The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 13, 2002

UTI undertakes audit of its investments in Essar group
THE Unit Trust of India has commissioned detailed audit of investments made by it in Essar Oil, Essar Steel Ltd and other group companies, to RBI approved audit firms. A high-level committee headed by Mr S.S. Tarapore after undertaking a ... More

Mutual funds hope to gain from RIL merger -- Await Crisil rating upgradation
ALLIANCE Capital Mutual Fund, two of whose schemes hold more than 10 per cent of their net assets in debt securities issued by Reliance Petroleum Ltd, hopes to cash in on the Reliance Industries-Reliance Petro merger. Alliance Income Fund, the ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bear onslaught
BEARS extended their pressure on Tuesday's trading. Bulls were left with no opportunity to recover. Bears gained substantially from the day's trading. However, the sentiment reading of the tradable counters remains neutral. Bear domination on ... More

STOCK MARKETS

HLL drags Sensex down; sentiment subdued
THE stock market passed through a depressed phase for the third day in succession. The sentiment remained subdued ahead of the crucial Supreme Court judgment on the Ayodhya issue. The BSE Sensex was confined to the negative territory ... More

Escorts volumes spurt
THE volumes in the Escorts counter increased sharply on Tuesday's trading. The volume increased to 6.46 lakh on BSE from 2.03 lakh shares traded on Monday. Similarly, volumes on the NSE increased from 1.71 lakh shares to 6.51 lakh shares. Out ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

Immediate outlook on L&T negative
TUESDAY'S trading in the derivatives segment at the NSE saw puts on equity and index options end in the positive territory. Here are some buy/sell strategies based on the day's trading: Equity options: The March 190 calls on L&T clocked ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

Search & seizure by SEBI may be tied to court approval
THE Government's proposal to grant search and seizure powers to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will hinge on the capital market regulator obtaining approval of the designated court each time for such an exercise, according to ... More

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