The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 03, 2005

Diversified equity funds suffer in Oct
DIVERSIFIED equity funds, hit by the general decline in the market, have lost an average 8 per cent-plus in the past one month, costing their investors part of the gains they had recorded in the recent past. The schemes, which had moved up in ... More

STOCKS

HSBC picks up 7.57 pc in Orchid Chemicals
HSBC Investments (Hongkong) Ltd has informed the stock exchange that HSBC Global Investment Funds - A/C HSBC Global Investment Funds (Mauritius) Ltd along with HSBC Investments (Hongkong) Ltd (PAC) has acquired 46 lakh shares of Orchid Chemicals ... More

Reliance Cap picks up 7.5 pc stake in Mold-Tek Tech
RELIANCE Capital Asset Management Ltd has acquired 7.5 per cent equity stake in the Hyderabad-based Mold-Tek Technologies Ltd, reflecting purchase of 6.63 lakh shares at Rs 45.02 a share in the open market. In a letter to the company, Reliance ... More

Panyam Cements board okays stock split
PANYAM Cements & Mineral Industries Ltd has informed the stock exchanges that its board of directors has decided to split the equity shares of Rs 100 each into 10 equity shares of Rs 10 each. The company has decided to make consequential ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bulls prevail
BULLS dominated Wednesday's trading activity. The sentiment reading of the tradable counters remains neutral. Bull domination on Monday is likely to change the sentiment reading in their favour. Nifty futures recommendation: The November ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Market gains as mood turns optimistic — Sensex up 128 points but volumes remain low
DIWALI has brought cheer to the equity market with the Sensex rising almost 400 points over the last three trading sessions. Even the US Federal Reserve's interest rate hike of 25 basis points failed to dampen sentiment. However, the rise ... More

Foreign brokerages plan to widen mid-cap basket
According to market observers, within a year, overseas investments are likely to begin in a range of new stocks. More

Asian Electronics up on business prospects
ASIAN Electronics, a company manufacturing energy conservation products, was locked in the five-per cent upper circuit on Wednesday. The stock closed at Rs 225.10 on BSE with volumes of 16,174 shares. On NSE, it closed at Rs 226.05 with volumes ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

`Global exchanges keen on Nifty futures trading'
THE National Stock Exchange has been receiving queries from international stock exchanges seeking permission to start derivatives trading in S&P CNX Nifty index of the exchange, Mr Ravi Narain, Managing Director of NSE, said. Talking to ... More

FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

Phillips Carbon may opt for pvt placement to FIIs
PHILLIPS Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL), an RPG Group company, may drop its earlier plan of a foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCB) issue and opt for a private placement to one or two foreign institutional investors. According to sources in the ... More

COMMENTARY

Festive mood brightens market sentiment
THE festive mood appears to have kept investors going, with the indices gaining for the third consecutive trading session. The Sensex rose 128.6 points or 1.6 per cent to close above the 8,000-mark once again, at 8,072.7 points. Leading the ... More

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