Insider trades ..

Shanthi Gears: HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company from the open market has purchased over 0.3mn equity shares of the company October 22, 2008.

Patel Engineering: Sonal Patel, Whole-Time Director, has purchased 15,000 equity shares of the company on October 17, 2008.

Garware Offshore Services: Ashok B. Garware, Director, has purchased 18,625 equity shares of the company between October 13 and 17, 2008.

Gitanjali Gems: Mehul C. Choksi, Promoter and CMD, from the open market has bought 162,500 equity shares of the company on October 20, 2008.

Among the major bulk deals, Orient Global Cinnamon purchased over 1.5mn shares of Indiabulls Real Estate at an average price of Rs121. The Master Trust Bank of Japan bought 0.6mn shares of IVR Prime at an average price of Rs47.

Goldman Sachs were the sellers for the same.