The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 16, 2004

IMPRESSIONS
Calibrating competition
THE Viewpoint column on October 9 titled `Compete or perish' had logically examined the regulatory check contained in Press Note 18, giving an indication that PN 18 is against "free competition" or that domestic ... More

DETAXFICATION
Mosquito repellent that didn't help a tractor company
TRACTORS help in ploughing. But a tax tribunal had to plough through tractors recently, when deciding the Escorts case. The Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), New Delhi, studied what goes into ... More

E-DIMENSION
Business cycle is `alive and well' and winning Nobel too
BUSINESS cycles attracted attention this week because Finn Kydland and Edward Prescott won this year's Nobel economics prize for their `highly innovative' analysis of economic policy and the driving forces behind ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
FIIs' selling seen in HDFC
THE counter of housing finance company HDFC has been witnessing selling from select FIIs over the last few days. The talk is that these FIIs are reducing their exposure in the company. One of the reasons for this is expected rise in interest ... More

ON THE HEDGE
Hindalco: Outlook positive, buy Oct futures
THE following strategies are based on Friday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segment on the NSE: SBI: The stock closed at Rs 466 in the spot market. The outlook could turn positive if the stock trades above Rs 470. In the ... More

SENSOR
Sensex ends weak, Nifty flat on dull day
THE bellwether BSE Sensex closed the last trading day of the week on a negative note. The 30-stock index was down 26.37 points (0.46 per cent). It opened at 5733.35 points, about 20 points higher than Thursday's closing. It remained volatile ... More

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