SWCNT was synthesized by catalytic thermal CVD using Fe-Mo and Co-Mo bimetallic catalysts supported by MgO. The nanotubes were studied by SEM and HRTEM microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and Raman spectroscopy. The chiralities of the tubes were established from their Raman spectra using Kataura plot. The Raman shifts for the Co-catalyzed nanotubes were found to lie in the semiconducting region.