The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, August 17, 2002

Birla Mutual eyes mid-cap segment with new launch
BIRLA Mutual Fund has sought to keep up with the latest trend by displaying a zest for mid-cap stocks. It has proposed a scheme specifically for mid-cap equities, one that will have the S&P CNX Midcap 200 as its benchmark index. The proposal ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bull domination
FRIDAY'S trading activity witnessed bull domination. This resulted in the termination of most downtrend counters in the tradable list. Bears were unable to make any impact during the day's trading. The sentiment reading of the tradable counters ... More

STOCK EXCHANGES

SEBI panel report on regional bourses soon
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) expects the committee set up to recommend measures to revive regional stock exchanges to submit its report shortly. With this report, SEBI is hopeful that it will be able to outline adequate ... More

STOCK MARKETS

1,500 cos to be added to electronic data: Bajpai
AT least 1,500 more companies would be added to the Electronic Data Information Filing and Retrieval (EDIFAR) System by April next year, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Mr G. N. Bajpai, said here today. (EDIFAR ... More

South East Asia Marine loses steam
THE mood in the market seemed to have turned pessimistic on the likely open offer to the shareholders of South East Asia Marine. This was one of the reasons for the stock to close sharply lower on Friday. On the NSE, the stock ended 14.89 per ... More

Huge block deal in VSNL — Tatas behind transaction?
VIDESH Sanchar Nigam Ltd saw a block deal of 17 lakh shares at Rs 224 per share on the BSE today. The block deal amounted to around Rs 38 crore, constituting a little less than 0.6 per cent of the company's equity capital. This led to a sharp ... More

Rains, brands rejig push up HLL
"Rains in most parts of northern and western India last week dispelled fears of drought in India. As about 40 per cent of HLL's sales come from rural India, the dry spell was expected to impact the company's revenues considerably," said an industry a nalyst. More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

Rich reward for risk takers on Reliance 240 calls
THE following are some buy/sells strategies based on Friday's trading in the derivatives segment at the NSE: Equity options: The immediate outlook on Reliance Industries appears positive, but the upside is likely to be limited. The stock ... More

COMMENTARY

Old economy pivotals shine on monsoon report
REPORTS about an improvement in the pattern of rainfall in the country combined with bargain hunting by investors led to a firm trend in equities on Friday. The BSE Sensex finished the trading session at 3,065.90 points, up by 45.20 points. More

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