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Indian stocks fairly priced

Indian stocks fairly priced

Investors are set to witness the Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark 30-share idex, the Sensex, hitting the 15,000 point level amid cautions upon pricey valuations of I…

30 Jun 2007

Sun TV shines bright

Sun TV shines bright

The results were announced after market hours on Thursday 28 June 2007.The scrip had touched a high of Rs 1,641 and a low of Rs 1,545 during the day so far. Its 52-w…

30 Jun 2007

Duty free for India Gold Jewellery scrapped

Duty free for India Gold Jewellery scrapped

The US has terminated the duty-free tariff regime for India's exports of gold jewellery and brass lamps. The US President, Mr George Bush, issued a proclamation on …

30 Jun 2007

YV Reddy - Inflation at 3% is ideal

YV Reddy - Inflation at 3% is ideal

The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Dr Y.V. Reddy, has said that inflation in the country should ideally be brought down to 3 per cent to align it with g…

30 Jun 2007

Monsoon Update - Less than expected rainfall

Monsoon Update - Less than expected rainfall

Hitches in the making of a full-blown La Nina event (cold counterpart of El Nino) in the equatorial Pacific has forced India Meteorological Department to peg back th…

30 Jun 2007

TCS explores merger of group firms

TCS explores merger of group firms

The country's leading information technology (IT) services provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), will explore the option of merging some of its group companies.S…

30 Jun 2007

Thumbs down to Infy-Capgemini deal

Thumbs down to Infy-Capgemini deal

A few months ago, before its entry its into the elite Nasdaq-100 index, the then CEO Nandan Nilekani indicated that the first major acquisition by Infosys could well …

30 Jun 2007

US Market reverses course and closes higher

<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Financial, Technology and Energy sectors help stocks rally at close <o:p></o:p> <script language="JavaScript">  </script>US Market overcame early weakness today, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 and stocks rallied after good earnings report from Oracle and higher crude prices lifted Technology and Energy stocks respectively. Investors kept aside subprime concerns and hedge fund worries. A weak durable goods report also helped bond yields close lower. <o:p></o:p> All three indices snapped a three-day losing streak and closed near their best levels of the day. Of the other nine sectors closing higher, Energy was the only other than Financial to sport a gain of more than 1%. <o:p></o:p> Twenty six out of 30 Dow stocks closed in the green today. The Dow Jones Industrials reversed its way from a 78 point loss to close higher by 90 points at 13427. Tech heavy Nasdaq gained 31.2 points to close at 2605 while S&P 500 closed higher by 13.4 points at 1506. <o:p></o:p> Exxon Mobil, Intel, 3M and Microsoft were the main Dow winners today. Caterpillar was a notable laggard. <o:p></o:p> The financials sector today got a new lease of life after Bear Stearns made a number of moves to convince investors that its problems in some of its hedge funds are under control. Bear Stearns jumped 2.8% today to $143.31. The firm's Private Equity Fund today defended its financial strength saying it has confronted many storms in its 80-year history. <o:p></o:p> The Commerce Department reported that orders for durable goods fell 2.8% in May, the first decline in four months. Market had been expecting a 1% drop. Orders for durable goods rose a revised 1.1% in April. <o:p></o:p> Brokerage stocks get a good push as CEOs speak <o:p></o:p> When market opened in the morning, stocks opened lower across the board. Of the eight economic sectors losing ground, Materials paced the way with a 1.3% decline, due largely to a nearly 3% plunge in Monsanto ahead of its Q3 earnings report tomorrow morning. Dow was down by as much as 90 points at one point. <o:p></o:p> An afternoon rally in Financials helped the indices reverse their course. Higher oil prices helped it further. Brokerage stocks were a bright spot today following several upbeat remarks from company executives. Merrill Lynch CEO sees "well contained" risk from subprime fallout and Goldman Sachs CEO said private equity hasn't peaked. <o:p></o:p> Oracle shares today gained 2.8%. The company quarterly earnings before special items beat expectations, as did its revenue. The profit was 23% higher on y-o-y basis. Nike shares gained 8.3%. The company's fourth-quarter earnings were in line with analysts' expectations, while revenue was a bit above forecast. <o:p></o:p> Merck shares today gained 2.5% after the pharmaceutical giant said that its HIV drug, Isentress, was granted a priority review status by the Food and Drug Administration. <o:p></o:p> Another round of M&A activity also offered some assurance to investors. CommScope is reported to pay about $2.6 bln for Andrew Corp while <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Guitar</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> agreed to go private for $2.1 bln. <o:p></o:p> Traders will focus on interest rates for tomorrow <o:p></o:p> Crude oil futures witnessed a rally today, Wednesday, 27 June 2007, as the weekly inventory report by Energy Department showed that gasoline inventory and distillate supplies registered an unexpected fall for the week ended 22. Crude stockpiles rose for the week, as expected. But gasoline stock fell despite an increase in refinery activity. <o:p></o:p> For the day ending Wednesday, 27 June, 2007 crude-oil futures for light sweet crude for August delivery closed at $68.97/barrel (higher by $1.2/barrel or 1.8%) on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Futures touched $67.07. Prices are up 4% from a year ago. <o:p></o:p> As per today’s weekly inventory report, Motor gasoline supplies unexpectedly declined by 700,000 barrels in the latest week, 22 June, to stand at 202.6 million. They are 5.5% below the year-ago level. Crude-oil supplies rose 1.56 million barrels to 350.9 million barrels last week. <o:p></o:p> Trading volumes showed 1.7 billion shares exchanging hands on the New York Stock Exchange and 2.0 billion trading on the Nasdaq stock market. <o:p></o:p> A final read on Q1 GDP and Initial Claims will hit the wires tomorrow at 8:30 ET. As policy makers wrap up a two-day FOMC meeting, interest rates will be on the minds of investors tomorrow. On the earnings front, reports from Monsanto, Research in Motion and Solectron are expected. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p>

US Market reverses course and closes higher

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28 Jun 2007

Yen Carry Trade again...

<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> These are early signals how a choppy overseas market could cast a shadow on the Sensex in the coming days. And it may not be good news for the bulls, at least in the short-term. Yen — the currency in which international investors borrow to buy stocks across the world — is behaving strangely and this could trigger something what all markets fear: the unwinding of “yen carry trades”. It can act on the markets like a double-edged sword: If yen rises against the dollar (which it has), investors find their borrowing cost go up (since they have to pay more yen to pay the interest on yen loans); this makes the investments less attractive and many are forced to unwind. In other words, they sell stocks to repay the yen loan. Such selling pressures unnerve the markets and the ripples touch emerging markets like <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Interestingly, it can happen even when yen falls against the US dollar. “If yen keeps depreciating against dollar, people who have entered into carry trades at higher levels get a chance to book greater profits. Thus, the falling yen pushes such players towards booking profits,” said ICICI Bank chief economist Samiran Chakraborty. The Japanese currency has fallen to 123.34 a dollar from 121.83 in the last month. However, it rose to a 3-month high on Wednesday. In the past couple of weeks, there has already been slight unwinding of “yen carry trade”, amid weakening of yen against dollar; this has fuelled a growing belief that yen’s downside could be limited hereon. (More so, given the widely shared perception that Bank of Japan will hike rate at least once this year). While the current liquidation has had no major impact on global equity markets, including <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> so far, some analysts are not ruling out such a possibility. For years investors have taken advantage of the near-zero interest rate in Japan by borrowing yen, converting them into dollars or pounds and investing in higher-yielding assets including overseas equities. Investors are already jittery about comments by <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s finance minister, indirectly warning against excess carry trades, and dropping hints at concern about the yen’s fall. In a note to investors, US-based Forex Capital Markets’ chief currency strategist, Kathy Lien said, “Comments from Japanese officials suggest that they may be facing increased pressure from overseas authorities to stem the slide in the yen. Now that yen weakness has taken off against the US dollar as well, the Japanese may be feeling the pressure from <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>.” Industry officials expect yen carry trade to continue even if BoJ hikes rate because of the relatively higher returns in other markets. Kotak Mahindra Bank treasurer Mohan Shenoi said, “In my view, huge global liquidity will continue to support asset prices and hence yen carry trades will continue with marginal unwinding once in a way on issues such as the recent problems with sub-prime credits.”<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p>

Yen Carry Trade again...

st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } These are early signals how a choppy overseas market could cast a shadow on the Sensex in the coming days. And it …

28 Jun 2007

ONGC Q4 net falls 13 pct

ONGC Q4 net falls 13 pct

State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (ONGC) said its fourth-quarter net profit fell 13 percent, lagging forecasts, due to higher mandatory discounts to refiners a…

26 Jun 2007

ICICI Bank - FIPB move could impact growth

ICICI Bank - FIPB move could impact growth

ICICI Bank today said in a release that the rejection by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of its proposed divestment of stake in ICICI Financial Services…

26 Jun 2007

Should IPO Reservations go?

Should IPO Reservations go?

The mega DLF Ltd and ICICI Bank Ltd public issues have both sailed through because of strong institutional demand. Retail investors have barely been able to cough up …

26 Jun 2007

Indian Hotels, Hotel Leela

Indian Hotels, Hotel Leela

*Indian Hotels *consolidated profits grew by 49% in FY07, in line with our estimates. Future growth will be driven by the group's plans to add c.6,500 rooms over the …

26 Jun 2007

BSE Capital Goods index shines in range bound market

<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>The benchmark index, BSE Sensex oscillated about 105 points in the day's trading session, without much movement on either side. It started firm, but later pared gains, since early afternoon session, tracking weak global markets. All the European indices opened lower, while a majority of Asian markets were trading weak. IT and auto stocks were under selling pressure. Shares from capital goods sector saw buying with the BSE capital goods index striking an all time high. The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 20.36 points or 0.14% at 14,487.72. It opened slightly lower at 14,454.49 but advanced to strike a high of 14,521.62 at 11:35 IST, as buying resumed. It later pared gains. It slipped to a low of 14,424.71 at 14:14 IST. It later recovered from that low. The S&P CNX Nifty rose 7.35 points or 0.17% at 4,259.40. It had struck an all time high of 4,362.95, on 4 June 2007. Nifty June 2007 futures settled at 4242.40, a discount of 17 points compared to spot closing. The market had surged last week. Sensex rose 304.65 points, or 2.15%, to 14,467.36, while the S&P CNX Nifty gained 80.6 points, or 1.93%, to 4,252.05 in the week ended 22 June 2007. The turnover on BSE rose to Rs 4283 crore compared to Rs 5343.74 crore, on Friday, 22 June 2007. The turnover was over Rs 5,000 crore in the previous three trading sessions (20-22 June 2007). The NSE Futures & Options (F&O) segment turnover was Rs 40264.20 crore as compared to Rs 37941.31 crore on Friday, 22 June 2007. The market breadth, which indicates overall health of the market held firm, as buying continued in small and mid-cap stocks. 1487 shares advanced on BSE as compared to 1116 that declined, while 82 remained unchanged. The BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.16% to at 6384.19 while the BSE Small-Cap index gained 0.68% to 7,564.21 Among the Sensex pack, 15 declined while the other 15 advanced. Engineering & construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) surged 2.58% to Rs 2162 on 2.74 lakh share and was the top gainer from the Sensex pack. The scrip hit an all time high of Rs 2,189.40 during the day. The stock rose after the company said today, 25 June 2007, its board would meet on 3 July 2007 to consider a special dividend. The stock gained 23.87% in the past one month to Friday, 22 June 2007. State run engineering major Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) gained 0.55% to Rs 1448, after it won an order worth Rs 106 crore from Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL). The contract will be executed in 28 months. Led by L&T and Bhel, the BSE capital goods index surged to an all time high of 11,870.62. The index rose 1.13% to 11,830.08. Telecom stocks gained on fresh buying. Bharti Airtel rose 1.30% to Rs 833.50, and was the top gainer from the Sensex pack. As per reports, the Bharti group is forging ahead with its ambitions to be in the digital media space. It is likely to launch DTH services by December this year. Reliance Communications vaulted 2.15% to Rs 524.15 on 8.79 lakh shares. State run oil exploration major Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) gained 1.05% to Rs 918.20 even as it posted 13% fall in net profit to Rs 2681.64 crore in Q4 March 2007 compared to a net profit of 3085.89 crore in Q4 March 2006. Total income rose 16.35% to Rs 14575.92 crore in Q4 March 2007 (Rs 12528.23 crore). The results hit the market during trading hours today, 25 June 2007. Index heavyweight Reliance Industries (RIL) was unchanged at Rs 1,704, on 5.41 lakh shares. The scrip had lost ground on Friday, 22 June 2007, after the Bombay High Court said after market hours on 21 June 2007 that Reliance Industries cannot sell the gas to be produced from one of its prime blocks in the Krishna-Godavari basin to any third party other than Anil Ambani's Reliance Natural Resources (RNRL) and NTPC. In an interim order on a petition filed by RNRL, the high court has said that the 81.6 million cubic metres of gas per day (mmscmd) is to be earmarked for RNRL, NTPC or for RIL's captive use for the next eight years. The BSE Oil and Gas Index rose 0.3% to 7,613.58 Shares from the auto pack, slipped on profit booking. Bajaj Auto lost 2.05% to Rs 2130, on 67,220 shares. It was the top loser from the Sensex pack. Tata Motors (down 1.53% to Rs 674), and Maruti Udyog (down 1.28% to Rs 752) edged lower. Analysts reckon that tight financing and weakening of demand are the major reasons for the decline in auto shares. The BSE Auto Index lost 0.80% to 4,766.06. IT stocks declined on renewed selling. The BSE IT Index declined 0.94% to 4,812.24, and was the top loser among the sectoral indices on BSE. Satyam Computers (down 1.47% to Rs 455), TCS (down 1.32% to Rs 1125), Infosys Technologies (down 0.89% to Rs 1933.40), and Wipro (down 0.42% to Rs 515.05) were not spared either. A stronger rupee impacts the profit margins of IT firms which derive a lion's share of their revenue from exports. IT stocks were hit in recent months from rupee's surge against the US dollar. But the rupee slipped against the US currency and was quoted at 40.81/82 in late morning deals today, 25 June 2007, on dollar purchases by importers. The local currency opened slightly lower at 40.76/78 a dollar, from Friday's close (22 June 2007) of 40.75/76 per dollar. ICICI Bank was down 0.07% to Rs 953.10. The bank's plan to sell a 5.9% stake in a subsidiary had failed to get government nod. Meanwhile, the bank priced its follow-on public issue (FPO) of equity shares at Rs 940 per equity share, before markets hours on 25 June 2007. ICICI Bank had set an indicative price band of Rs 885 to Rs 950 per share for its public offering. The issue was open from 19 June 2007 to 22 June 2007. The issue was subscribed close to 11.5 times. ICICI Bank sold American Depositary Shares (ADSs) at $49.25 each. Aluminium and copper major Hindalco Industries advanced 0.47% to Rs 170.80 on high volumes of 70.24 lakh shares. The stock saw high volume on the back of multiple block deals in the counter. There is market speculation that promoters are hiking their stake from open market. It was the third highest traded counter on BSE with turnover of Rs 119.82 crore. From a recent low of Rs 161.30 on 15 June 2007, the stock has gained 5.88% Reliance Energy was down 0.36% to Rs 588.10, after striking high of Rs 604.70, in early trade. The company was one of the five qualified bidders who had submitted bids for the 4,000-mega watt Sasan ultra mega power project. NTPC advanced 0.36% to Rs 153.25, after a block deal of 5.28 lakh shares was struck in the counter on BSE at Rs 153.90 per share at the onset of the trading session. As per reports, the company is slated to acquire 44.6% stake in Transformers and Electricals Kerala (TELK), a Kerala government company, which manufactures and repairs transformers. The state government and its undertakings currently hold 95.6% equity of TELK. Sterling Holiday Resorts (up 16.15% to Rs 53.25), Force Motors (up 14.24% to Rs 345), Zodiac Clothing Company (up 10.98% to Rs 291), Esab India (up 8.72% to Rs 460), Yes Bank (up 8.44% to Rs 170.90), Greenply Industries (up 7.42% to Rs 166.50), KLG Systel (up 8.03% to Rs 451.30), and GMR Infrastructures (up 7.39% to Rs 661.50) advanced from the small-cap and mid-cap space. Hindustan Machine Tools declined 3% to Rs 68 on reporting a net loss of Rs 16.35 crore in Q4 March 2007 as against net profit of Rs 23.66 crore in Q4 March 2006. Sales declined 16.84% to Rs 77.19 crore (Rs 92.82 crore). Net profit rose 309.19% to Rs 54.30 crore in the year ended March 2007 as against Rs 13.27 crore in the previous year ended March 2006. Sales fell 8.47% to Rs 227.29 crore in FY 2007as against Rs 248.33 crore in FY 2006. The company had announced the results on Saturday, 23 June 2007. Kalyani Steels jumped 4.85% to Rs 430 after agreeing to sell a 45% stake to Brazil's Gerdau SA in recent Indian acquisition. The company made the announcement after market hours on Friday, 22 June 2007. As per the agreement, both the companies will have equity partnership of 45% each in SJK Steel Plant, which was recently acquired by Kalyani Steels. The remaining 10% will be held by other investors. SJK Steel is an integrated alloy steel plant with an installed capacity of 2.75 lakh tonnes per annum and is located at Tadipatri in Andhra Pradesh. Marathon Nextgen Reality & Textiles was locked at 2% upper limit of Rs 1773.45 after it announced a board meet on 29 June 2007 to consider a bonus issue. Hexaware Technologies slipped 1% to Rs 157 after forming a joint venture with Pemtrad International for risk management technology. The new joint venture will focus exclusively on offering a comprehensive suite of technology-intensive solutions in the domain of enterprise risk and compliance management, primarily for financial institutions worldwide. Amara Raja Batteries jumped 5% to Rs 454.80 after recommending subdivision of equity shares of Rs 10 each to Rs 2 each after market hours on Friday, 22 June 2007. Bharat Earth Movers (BEML) slumped 4.23% to Rs 1,140.05 after it fixed a price band of Rs 1,020 - Rs 1,090 per share for its follow-on public offer of 49 lakh equity shares of Rs 10 each. The issue will open for subscription on 27 June 2007 and close on 3 July 2007. The issue would constitute 11.77% of the fully diluted post issue paid-up capital of BEML. Television Eighteen India gained 2.86% to Rs 885 after it scheduled a board meeting on 5 July 2007 to consider bonus issue. The company had made the announcement on Saturday, 23 June 2007. K S Oils rose 0.61% to Rs 415 on getting shareholders' approval for stock-split from Rs 10 to Re 1 per equity share, in a meeting held on Saturday, 23 June 2007. The company's current equity is of Rs 22.09 crore comprising 2.209 crore outstanding shares of a face value of Rs 10 each. Gujarat Apollo Industries spurted 3.47% to Rs 161.10 on entering into a technical knowhow agreement with a German company. This development will also help the company to address mining and re-cycling industry in the coming years. Aurobindo Pharma rose 0.87% to Rs 792 after the company received tentative approval for quinapril hydrochloride and hydrochlorothiazide tablets from the US Food and Drug Administration. Volatility is likely to be high on the bourses in the short term ahead of expiry of June 2007 derivatives contracts on Thursday, 28 June 2007. As is the case at the time of expiry of near-month contracts, the extent of rollover to July 2007 contracts from June 2007 contracts will dictate the trend in the near term. A higher rollover indicates that the market players expect bourses to remain firm in the month ahead and vice versa. Most of the Asian markets were trading lower today, 25 June 2007, tracking overnight sharp fall in US stocks on Friday, 22 May 2007. Hong Kong's Hang Seng (down 0.81% at 21,822.35), South Korea's Seoul Composite (down 0.75% at 1,757.73), and Straits Times (down 0.97% at 3,580.33) edged lower. Japan's Nikkei 225 average was down 0.56% to 18,087.48. On Friday 22 June 2007, MSCI's measure of Asia Pacific stocks excluding Japan had struck an intraday record high. China's main stock index plunged 3.68% to 3,941.08, on Monday, hit by worries about government policies to cool the economy and the market, and by big losses in oil refining giant Sinopec. On Friday, 22 June 2007, the index had tumbled 3.29%. Central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan, speaking in Switzerland at the weekend, said another interest rate hike could not be ruled out because inflation might rise further. US stocks tumbled on Friday, 22 June 2007, wrapping up their worst week since a global sell-off in February amid fears that trouble at two Bear Stearns hedge funds may signal worse problems lie ahead for credit markets. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 183.31 points, or 1.35%, to 13,362.53. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 19.50 points, or 1.28%, to 1,502.69. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 28, or 1.07%, to 2,588.96. The Q1 June 2007 Indian corporate earnings season will kickstart from less than a month from now and, over the next few days, traders are likely to build positions based on Q1 results expectations. The Q4 corporate earnings were strong which had helped trigger a solid surge in domestic bourses since early April 2007. Over the next few months, the progress of the July-September monsoon will hold key. The weather office said in April 2007 that this year's monsoon was likely to be 95% of the long-term average, with a 5% margin of error. The annual monsoon is vital for India's economic health as it is the main source of water for agriculture, which generates more than a fifth of the gross domestic product Crude oil fell from a nine-month high in New York after a strike in Nigeria ended, easing concern that supplies from Africa's biggest oil producer may be disrupted. Crude oil for August delivery fell as much as 62 cents, or 0.9%, to $68.52 a barrel in after-hours electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>

BSE Capital Goods index shines in range bound market

The benchmark index, BSE Sensex oscillated about 105 points in the day's trading session, without much movement on either side. It started firm, but later pared gains…

26 Jun 2007

Market more volatile

Market more volatile

The F&O settlement considerations will lead to high volatility. The market edged up past one strong resistance only to run into another. Aided by a burst of FII buyin…

26 Jun 2007

FII in Real Estate may face 3 year lock-in

FII in Real Estate may face 3 year lock-in

The Finance Ministry has proposed a three year lock-in for investments made by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in real estate firms through pre-IPO placements …

25 Jun 2007

Hindalco: Steady uptrend

Hindalco: Steady uptrend

The stock moved up by 5.4 per cent last week to close at Rs 170 on the Bombay Stock Exchange. However, the trading volume declined by 78.89 million shares indicating …

25 Jun 2007

Real Estate Stocks to decline ?

Real Estate Stocks to decline ?

Once real estate prices correct, stock prices of sectors that have benefited from the boom will also decline.The housing and construction boom of the past four years…

25 Jun 2007

ELSS is the best bet

ELSS is the best bet

Given a choice, retail investors should prefer ELSS (Equity Linked Saving Schemes) to other open-ended equity funds. For those with a long-term investment horizon, it…

25 Jun 2007

Trader's Corner

Trader's Corner

Have you ever noticed that you tend to listen keenly to some analysts on the business channels on televisions whereas your mind switches off while others are speakin…

25 Jun 2007

Patni Computer Systems: Book profits

Patni Computer Systems: Book profits

The Patni Computer stock has registered sharp appreciation in recent times, moving to the Rs 560 levels, before cooling to around Rs 510. The stock now trades at a v…

25 Jun 2007

Stocks End Lower on Investor Worries

Stocks End Lower on Investor Worries

Wall Street ended a volatile week with a sharp decline Friday as investors again succumbed to nervousness about souring subprime loans and rising interest rates. The …

25 Jun 2007

June series expiry may trigger volatility

June series expiry may trigger volatility

The markets behaved along expected lines as the weekend factor spiked the upsides potential as well as the traded volumes. The 4233 support advocated for Friday held …

25 Jun 2007

Bigger Fool theory at work

Bigger Fool theory at work

While it's nice to talk of how well the Sensex has performed over the last couple of years, the rally is limited to less than a handful of sto…

25 Jun 2007

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