymizing is just one reason why people use proxies. Nowadays, in schools, colleges, offices, many social networking websites like Orkut, Bebo, Myspace are banned. These proxy sites are used to unblock these blocked sites. Hence the proxy servers are in a great demand. Thousands of searches like Myspace proxies, Myspace unblocker, etc. are made on search engines these days.

Proxy server scripts are mostly coded in PHP; so they are called PHP proxy servers and freely available on the internet. One of the popular places where you can find these scripts are : http://www.glype.com and http://sourceforge.net/projects/php-proxy

To monitor proxy sites, there are proxy topsites. These are as good as web-proxy search engines. Submitting a proxy site to around 50 topsites will send you around 300-400 unique visitors. Just imagine what would happen if you had AdSense code on your homepage.

If you would like to own a proxy, you have to purchase a hosting package. I would recommend you going for http://www.techentrance.com/ as they provide hosting specially for proxies. Then you have to download a proxy script, install it on your server, and you have a proxy server up and running.

As far as the money making part is concerned, just add your AdSense code on the homepage and a CPM based code on proxified pages.

How Whopperfreakout video made $25,000 in a month

I am sure you have seen the ad on whopperfreakout.com that shows how people would react if Burger King stopped selling Whoppers. This site drew 250,000 unique visitors in December and has had over 1.5 million video views since being posted. Assuming a page eCPM of $100 or 10 cents per view, this site has made approximately $25,000 in a month.

This means for every 1000 page views, whopperfreakout.com made over $100, or 10 cents per view. How much would your blog be making if you made $100 for every 1000 page views ?

Here is the ad in case you haven't seen it before

Tips To Maximize Your AdBrite Income

1. Never start your pricing too high. It is better to error on the low side and get advertisers hooked, because then they will be willing to pay higher prices for your inventory when the pricing increases.

2. Make sure your placement is worth buying, the popular sellers in the marketplace tend to be sites with the most premium inventory.

3. Spend some time tagging your site and giving proper demographic information.

4. In your site description provide ideas of advertisers that you think might convert well. You know your audience best.

5. AdBrite is more successful if you sell a FEW premium placements as opposed to just MANY backfill placements.

6. Hard code all placements because of the concreteness of "your ad here". Putting AdBrite in rotation doesn't perform as well.

7. Allow a ramping period. AdBrite is a tool to help sell your own inventory, and think of it as a virtual salesperson for you. Any salesperson needs some time to gain traction. Just like an auction, the beginning price is never the final price.

8. Entice advertisers with specials. You have full control to set pricing so make occasional specials to entice advertisers.

9. Enable AdBrite's auto pricing which will raise automatically as inventory sells, and lower itself as vacant inventory sits unsold.

Father's Day '08 Logos from Google, Yahoo, Ask.com, Dogpile

Happy Father's Day fathers! In any event, I hope all the fathers out there have a wonderful day. Here are logos from the search engines to celebrate the day. Logos come from all the major search engines including Google and Yahoo but not Live Search, we also have logos from Ask.com, Dogpile, Cre8asite Forums. Here they are:

Google:

Yahoo:

Dogpile:

Ask.com

Cre8asite Forums:

FREE Month of Amazon Prime Membership

Amazon Prime, in case you don’t know, is a premium service where you get free 2nd-day shipping on most items with no minimum, even if you’re just spending $5. Very convenient. The normal cost for turning Amazon into your impulse-buying superstore is $79 per year (not available to Alaska, Hawaii, P.O. boxes, APO/FPO and U.S. territories).

This might be old, but it appears that if you are signing up for a new account with a new e-mail address, you will be offered a 1 month free trial right now. You’ll need to supply a credit card number, but you can set it so you don’t have to remember to cancel if you take the following steps:

1. Click on Your Account.
2. If you’re not there yet, scroll down
3. Click on Subscriptions Management > Manage Your Amazon Prime Membership.
4. Look for green text.
5. Click on the Do Not Upgrade button and you won’t automatically be charged $79 anymore. You’ll still get the entire 1st month of free Amazon Prime shipping.

Final Note to update AdSense to Google Login

Google has issued warning to link your Google AdSense account to a Google account. Google is now making it official. A reader says that he received an email saying that he will have to do it soon or else. His reason for not doing it beforehand is that it wasn't broken and it's just kind of pointless for Google to fix what ain't broke.

Meanwhile, in our previously mentioned blog, a few updates and clarifications have been made. First, Ashley from Google says that once your account is migrated, you will have to use that Google email address to log into your AdSense account. Second, she says that if you have another Google account that is not a login for your AdSense account, it can be deleted without disabling access to the AdSense account (but it will disable access to other services associated with that login).

Of note: one member is having difficulty performing the actual merge. Maybe it will still be a few weeks while Google irons out the technical problems with this. The discussion related to this technical issue is at Google Groups and additional forum discussion can be posted as comments to this post.

Major Traffic Loss from Google

This weekend I read about a thread reporting dozens and dozens of webmasters noticing a major traffic drop due to Google. Some of these webmasters reported traffic declines in the 90% range.

Many of the issues seem to be that Google has dropped hundreds or thousands of pages from these webmaster's sites. But it isn't only large sites.

There are several theories on which sites this may impact. I won't list them all, but if you were impacted, you might want to check out for similarities.

Again, this issue seem to have cropped up over the weekend and many webmasters seem to have been hit. This site did not notice a 90% reduction in traffic from Google, I have not looked at my other sites yet.

Make money with Senserely or get your account deleted

My account on Senserely Yours, has been deleted today. It is probably for a good reason, for example I haven't logged in for several days after my application had been accepted, which is for them a bad sign, they need active members in the community. Anyways I dont care as Senserely was generating pithy income.

You can sign up with Senserely at any time in the future if your AdSense Publisher ID is not in this list:

http://www.senserely.com/senserely_faq/adsense_publisher_ids_blacklist.php

If it is, then there is no need to sign up again with the same AdSense Publisher ID, it will not be accepted. Also note that you can promote your other blogs/websites on http://www.adsensigg.com and earn 50% of the AdSense earning on that site.

Senserely provides a place for honest Google AdSense publishers to legitimately increase their daily earnings. As soon as you register, this basically becomes your website, with your AdSense blocks displayed next to your content, and you'll be able to write articles, reviews, and stories about your knowledge and experience with AdSense or any topic you feel confortable with, as well as read, ask questions, and exchange information with other AdSense publishers. Whether you're an absolute beginner to AdSense or a seasoned online revenues professional, join us (it's easy & free) and become a part of the Senserely community!

Can termites eat your blog?

Apart from saving your blog from javascript bugs that are analogous to these furniture termites, I have listed below some general ways to kill termites and termite pest control. Hope that helps. As I mentioned in earlier post I brought a desk to my house from work that they didn't want because it was old, but a few months ago they had termites I think. The building was treated. If they didn't get the desk, can termites get in through that? It's not made of solid wood. Sure enough termites had invade my house through used furniture. In fact, furniture is actually one of the most common ways of spreading them around the country, and is how many species of termites get into new regions that they aren't native to.

1) Liquid Termite Treatment - Liquid termiticides are sprayed around your house to kill or repel any termites coming into contact with them.

2) Termite Baits - The other major way to kill termites, baits are placed around your home and gradually kill off a colony by spreading small amounts of pesticides through the workers.

3) Borate Termite Treatment - Borate treatments are applied directly to wood in your house, sort of like a coat of paint. This is best done when the house is being constructed, however.

4) Fumigation - A method that only works on a specific species, the drywood termite, that is common in the Southernmost parts of the United States.

Blog Income Report for May 2008

This month the sales went through the roof, an all time new record of $465.45 with tons of more ways to make money online I think i have successfully made blueverse grow really fast in a period of 5 months with really really little investment but I did invest alot of my time into the content and proper marketing.

This month’s revenue is what I’d like to call the new reach, I’ll try my best to beat this next month! I would like to give a few tips to all of ya’ll money bloggers out there, if you are looking to invest in your blog then get more content/reviews of your blog/authors and most of all get a theme that would allow you to sell as many ads as possible on the theme, now don’t limit yourself to ad sales, you should definitely go into services and products for that additional cash!

Lets get on to the juicy part then


For my past earnings, here are the links:
Apr 2008 earnings of $340.48
Mar 2008 earnings of $296.54
Feb 2008 earnings of $320.30
Jan 2008 earnings of $343.63
Dec 2007 earnings of $115.33
Nov 2007 earnings of $124.07
Oct 2007 earnings of $111.75

I’m still trying to get a little bit more diversity into my earnings with the goal that my AdSense earnings jump 50% while keeping the money earned stable. I think I will have to test a few schemes and get rid of some that do not make that much sense anymore. I have monetized my blog in 19 different ways listed below.

So lets get down to the figures of this month!

Here is my blog income report for May 2008:

1. SponsoredReviews.com Earnings: $93.25
2. Google AdSense Earnings: $112.46
3. A.W.Surveys Earnings: $52
4. AuctionAds / ShoppingAds Earnings: $25
5. WidgetBucks Earnings: $25
6. Smorty Blog Advertising Earnings: $6
7. Buxr Earnings: $10
8. Kontera ContentLink(TM) Earnings: $46.45
9. Helium Earnings: $5.21
10. Blogsvertise Earnings: $21
11. PayPerPost Earnings: $37.25
12. Fusion Cash Earnings: $5
13. BidVertiser Earnings: $4.23
14. AdBrite Earnings: $5.90
15. Pheedo Feed Advertising Earnings: $0.80
16. Voxant Newsroom Earnings: $0.70
17. Shareapic.net Earnings: $0.50
18. Hubpages Earnings: $0.20
19. Valued Opinions Earnings: $14.5

Total Blog Income Report for Apr 2008: $465.45

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How was May 2008 for you ? May the next month be more profitable for everyone of you out there as well!

Video Chat on New iPhone ?

As expected, Apple CEO Steve Jobs used his time on stage at the Worldwide Developers Conference to announce a new version of the iPhone.

We've pulled together CNET video clips of his introduction, along with demos of some of its new features, including GPS, the faster 3G wireless technology, and MobileMe, a service that syncs users' e-mail and calendar info on every device they register. Follow the jump for all those videos. And go here to see a roundup of all the third-party apps shown off Monday.

Did Apple fans get all they wanted?

Will Apple fans be pleased with Monday's announcements? CNET's Molly Wood offers an overview of Jobs' keynote address.

iPhone 3G makes its debut

Steve Jobs revealed the iPhone 3G with faster download speeds, longer battery life, GPS, a lower price, and a near worldwide release beginning July 11.

Jobs unveils GPS for the 3G iPhone

Steve Jobs demonstrated GPS on the new iPhone 3G. Jobs showed how an iPhone traveling in a car going down San Francisco's famously crooked Lombard Street can be tracked as its user navigates the curves.

Apple unveils MobileMe at WWDC

Philip Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple, unveiled MobileMe, the company's new cloud computing service that will connect all of your devices and push information up and down to keep everything up to date.

Daily Debrief: iPhone 3G's unveiling

Following Steve Jobs' announcement Monday of the new iPhone at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, CNET News.com's Charlie Cooper and Tom Krazit discuss features the smartphone both boasts and lacks.

How to make money from online casino reviews

The thousands of so-called Online Casino sites had sprouted like mushrooms all over the web. Up to date, there are approx 10,000 online casino sites and internet savvy can certify that only 20% of these sites really provide the geneuine services of a real casino.

This online casino review sites, like Online Casinos, casinoguide.ws, provides a comprehensive review of the said sites and rank them according to the Editor’s Ranking, User’s Rating, Maximum Bonus and payout which is the best criteria you should be looking for in an online casino. The higher is the rating, it is presumed that the service is much better compared to other, thus lessening the risk of online scams and other experience you doesn’t want to try.

Furthermore, these online casinos sites also provide an up-to-date news and reports regarding the industry which is a plus factor for the professional games. For amateurs, the online beginner’s resource guides is the perfect starter. You can start making money almost immediately from these reviews as they provide tons of information on free bonuses and signup offers and several tricks on winning in the online casino sites.

Scratch me, scratch you and make money

ScratchBack is an online "tipping" system (or as we like to call it, a fancy-schmancy tip jar). It allows you, the blogger, to accept tips and "give back" links* or images* in return on your blog or website.

1. YOU accept tips & have fun
2. YOU earn money from every tip you get
3. NO geeky skills needed to use or setup!
4. YOU allow your readers to thank you for your work
5. Great for podcasters too!
6. FREE, did we mention it's free to signup?

A sinrex.com review

The Penis Enlargement Review is the only health publication comprised of leading male enhancement specialists all certified and practicing within their respective fields. Their aim is to provide you with coherent information on health issues, sexual health, as well as reviews of the best enlargement products. With each of our members having over 10 years of experience in the field, they provide you with the most comprehensive database of male health information.

There are a number of penis enlarger products that have been reviewed for visitors and they list the top products and enlargement reviews. These are a valuable resource for anyone purchasing pharmaceutical or male enhancement products for the treament of certain disorders. All enlargement devices reviewed and rated by the Enlargement Review are tested for safety and they ensure that each of these products are efficient and affective at providing the results they claim.

Our articles provide you with information on the penis anatomy, alteration of the penis as well as psychological disorders associated with penis size. Penis health can have a drastic influence on the quality of your life and therefore it is important to not only ensure optimum performance but also over-all health. Each of our articles will indicate clearly which product we recommend for treatment. There are also a number of penis enlargement reviews available that have been written by our team of medical specialists.

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Indian Markets nosedive on fears of multiyear high inflation

Fears of further spike in inflation to a multiyear high post today`s fuel price coupled with weak global markets created havoc on the bourses. The market witnessed choppy swings throughout the day. Stocks across the board were hammered brutally with all sectoral indices on BSE suffering losses.

The market had witnessed a short lived recovery in early afternoon trade soon after the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) approved the long awaited hike in fuel prices.

The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 455.99 points or 2.86% at 15,506.57, as per provisional figures. Sensex gained 30.34 points at its high of 15992.90 hit in early trade. It lost 520.22 points at day`s low of 15,442.34, touched in late trade.

The broader based S&P CNX Nifty was down 134 points or 2.84% at 4,581.90 as per provisional figures.

The BSE Mid-Cap index down 2.31% to 6396.31 and BSE Small-Cap index down 2.04% to 7,721.87. Both these indices outperformed Sensex.

In a crucial development, government today agreed to raise its petrol and diesel prices by about 10% in an attempt to curb mounting losses of state-owned refiners thereby stoking inflation and risking a political backlash. After 10 days of debate over the price increase, the Cabinet also agreed to cut the import duty on crude oil to support state run refining and retailing firms.

Customs duty on crude was also reduced to nil from 5%. The duty cuts would amount to Rs 22,660 crore in revenue loss, the Revenue Secretary said.

The market breadth was weak on BSE with 700 shares advancing as compared to 1944 that declined. 75 remained unchanged.

Among the 30-member Sensex pack, 29 declined while India`s largest oil exploration company in terms of market capitalisation ONGC was the lone gainer. The stock surged 5.31% to Rs 887.05 on speculation that it may have to absorb lower subsidy burden after today`s fuel price hike.

The BSE clocked the turnover of Rs 5,551 crore today as compared to Rs 5,252.69 crore on 3 Jun 2008.

India`s largest private sector company in terms of market capitalisation and oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) sumped 4.57% to Rs 2296.70.

India`s largest real estate developer in terms of market capitalisation DLF shed 4.7% to Rs 555.10. The company`s net profit rose 536.6% to Rs 2590.28 crore on 388.1% rise in sales to Rs 5532.88 crore in FY 2008 over FY 2007.

Metal stocks declined. Sterlite Industries (down 6.71% to Rs 841.40), Sesa Goa (down 8.83% to Rs 3568.70), National Aluminium Company (down 1.71% to Rs 478.30), Tata Steel (down 5.36% to Rs 815.60), Hindalco Industries (down 3.09% to Rs 178.60), Steel Authority of India (down 1.69% to Rs 153.75), edged lower.

Power stocks declined. Reliance Power (down 7.31% to Rs 202.80), Tata Power Company (down 7.06% to Rs 1,165.85), Reliance Infrstructure (down 4.89% to Rs 1070.10), Powergrid Corporation of India (down 2.97% to Rs 88.30) edged lower.

Realty stocks slumped. Lanco Infratech (down 12.27% to Rs 416.50), Indiabulls Real Estate (down 7.29% to Rs 412.05) and Unitech (down 5.52% to Rs 207.20) edged lower.

State run oil & gas stocks erased early gains to post losses despite fuel price hike. BPCL (down 7.84% to Rs 324.05), Indian Oil Corporation (down 3.61% to Rs 418.20), HPCL (down 2.9% to Rs 241.40) edged lower.

The OMCs have so far reported losses of over Rs 2.25-lakh crore due to the high crude prices and in the absence of revision in the domestic retail prices. They have said they will run out of cash to import crude if the government fails to bail them out.

Auto stocks were subdued post oil price hike announcement. Hero Honda Motors (down 4.26% to Rs 764), Mahindra & Mahindra (down 3.2% to Rs 571.50), Tata Motors (down 4.87% to Rs 542.50), Maruti Suzuki India (down 5.07% to Rs 746.55), and Bajaj Auto (down 4.91% to Rs 551.60) edged lower.

Ambuja Cements (down 5.46% to Rs 87.50), HDFC Bank (down 5.19% to Rs 1,215.95), Bharat Heavy Electricals (down 4.99% to Rs 1471.25), DLF (down 3.85% to Rs 560), edged lower from Sensex pack.

European markets which opened after Indian markets were weak. Key benchmark indices from France, Germany and UK were down by between 1.23% to 1.81%.

Asian markets were trading mixed today, 4 June 2008. Nikkei 225 index Taiwan`s Taiwan Weighted, South Korea`s Seoul Composite and rose between 0.56% to 1.59%.

However, Singapore`s Straits Times, Hang Seng and China`s Shanghai Composite were down by between 0.83% to 1.93%.

US markets declined in volatile session yesterday, 3 June 2008 led by growing speculation that Lehman Brothers will be forced to raise more capital and a drop in oil prices pushed down energy companies. The Dow Jones industrial average declined 100.97 points, or 0.81%, to 12,402.85. The S&P 500 index slipped 8.02 points, or 0.58%, to 1,377.65, while the Nasdaq Composite index was down 11.05 points, or 0.44%, to 2,480.48.

US light crude for July delivery fell 34 cents to $123.97 a barrel today, 4 June 2008, triggered by a rallying dollar as traders awaited U.S. data expected to show rising oil stocks. London Brent crude for July delivery fell 38 cents to $124.20 a barrel.

Meanwhile, mutual funds have reportedly managed to increase their assets under management (AUM) by 5.36% in May 2008, helped by fresh investments in fixed income funds. The collective AUM rose by 30,576.72 crore in May 2008, according to the data released by the Associations of Mutual Fund in India (AMFI).

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