The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 21, 2005

I-T search operations at IL&FS
MUMBAI: Income-Tax authorities conducted search operations at the office of IL&FS at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai on Thursday. When contacted, a senior official of IL&FS said the I-T authorities were conducting a survey for ... More

Darashaw & Co picks up 51% stake in Tata Share Registry
AN 80-year old broking and investment banking house Darashaw & Company has acquired 51 per cent stake in Tata Share Registry for an undisclosed amount. Under this new dispensation, Tata Share Registry will soon be called TSR Darashaw Ltd and ... More

INSIGHT

Black Monday revisited
The 1987 stock market crash was not followed by any Depression, as in 1929. That the market recovered quickly was attributed to the assurance of the Federal Reserve that it would stand by for any rescue act in case the payment mechanism broke down. More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bears prevail
THE sentiment reading of the tradable counters continues to remain bearish. Bull domination on Friday has the potential to neutralise the sentiment reading. On the contrary, the prevailing bearish sentiment is likely to be further ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Tech stocks up on rupee slide
THE falling rupee against dollar seems to have given a fillip to IT stocks as a section of market players interpreted it as additional revenue benefit for the local software exporters. The frontline IT stocks finished in the green on Thursday, ... More

FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

Indraprastha Gas hits FII buy limit
THE Reserve Bank of India has notified that foreign institutional investors can make no further purchase of equity shares of Indraprastha Gas Ltd under the Portfolio Investment Scheme in the primary or secondary markets without the prior ... More

COMMENTARY

Markets retreat from day's high but later recover from low levels
THE stock market recovered smartly today during the last hour of the trading session led by gains in the frontline IT stocks and some metals stocks. According to analysts, the rising dollar against rupee provided an opportunity for greater ... More

IPOS

Vikash Metal aims to raise Rs 25 cr from IPO
THE Kolkata-based Vikash Metal & Power Ltd (VMPL) has charted out a Rs 134-crore expansion plan to set up an integrated steel project for manufacturing long-steel products used in the construction and infrastructure sectors. The company will ... More

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