The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, May 22, 2005

SBI Magnum Global: Invest in small lots
INVESTORS can consider exposures in SBI Magnum Global Fund as it could deliver attractive returns even if the broad market remains flat. The prospects for the preferred sectors in the portfolio — electrical engineering, textiles, IT and ... More

HDFC Prudence: Invest
HDFC Prudence is among the few funds in which you can invest with a long-term perspective. Its performance over a considerably long period has been impressive. Investors can consider investing especially through the systematic investment plan. ... More

FUND TALK
Options for the first-time investor
I am a beginner to the stock market. I have been advised to invest through mutual funds in the initial period. I propose to invest Rs 1,000 a month through SIP/STP in a fund. I am a little confused as to which funds to select and what factors ... More

Prudential ICICI to launch two new funds

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

At best, a relief rally in prospect
Preferred view: The market action last week was no different from what it was the week earlier. After a strong rally on Monday, the momentum waned and the index drifted aimlessly in a narrow range. Though the Nifty breached the ... More

Positive trend in SBI
SBI (Rs 649.2): The stock has recovered after a sharp sell-off during March and April. The near-term trend appears positive. It appears to be headed towards the immediate target zone at Rs 670-675. The positive outlook would warrant a ... More

Focus of the week
Indian Card Clothing (Rs 247.2): After a corrective phase between December 2004 and March 2005, the stock has resumed the upward move. The long-term trend is bullish and the stock appears to be headed towards the immediate target price of ... More

Query corner
What is the outlook for IFCI purchased at Rs 21? — M.Mohan, Kanika Kumar, K.Selvaraj, Sandipta Nath IFCI (Rs 12.9): The near-term outlook appears positive. The stock faces immediate resistance at the Rs 14-14.5 range. A ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Turnaround sectors are good bets
THE yo-yo trends in the market have confounded investors since March. It now seems almost certain that a spell of stagnation in stock prices, if not a decline, is upon us. The fear of the bear hug has led to the search for stocks with the right ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

F & O pointers suggest lower Nifty
As the week ahead is the settlement week for May contracts, a higher degree of volatility is possible. More

Moderate rollover
THE activity at the F&O segment on the NSE remained sluggish last week despite just ahead of settlement week. The average daily volumes improved to Rs 9,568 crore as compared to previous week's close figure of Rs 7,307 crore. Rollover: ... More

FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

Tracking the regulatory trail
By parting with information that ought to have been within the control of UBS Securities in slow doses, serious loopholes in the regulatory framework governing FIIs in India have been exposed. More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

SEBI putting in place new market surveillance system
Once installed, SEBI's system will be capable of innumerable things, allowing the regulator a `God's eye' view of equity and derivatives trades across the country. More

RECOMMENDATION

Zee Telefilms: Pare exposures
SHAREHOLDERS of Zee Telefilms can capitalise on the sharp run-up in the stock price over the past few weeks and reduce exposures. The company's growth prospects are likely to be affected by the imminent threat to its content and distribution ... More

Goodyear India: Book profits
INVESTORS with a long-term perspective can consider scaling down exposure in Goodyear India, though the stock recorded a sharp run-up in recent months. Much of the recent positive developments pertaining to the tyre industry appear to have been ... More

Tata Motors: Hold
THE strain from rising input costs not fully passed on to the market is beginning to show on the financials of Tata Motors. Despite a smart 29 per cent rise in sales during the fourth quarter of 2004-05, operating profits inched up by a small ... More

Raymond: Book profits
INVESTORS can consider booking profits in Raymond, which has been viewed as one of the bigger beneficiaries of the textile quotas phase-out. Large scale of operations, aggressive expansion plans, substantial cash reserves to fund growth plans, ... More

Tata Tea: Buy
INVESTORS can consider an investment in the stock of Tata Tea, which quotes at about 12 times the expected consolidated per share earnings for FY05. This is at a significant discount to most other FMCG companies. ... More

IPOS

Changing rules for the IPO investor
INVESTING in the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of a new company was an instant money-spinner in 2004. At the time, investors were gung-ho about Indian stocks, every IPO was sure to attract investments for several ... More

Learning from the trends
WHAT do these trends signal for retail investors in book-built IPOs? You could probably keep the following pointers in mind when deciding on your investment strategy:

As listing gains are no longer a certainty, consider investing through ... More

PUBLIC OFFER

Beeyu Overseas: Avoid
INVESTORS can avoid the public offer of Beeyu Overseas. A tea processor that operates a bought-leaf factory in the Nilgris, Beeyu's , offer of 71.4 lakh shares is at Rs 14 a share, that is, at about 17 times its annualised earnings for FY-05. A ... More

RIGHTS ISSUE

Bal Pharma: Invest
INVESTORS may consider investing in the rights issue of Bal Pharma being offered at Rs 30 per share. The issue is being made in the ratio of three shares for every five shares held and the proceeds would be used to part-finance the company's ... More

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