The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Principal Mutual plans interval fund to tap arbitrage opportunities
PRINCIPAL MF has lined up an interval fund to tap arbitrage opportunities. The proposed fund will have two plans, one focused on equity and the other on debt. The offer document placed with SEBI has underlined the following special risk ... More

STOCKS

HDFC picks 9.8% stake in Indraprastha Medical
MUMBAI: HDFC Ltd bought 90 lakh equity shares of Indraprastha Medical Corporation, in a block deal on the BSE on June 2. This amounts to 9.8 per cent stake of the company. HDFC officials said the acquisition is a part of its portfolio ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bulls prevail
BULLS maintained their pressure over Monday's trading activity. The sentiment reading of tradable counters stands bullish. Bear domination on Tuesday is likely to reduce the bull count by a considerable margin, thereby resulting in a change in ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Bull run likely to sustain, says expert
WILL this current bull phase in the Indian stock markets continue? If yes, for how long? These are the recurring questions that do the rounds among investors across the country. The current bull phase in the stock markets started in April ... More

Archies back in limelight
ARCHIES Greeting & Gifts stock is in the limelight after a long time. Active interest in the stock is seen from the rise of more than 80 per cent in its price in the last one month. On Monday, the stock gained 18.46 per cent at Rs 134.45 on the . More

NSE new index for bank stocks
MUMBAI: NSE has decided to start a new index CNX Bank, comprising 12 stocks from the banking sector. The CNX Bank index is being introduced from June 9. The 12 stocks in the list are Andhra Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Canara ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

Small reversal likely in Bajaj Auto, Grasim
THE following strategies are based on Monday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE. These strategies are constructed to take advantage of small reversal in futures prices. The positions may run counter to the primary trend. ... More

FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

Warburg to acquire 28.75 m shares of Max Healthcare at Rs 40 a share
PRIVATE equity fund Warburg Pincus has decided to invest Rs 115 crore in Max Healthcare Institute Ltd for acquiring 28.75 million shares at an issue price of Rs 40 per share. While the fund will directly hold 23 per cent in the healthcare ... More

COMMENTARY

Bank, cement stocks hold sway
AFTER what seemed like it would be another day when the benchmark indices set a scorching pace, Monday's trading session at the stock markets witnessed a reversal of trend during the last hour. Staying nearly a percentage point higher than ... More

IPOS

Provogue plans more Studios
PROVOGUE (India) Ltd is expanding its shirt manufacturing facility at Daman from 2,000 shirts a day to 3,000 shirts a day. The company, which is entering the capital market with its initial public offering on June 10, is also setting up a ... More

Air Deccan plans IPO
THE low-cost airline, Air Deccan, plans to tap the capital market with an initial public offering (IPO). "We are seriously considering the option. However, we have not decided whether the airline should enter the market in November after the ... More

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