Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Wednesday, May 22, 2002
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COLUMNS OFFHAND Danger ahead! CAN anyone say for sure whether the numbers I am going to cite are frightening or flattering? The number of students taking the Plus Two examinations in Tamil Nadu in March 2002 was 4,97,590, up from 4,63,955 and 4,14,524 in 2001 and 2000. The ... More FINANCIAL SCAN Asset prices: The new monetary policy variable? ASSET price inflation is the hottest topic in financial policy-making and markets today. All these years, the world was focused on conventional inflation — increases in commodity prices and wages feeding through to other prices and ... More EYE ON THE WORLD East Timor: The price of independence IF ITALY was a geographical expression, as the Austrian statesman Metternich said, East Timor, which achieved independence on Sunday, is a state of mind that reflects the high idealism of the Timorese under their widely acclaimed leader, ... More DOWN TO EARTH 
New crop of farm championsA NUMBER of self-appointed spokesmen are pontificating on agricultural issues and advocating their own brands of programmes. Since Independence, India has witnessed two types of farm leaders. One, the Chaudhari-Deshmukh type and, two, those who ... More FOCUS Modified bonus debenture scheme -- HLL signals on business growth BY deciding to tag a special dividend of Rs 2.76 per share along with the proposed bonus debenture issue, HLL appears to have found a neat way to compensate shareholders for the additional tax that they will have to bear as a result of the Budget ... More EAR TO THE GROUND United Phos rises on fund buying ON a day when most shares were under selling pressure, the United Phosphorus stock was in the limelight on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The stock ended 6.74 per cent higher at Rs 80.70 with volumes of 7.95 lakh shares. On NSE, it closed at Rs ... More ON THE HEDGE Selling L & T 180 call may be profitable WITH uncertainties prevailing over a possible armed conflict with Pakistan, the equity markets were jittery and volatile. Call options continued to lose value during Tuesday's trading at the derivatives segment on the National Stock ... More SENSOR Markets in a tailspin as bears tighten grip THE markets took a heavy beating in early morning trade as tension across the border intensified. The Government has moved troops from the riot-hit Gujarat to Jammu. Fears of a full-fledged war loomed large, hitting the sentiment on the bourses. ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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