The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Splendid idea
A SNIPPET from the pages of The Hindu dated July 11, 1955, reproduced in the paper's This Day That Age section, contains a gem of a suggestion which shows how the vision of the leaders of those days ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN

Beginnings of an independent central bank
A committee of `wise' men will advise on monetary policy, the RBI announced last week. It has been a considerable time coming. The FOMC, which is charged with the responsibility of determining US interest rates, has been around for as long as ... More

DOWN TO EARTH

The not-so-happy harvests
TWO major events have shocked India and the world. After an unbearably long and hot summer, torrential rains flooded large parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. But more consternation was caused by the terrorist attacks ... More

ZERO BASE

There's a general urge to move to generic drugs
EVEN as the Prime Minister's office is busy working on a policy to develop `a world-class pharmaceutical industry', one can hear wails over the payment of reasonable royalty by generic drug manufacturers to patent-holders, courtesy an overflowing ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Tata Motors gains on good prospects for CVs
THE Tata Motors stock gained on Tuesday despite huge volatility in the market. Dealers said that there has been interest in the counter from select FIIs, following a `buy' recommendation by a leading foreign broking firm. This firm believes ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Small reversal likely in Cipla, Titan
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday'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. Protective ... More

SENSOR

Banking, auto sectors shine; IT suffers
ON Tuesday, with bulls taking charge in the post-lunch session, the bellwether indices at one stage were down more than one per cent. Gains in the banking and auto sectors managed to stave off the losses. The Sensex ended flat losing only a ... More

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