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INSIGHT: 2009: An economy revitalised
It was a year of ‘packages' for the Indian economy — with the Government going all out to spend its way out of the global downturn of 2008 which threatened to imperil domestic growth. Disbursal of Pay Commission arrears to ...

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Index Outlook — Awaiting the Santa Claus rally
The pause at the threshold is so long-drawn that the Sensex appears frozen around 17,000. With even a stunner such as the Dubai debt fiasco scarcely causing a ripple in the market's serene mood, the index appears set to finish this year ...

RECOMMENDATION: Consider bull call spread on Nifty
INDEX STRATEGY. Traders can consider a bull call spread on Nifty by buying Nifty Dec 5,100 call, which closed the week at Rs 117 and selling Nifty Dec 5,300 call which closed at Rs 35. This bull spread will cost you Rs 83. The cost of setting ...

INSIGHT: Choosing between options and futures
Trading interest in options has gradually increased over time. Today, individual traders employ strategies ranging from buying plain-vanilla index calls to sophisticated strategies involving relative-value trades on equity options. Yet, it ...

RECOMMENDATION: Bank Nifty appears weak
STOCK STRATEGY. Bank Nifty (9,097.2): After touching its 52-week high recently, the index has been on a downtrend. The outlook appears negative as long as Bank Nifty stays ...

STOCKS: Tata Steel: Hold
Investors may consider holding on to their Tata Steel shares. Uncertainties at its acquired European operations have been the key challenge for this profitable integrated low-cost steel producer, whose Indian and South East operations continue ...

IPOS: DB Corp – IPO: Invest
Investors can consider subscribing to the initial public offer of DB Corp, a print media company that publishes the widely read Hindi daily, Dainik Bhaskar. Its strong regional footprint in the Hindi speaking states has enabled it to ...

STOCKS: Federal Bank: Buy
Investors with a penchant for risk can consider buying the Federal Bank stock at the current levels. The stock seems to be undervalued despite the bank displaying strong growth in earnings in the last ...

RIGHTS ISSUE: City Union Bank — Rights Offer: Subscribe
A very low offer price makes the 1:4 rights offering from City Union Bank a good investment proposition. The company expects to raise Rs 48 crore from the issue. At the rights offer at Rs 6 per share, which is at a 76 per cent discount to ...

STOCKS: Techno Electric & Engineering: Buy

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS: Regulatory changes, unexpected and welcome
Market regulators across the globe who laboured unceasingly through 2008 to restore sanity in plunging equity markets had it relatively easy in 2009. The mood in the stock market turned sunny as stocks rebounded sharply from March and ...

MUTUAL FUNDS: Benchmark S&P 500 Fund: Invest
With broader market valuations soaring to expensive levels, investors looking to participate in the equity market at this juncture may be better off investing in mid- or small-cap stocks, which are less expensive. However, doing so means ...

PETROLEUM: Natural gas needs a boost
Thanks to the Ambani brothers, gas is now a common drawing room discussion topic. Traditionally overshadowed by oil in the Indian mind space, gas nevertheless deserves the attention it ...

FINANCIAL SERVICES: Get more out of the clicks
Tired of all the paper work, both at home and office? Well, with investments at least you can heave a sigh of relief, thanks to e-broking services! An online share broking account offers all that an avid trader or a seasoned investor may ...

STOCKS: Pivotals — Reliance Industries (Rs 1,068.9)
There was a steep plunge in RIL on Monday but the slide was stemmed at Rs 1,050 and the stock moved sideways thereafter. A spinning top candlestick pattern is apparent in the weekly chart denoting indecision. The medium-term up-trend ...

INTERVIEW: ‘We expect a gradual decline in gilt yields'
Sujoy K. Das, Head of Fixed Income, Bharti AXA Investment Managers, is a seasoned debt fund manager and has been managing fixed income funds since the year 2000. He shares his views on inflation, stimulus package and performance of the ...

MUTUAL FUNDS: Dividend or growth?
I am holding the following mutual funds: Fidelity Equity, Franklin India Flexi Cap, Reliance Diversified Power Sector, Reliance Natural Resources, Reliance Vision, HDFC Infrastructure, ...

MUTUAL FUNDS: Equity portfolios in November — What's in, what's out
The month of November delivered a divided verdict on the direction of equities. While it may never be easy to call the market direction with perfection, what retail investors can do is take cues from the way the various mutual fund ...

MUTUAL FUNDS: Templeton India Growth Fund: Invest
Investors looking for steady gains across market cycles can consider adding Templeton India Growth Fund to their portfolio. With a one-year absolute return of over 102 per cent, the fund's returns scorecard compares favourably over pers such ...

STOCKS: Query Corner: PowerGrid consolidating before an upmove
It has been observed that there is no favourable movement in Power Grid Corporation and Emco over the past few weeks. The stocks were purchased at Rs 116 and Rs 93 respectively. Please advise your outlook for the short to medium-term. Subur ...

INTERVIEW: SBI Mutual Fund takes bullish stance on inflows
As mutual fund inflows gets thinner due to regulatory changes, Mr Srinivas Jain, Chief Marketing Officer, SBI Mutual Fund, remains bullish on the future of the industry and is strengthening his marketing team. In an interview to Business Line, ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Hyderabad in wait-and-watch mode
Telangana developments seen having significant impact on realty. The Centre's decision earlier this week in favour of creation of a separate Telangana State is likely to have a significant impact on the real-estate scenario in Andhra Pradesh and ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Revised master plan for Mangalore
The Mangalore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has come out with a revised master plan after ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: Brisk sales in office space
Commercial real estate business in Kolkata has made a significant recovery in 2009 with the rate of absorption of office space by companies growing at nearly 15 per cent over last year. In 2010 office space absorption in the city is poised ...

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION: IGBC's workshop on energy simulation
The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US, is organising a two-day software training workshop on “Energy Simulation” at Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai ...

SMALL SAVINGS: Saving, the starting point
The common misconception that stops salaried individuals from creating wealth is their mindset that they do not earn enough money or they do not save enough to really think of “wealth”. But one must remember that one does not ...

ECONOMICS: Is eating same food less satisfying?
My friend's son studies at an engineering college and visits home almost every weekend. He prefers to have the same (favourite) food every time he visits home. His mother believes that too much of the same food will make him dislike it. ...

BOOKS: Data forecasting
BOOK VALUE. One of the chapters in Carol Alexander's Market Models: A Guide to Financial Data Analysis ( www.wileyindia.com) is about forecasting high-frequency data. It begins by citing studies suggesting that market prices are not completely ...

STOCK MARKETS: Bull's Eye
E-mail your response before Tuesday ...

EVENTS: Biz Quiz
#2. Identify the man in the picture. How is he related to the picture ...

LETTERS: We've Got Mail!
When opening an on-line account, the broker will give you options between a Web- and an application-based trading platform. The latter comes with the advantage of high speed order execution even in cases of low internet bandwidth. Most ...

STOCK MARKETS: Baskets of X
E-mail your guess before Tuesday ...






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