The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, May 16, 2002

New SEBI norms for MF holding in unlisted scrips
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has, in consultation with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), issued guidelines for valuation of investments in unlisted equity shares. These guidelines are expected to bring about ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bears march ahead
BEARS exerted further pressure on Wednesday's trading and were successful in increasing the bear count by a considerable margin. The market sentiment reading of the tradable counters stands neutral. Further bear dominance on Thursday is likely to ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Siemens gains on good fundamentals
THE Siemens India stock is back in the activity zone, thanks to an improvement in the fundamentals and the recent announcement by its German parent, Siemens AG, that it plans to infuse $500 million into the Indian outfit. The company is also ... More

Unofficial badla is back -- Current rates range between 18 and 22 pc
UNOFFICIAL badla has made a comeback on the bourses and, along with it, negotiated deals and adjustment entries associated with them, according to stock brokers and exchange officials. The ruling rate is in the range of 18 - 22 per cent, ... More

Brokers' finance cos provide funds
EVEN as margin trading in the stock market is yet to take off, private funding is regaining its place in the equity markets in a big way. Market sources say this is another form of margin trading. Even though the quantum of funds involved in ... More

KEC Intl up on property sale talk
KEC International has been on the rise in recent times on rumours that the company is planning to sell its various properties in the current fiscal valued at over Rs 100 crore. The market talk is that the company is expected to sell its ... More

`Home Trade issue won't hurt stocks'
EVEN as a separate investigation has been initiated against Home Trade Ltd, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) today maintained that the "Home Trade issue'' would not adversely impair the functioning of the capital markets in the ... More

Bongaigaon in the limelight
THE stock price of Bongaigaon Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (BRPL), a subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), has more than doubled in just one week in the wake of rumours of a possible merger with IOC. "IOC already has 74.46 per cent ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

Sell Nifty 1160 call
THERE was some activity in index options on Wednesday. Here are some trading recommendations based on the day's trading.

Options on the Nifty were actively traded during the day. The May 1160 call was relatively active clocking volumes of ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

SEBI chief details plan to lure retail investors
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman, Mr G.N. Bajpai, today outlined a four-pronged approach for bringing back retail investors to the capital market in a significant manner. "Restoring the confidence of retail investors in the ... More

COMMENTARY

Frontline tech stocks check slide
THE carnage in Kashmir and strong utterances from political quarters kept traders on their toes on Wednesday. Sentiment took a dip and stocks across the board turned turtle. Not even slivers of positive developments in select counters could keep ... More

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Unofficial badla is back -- Current rates range between 18 and 22 pc

Maruti: Govt assured of Rs 1,424 cr mop-up from public issue

El Nino global impact may be weak

Citicorp Finance to take stake in 2 Shriram cos

BSNL set to offer STD calls 30 pc cheaper: Pilot VoIP project under way

Sinha denies links with Flex chief: `It was a routine, transparent transaction'

Qatar Petro seeks nod for airline jt venture with Gesco, UB Air

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
May. 5-May. 11
Q4 results prove elusive for investors

For making good shortfall in assured schemes -- Development fund is guarantor, UTI told

DSE records zero turnover