SAO PAULO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Brazilian mobile phone carrierTIM Participacoes (TSU.N) (TCSL3.SA) reported on Monday asecond-quarter net loss of 15.2 million reais ($8.3 million),compared with a loss of 66.3 million reais a year earlier. Lower Abo and Bakken Oil PlaysIn early July, the Company reinitiated its operated drilling program in theLower Abo oil play. Defensive stocks such as tobaccos, food producers and utilities were in the doldrums,however, as risk aversion among investors retreated. VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Shares in Electrovaya Inc surged early on Wednesday after the Ontario government announced an investment of up to C$16.7 million ($15.6 million) in the battery manufacturer.Electrovaya's stock rose as high as C$1.10, a gain of 17 Canadian cents, or 18 percent, on the Toronto Stock Exchange.In an early morning announcement, Electrovaya said Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty had visited the company on Tuesday and announced the investment to support research and pre-commercialization of its lithium ion battery technology, which could be used to power electric cars.Ontario, Canada's most populous province, is a strong supporter of putting more electric cars on its roads to reduce harmful emissions. The company expects the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2009, asoriginally planned. Imperial has a betterrelationship with the dealer network than Nedbank does, sohopefully Imperial being brought on board would bolster thevehicle finance business somewhat." Nedbank already owns 50.1 percent of Imperial Bank, an assetfinancier which provides loans for vehicles and property, andwhich had net interest income of 1.7 billion rand as of Dec 31,2008. Gold results greater than10g/t au were analysed using a gravimetric finish.

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