The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 07, 2003

`Budget attempts to boost markets half-hearted'
IN its analysis on the impact of the Budget 2003-04 on the equity and debt markets, the Associated Chambers of Commerce (Assocham) has said that this year's Budget has made a half-hearted attempt to address the problems nagging the equity market ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bears march ahead
BEARS exerted further pressure during Thursday's trading. Bulls were unable to make any impact during the day's trading. The market sentiment reading of the tradable counters continues to remain bearish. Bull domination on Friday is likely to ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Tech stocks drift on `downgrade' fears
THE already battered software stocks continued to reel under selling pressures today with the markets expecting an across-the-board downgrade for the sector from several broking houses, domestic as well as foreign, on account of increased ... More

Shipping Corpn gains on divestment hopes
THE Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) stock buoyed up a bit today as a glint of hope emerged on its disinvestment front. According to some market players, tomorrow's meeting of the core group of Secretaries of different Union Ministries on ... More

Buying interest lifts Crompton Greaves
THE Crompton Greaves stock today moved up on major bourses reportedly on active buying interest shown by some private domestic mutual funds. According Mr Ketan Thacker, an analyst with moneypore.com, the sentiment in the counter is positive ... More

Sensex dips below 3,200 as Reliance tumbles
THERE appears to be no respite to the overall weak market sentiment with the key indices registering the fourth straight day of decline. After a weak opening, the key indices — the BSE Sensex and the NSE S&P CNX Nifty — remained stuck ... More

Shasun Chem up on performance hopes
SHASUN Chemicals and Drugs was in the limelight on Thursday. The stock gained 1.58 per cent at Rs 87 on the BSE with volumes of 26,050 shares (up from 3,039 shares). On the NSE, the stock closed at Rs 88.25, up 2.5 per cent while volumes ... More

Media stocks dive on cricket fever
MEDIA and entertainment stocks led by Zee Telefilms Ltd (ZTL) were down in today's trading primarily in the absence of a trigger. On the BSE, the Zee stock dipped by Rs 2.25 to Rs 74.85 with volumes of 10.71 lakh shares. Balaji Telefilms edged ... More