The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 19, 2003

Be alert in choosing distributors
BANKS have lately acquired a unique status in the realm of mutual funds. One, they have become very large investors themselves. Two, some of them are major distributors of financial products, chiefly MFs and insurance. Every year banks in India ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Thomas Cook: Waiting on the wings?
After some battering over the past few months, the share price of the company has seen some signs of stability in the recent days. With the board meeting for half-year results slated to be held on May 22, the stock could continue to ... More

Market makers appear to be gung-ho
The known "tech bulls" are somewhat on the defensive these days, but the new avatars are active in bank and auto ancillary sectors with fresh value propositions. Apart from these sectors, interest seemed to have spread to textiles and power sector co unters. More

Delisting virus hits India Inc — SEs set to lose Rs 30 cr
In the process, all the companies put together will be saving a little over Rs 30 crore in listing fees, an amount they were being forced to pay to regional stock exchanges sans any benefit because trading has stopped in most of these exchanges. More

FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

FIIs' stake up in HDFC Bank
EVEN as public sector banks continue to bask in the newfound interest of institutional investors, HDFC Bank seems to remain a favourite with foreign institutional investors (FIIs) increasing their stake in the bank by over 4.5 percentage points ... More

INTERVIEW

`Nothing for us in the Khemka family dispute' — Mr Dipankar Basu, Chairman, Sun F&C Mutual Fund
SUN F&C Mutual Fund last week found itself in the middle of what looks like the beginning of a long legal battle between members of the Khemka family, co-promoters of the fund, and the Indian associate of the Foreign and Colonial group. The ... More

COMMENTARY

Wipro hits 52-week low
AIDED by good sales figures from Cisco Systems Inc, the upbeat mood at the US bourses got further fillip on hopes that corporates will announce increased profits and the economy will revive. The confidence lifted the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ... More

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