The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 17, 2003

Stop the rot
FAR from India evolving into a casteless society, assertion of caste and community identities is becoming more and more aggressive, to the point of promoting internecine violence and vitiating orderly governance. ... More

MICROSCOPE

Colgate continues to sparkle
ONCE again, continuing the trend which began in 2002-03, Colgate-Palmolive India has chopped its advertising spend to deliver a robust increase in its post-tax profits, even as the sales environment for its products remained challenging. For ... More

Refining biz to the fore in Reliance performance
THE second quarter ended September 30 has been one of a command performance from the petroleum refining business for Reliance Industries even as its petrochemicals business seems to have under-performed. The 10.35 per cent growth in turnover, ... More

SAY CHEEK

Puzzling bourses? Try this
THE news that two profs share this year's Nobel for Economics is already known. What may, however, not be so clear to many is why they got what they got. So, here are all those questions lay people want to send to the Royal Swedish Academy of ... More

MARK TO MARKET

Are balanced funds value enhancing?
KOTAK Mahindra Mutual Fund proposes to launch a new scheme, Kotak Income Plus, which will invest in stocks and bonds. This brings to question the importance of balanced funds (refers to all funds that invest in stocks ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Rival strength for Tata Steel
SPECULATOR rivalry appears to have been the driving force of a few stocks over the past several days. One such stock that appeared to have been the target on Thursday was Tata Steel. The market grapevine says a Mumbai-based speculator's short ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Sell futures on BPCL, IPCL
THE following strategies are based on Thursday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE: Equity options BPCL: The outlook on this stock is negative. The downside price target is Rs 280. The upside risk level is Rs 347. ... More

SENSOR

Volatility marks the day's trading
FOR the second day markets displayed high intraday volatility with both the benchmark indices — BSE Sensex and S&P CNX Nifty — opening firm for the day but dipping later on correction during mid-afternoon. It rallied up again but in ... More

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