Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Indian IT major Cognizant rings NASDAQ bell

Indian IT major Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation rang the NASDAQ opening bell at 9.30 a.m. (8 p.m. IST) Monday simultaneously in Chennai and New York, commemorating "India's emergence as a global leader in the IT and BPO services".

As the Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza pressed a button at its techno-complex in Chennai, India, the bell rang at NASDAQ's MarketSite at Times Square in New York City.

The Opening and Closing Bell events are symbolic ceremonies that represent the open and/or close of the NASDAQ trading day, which brings together investors and market participants from around the world to trade electronically.

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