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Monday, January 07, 2002
Markets (Jan. 4)
BL 2501004.71 (+21.05)
BSE Sensex3375.74 (+67.72)
S&P CNX Nifty1096.20 (+23.95)
Dollar (Buy/Sell)48.23/48.36
Gold Std(10gm)4640 (+10)

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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS


  • Cotton prices seen rising
  • Palm oil futures may move up

    AMERICAN PERISCOPE


    Ethical behaviour in the throes of difficulty
    LUCENT Technologies Inc., the telecommunications company, announced that it was paying two executive vice-presidents a total of $7.58 million (Rs 36 crore) as retention bonus to stay with the company. The company fears that they may leave for ... More

    OFFHAND


  • Eyewash, whitewash...

    GLOBAL FINANCE & OVERVIEW


    Lessons from Argentina crisis
    IN MY last column, I had written that the biggest risk to Asian bourses and perhaps to global markets could come from Japan this year. Since I wrote the column, there have been some encouraging developments. The Japanese Government gives the ... More

    OFF THE CUFF


    IMF: It's Monetary Fratricide!
    WHEN the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was established many years ago, its founding fathers enshrined within its constitution great and noble ideals and intentions. This included the ensuring of exemplary fiscal and monetary discipline, ... More

    WIDE CANVAS


    Economy and elections
    CURRENT conventional wisdom has it that much of the drumming up of the "conflict situation" with Pakistan is directed at whipping up support for the BJP in the Assembly elections scheduled to be held in the next few months in states such as ... More

    ON THE MOVE


    Shipping Corporation of India -- What will the strategic sale really achieve?
    The Government has finally decided on the strategic sale of 51 per cent of the Shipping Corporation of India's equity, with foreign bidders allowed as long as an Indian partner picks up a higher stake. It might make sense for a non-shipping Indian co mpany having captive oil cargo to team up with a foreign shipping company with long-term interests, as this could hold advantages for both. More

    A RINGSIDE VIEW


    Markets may slip due to long futures position
    WITH the continuous rally in the last three trading sessions, the market seems to have discounted reports of an imminent war in the sub-continent. Added to that is the fund flow from the foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and last, but not ... More

    POLICY WATCH


    Pvt banks to knock at NRI doors for funds
    AFTER the initial phase of growth at home, especially in the metros, leading private banks are now in process of firming up aggressive plans to raise money from overseas Indians. Among those hoping to get a slice of the cake in the huge NRI ... More

    MUTUAL CONFIDENCE


    New Year, new beginning; but... uncertainty remains
    THE New Year will mean a lot of things for a lot of people. For investors, however, the basics remain the same. As always, these revolve certain evergreen themes. Chief among these, in no particular order, are preservation of capital, ... More

    GLOBAL MONITOR


    Gold begins 2002 on firm note
    GOLD has begun the year firm, if a little lethargic_holding largely in a tight $2 range, with a median of $ 278 an ounce. Good bidding interest was reported on price dips, with some option activity at higher price levels for later this year. ... More
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  • Top Stories
    Corporate tax rate cut, MAT withdrawal -- Sinha must bite the bullet, say CEOs


    Blair lauds AP on tech initiatives -- Inaugurates Centre for Good Governance

    2001: A year of maturity for HP

    Disinvestment to the rescue?

    Strike of irrelevance

    Shipping Corporation of India -- What will the strategic sale really achieve?

    Gold begins 2002 on firm note

    US-64 NAV-repurchase price difference -- Budgetary grant for UTI to bridge gap

    In Depth
    Inside Kashmir
    Guide to derivatives
    US-64


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