The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 24, 2002

Alpha to gauge fund managers' skills
AT the end of the day, your friendly fund manager remains an individual, prone to scoring over others and making mistakes. Or so hints a new probe into `Alpha', billed as the part of an investor's return that is due to the skills of an investment ... More

Gujarat situation worries Mobius
THE violence in Gujarat is increasingly attracting criticism from international fund management gurus who have a stake in India. Dr Mark Mobius, the fund management bigwig with Franklin Templeton Investments, is worried that "continued domestic ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Narrow movement
TUESDAY'S trading activity witnessed narrow movement. However, bulls managed to reduce the bear count. The market sentiment reading of the tradable counters stands mildly bearish. Bull domination on Wednesday is likely to change the sentiment in ... More

STOCK EXCHANGES

OTC Exchange frames ethics code
THE OTC Exchange of India has formulated a code of ethics for its directors and functionaries which prohibits elected office-bearers of the exchange from undertaking proprietary trades in securities, directly or indirectly, during the period of ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Hopes of growth potential boost second-rung IT stocks
THE second-rung IT stocks have been moving upwards in the last few trading sessions on good earnings guidance given by some of the companies. Analysts said there is good growth potential in the second-rung IT companies over the top-rung ... More

Apollo Hospital up on BPO initiative
IT is not only the IT companies focusing on BPO initiative that are gaining market interest. Healthcare company Apollo Hospitals is also being eyed by market players on similar developments. Dealers said the company is expected to help some of ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

Consider call spread on Satyam
POSITIVE sentiment at the spot market led to gains for call options during the day's trading in the derivatives segment on the National Stock Exchange. Top traded options included Satyam Computer, Digital GlobalSoft, Reliance Industries and ... More

ICAI guidance note on index options
NEW DELHI: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will soon come up with a Guidance Note on index options and scrip-based options. Confirming that the institute is working towards a Guidance Note on this subject, a ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

Bank of Rajasthan moves SEBI on takeover law violation
BANK of Rajasthan has complained to the Securities and Exchange Board of India that Devyani Foods Ltd, an existing shareholder of the bank, has violated the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulation of 1997. It has asked ... More

COMMENTARY

Reliance, HLL help Sensex end in positive zone
THE stock market ended on a positive note on Tuesday after the index heavyweight, Reliance Industries, came out with better than expected earnings performance for the year ended March 2002. The 30-issue Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index, ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

CDSL unveils new Net service
SEBI has initiated a real-time information system on the lines of the US' Edgar system. A pilot project of the new system would be operational in one month and the system would be fully operational by the end of this year, according to the SEBI ... More

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