The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 06, 2010

Sensex falls to 3-month low on US job data
Dips below 16K; Reliance hits 52-week low. The poor US job data published on Thursday had its ripple effect thousands of miles away here in India where ...

NTPC issue subscribed fully; retail response tepid
After an uncertain three days of the NTPC's follow-on public offering (FPO), the issue was subscribed 1.2 times on its last day on Friday, according to ...

The Health and Family Wel... PSU insurers booking profits in Dunlop
Stock hitting upper circuit daily since relisting. The re-listing of Dunlop shares may have opened an opportunity for six PSU insurance companies to make profits on decades-old investment, once ...

ESOPs out, tenure-linked bonuses in
INFOSYS' RETHINK. It was seen as the most brilliant HR initiative in Indian corporate history; stuff that made all other compensation practices ...

GE-Hitachi eyes Gujarat site for n-plant
GE-Hitachi Nuclear is keen on a site on the west coast for building its ...

Rupee slips against strong $
The rupee slipped against the US dollar on Friday, tracking the weak domestic equity markets and the stronger greenback in the international market. The Indian currency lost 46 paise to a dollar, touching a month-low ...

Church of England exits Vedanta over ‘ethics'
London-listed Vedanta Resources came under further pressure over ethics as Britain's Church of England said it was selling all its shares in the company, worth around ...

Little choice but to pass on CRR hike: Bankers
It has a direct bearing on net interest margins. Banks are expected to pass on the impact of the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) on to interest rates but will probably wait for a pick up in ...

Govt to bring down fiscal deficit gradually
The Government will bring down the fiscal deficit, but in a calibrated manner and in a way that the stimulus continues. However, some adjustment will be made to the deficit, said Dr C. Rangarajan, Chairman Economic Advisory Council to the ...

PM reaffirms commitment to sustainable development
Wants bolder initiatives from industrialised nations. India will spare no efforts in contributing to the success of post-Copenhagen process, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, assured world ...

Prospects brighten for bumper wheat crop
Low average temperatures result in excellent tillering. As things stand now, the country seems on course for a fourth successive bumper wheat harvest ...

Parikh report: Petrol car sales may get boost
Diesel cars may become costlier by Rs 1.8 lakh. Honda, which sells only petrol cars in India, is looking forward to the implementation of the Kirit Parikh panel recommendations. This is because if the recommendations are accepted, diesel cars ...

Snow, rain forecast over western Himalayan region
The ‘active' western disturbance may have already started affecting the western Himalayan region from Friday, according to an update by the India Meteorological ...

Markets this week
The Sensex on Monday ended flat at 16,356 and the broader Nifty added 17 points to settle ...