The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 05, 2002

UTI bets on FMCG
UNIT Trust of India's (UTI) MNC fund is backing stocks of consumer goods companies on expectation that they would do well in the near term. It is also betting on pharma and engineering multinationals doing well. Announcing that its MNC fund, ... More

SAT sets aside SEBI order on Escorts MF
THE Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Friday said that in routine matters, disclosure to the public is more important than reporting to the regulator. Setting aside a SEBI order penalising Escorts Mutual Fund for non-compliance, Mr C. ... More

US-64 repurchase

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bulls upbeat
FRIDAY's trading activity was totally dominated by the bulls. Bears were unable to make any recovery during the day. The market sentiment reading stands strongly in favour of the bulls. None of the counters in the tradable list are in the ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Analysts bullish on equity markets
FUND managers and analysts are bullish on the Indian stock markets in 2002 as they feel equities are undervalued. In addition, the falling interest rate would also make equity market more attractive over other investment avenues this year. ... More

IBP surges ahead of divestment
SENSING the divestment around the corner, the IBP stock, which is generally illiquid, today surged ahead to post a handsome gain. At the National Stock Exchange, the counter recorded a hefty volume involving 1,28,967 shares and a gain of Rs 29.10 ... More

Huge volumes in Zee Tele
ZEE Telefilms Ltd (ZTL) scrip today witnessed a number of block deals on the stock exchanges. According to market sources, the block deals were around 84 lakh shares aggregating Rs 100 crore, with most of them being done on the Bombay Stock ... More

COMMENTARY

Higher fund flow expectations fuel rally
FUELLED by a smart rally in software and Sensex heavyweights, the BSE Sensex gained for the third consecutive day. The Sensex marched up by 67.72 points (or 2.05 per cent) to close at 3375.74 points. The uptrend is in the expectation of strong ... More

Bullish signal for Sterlite
FRIDAY's trading in the derivatives segment at the NSE saw continued demand for out-of-the-money index calls. Here are some buy/sell strategies based on the day's trading: Equity options: The demand for Reliance Industries was ... More

VC behind NIIT rise
TECHNOLOGY and computer education firm NIIT is on the rise despite some negative rumours lately on profit-warnings by the company. After gaining 10 per cent on Thursday, the stock on Friday witnessed further uptrend to close at Rs 247.45 ... More

Stock Quotes
SE Diary

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Bharti to join the cellular brandwagon in Mumbai

Bank strike hits operations

RBI nod for bank credit to units in export zones

Move to boost TUFS funding in textile sector

$10-m norm for FDI in realty

Quantitative cap goes on cotton yarn export

Defence production thrown open to private sector, FDI

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
Dec. 23-Dec. 29
6 members drop out of CSE race

Market on tenterhooks -- Re loses 15 paise

Markets turn weak as fear of war mounts