The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 28, 2003

Equities still favourite with investors
Equity continues to attract attention from a cross section of the investing public. The case for equities get even more convincing at this juncture when one considers the rather lacklustre scenario on the debt side. More

SBI, Oriental Bank, BoB top Reliance Bank Fund portfolio
MERELY three stocks currently account for over 35 per cent of the assets of Reliance Banking Fund (RBF), the country's only scheme dedicated to the banking sector. The fund is heavily concentrated on State Bank of India, which leads the list of ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Market still in volatile zone
Mr V. Suresh, UTI Fund Manager, says a shift in inflows towards UTI equity and balanced schemes are perceptible in the recent weeks. "This is a humble beginning... a real momentum could be seen when the Sensex stabilises above 4000 points," he adds. More

Bull run brings back small investors
"This is not an operator-driven rise. It is across the board, fundamentals-driven and more secular.This we have not seen in a long time." More

Will it be cementing results?
Gujarat Ambuja Cements: The company has set a scorching pace in terms of volume growth. This has come with an improvement in cement price levels in the last four months. Its April-June quarter earnings' numbers as well as those for the ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

To a delivery-based market design
THAT the National Stock Exchange (NSE) reported record volumes in the derivatives segment on July 25 may have a lot to do with the fact that the contracts are cash-settled. This article argues that the stock exchanges ... More

FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

Reduced space for free-float in large-cap segment — FIIs turn buyers in mid-cap stocks
FIIs, which traditionally have large exposure in index heavyweights, are now turning active buyers in several mid-cap stocks due to attractive valuations. A major reason, other than the attractive valuation, for increased FII interest in ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

SEBI `whip' hurts investors
SEBI recently introduced two whips to listed companies, but these appear to be more a knee-jerk reaction to a few instances in which the schemes approved by courts contained certain provisions not in line with SEBI`s ... More

COMMENTARY

Satyam jumps sharply after strong numbers
THE US stocks rallied smartly on the back of better-than-expected profits from announced by Cummins Inc., the world largest high-powered diesel engines maker. Apart from profit numbers, the announcement of the biggest monthly gain in durable ... More

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