The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 22, 2004

MUTUAL FUNDS
Sector funds: Tread cautiously
NEARLY five years have passed since the first of the sector funds were launched in India. As a distribution house put it recently, these funds have been like garnishing added to improve the taste of the main platter. They did, and sometimes ... More

STOCK MARKETS
Their stock goes up... on Fridays
OVER the past four weeks, the indices have consistently risen on Fridays, irrespective of the trend prevailing on the other trading days. For instance, last Friday, the Nifty was up by about 8 points to 1725.10 mainly due to the surge in ... More

Equity investors see mixed fortunes ahead
THIS financial year arguably belonged to the stock markets. However, for all the "feel-good" - popular fuel for economy and politics alike - investors, it seems, are looking ahead to a year of mixed prospects. Morgan Stanley, a top ... More

Markets to sail with volatility
A systemic lacuna, the absence of delivery obligation, has been used to the hilt. The challenge posed by relative slowdown of liquidity has been turned into an opportunity. More

IT counters end firm
UNABATED selling pressure pushed equities down at the US and the Indian bourses. Except for the infotech counters, most of the Indian ADRs finished last week on a weak note. Hopes that Indian infotech majors, which are scheduled to announce ... More

INTERVIEW
`Stay invested at all times and book profits on pre-set targets'
IT'S time to redefine financial planning for Indians. Or so feels investment advisory outfit Bajaj Capital. As Mr Rajiv Bajaj, MD, puts it, there needs to be a "sea change in savings and investment habits before greater amounts of savings are ... More

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