The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, January 02, 2011

Nano leads Tata's 28% Dec sales jump; co to focus on cars, UVs
Tata Motors will focus on putting its passenger car and utility-vehicle business on the fast track in 2011-12, according to top ...

Telecom policy overhaul soon: Sibal
The Communications and IT Minister, Mr Kapil Sibal, today promised to overhaul a decade-old telecom policy to address key issues including transparent spectrum allocation mechanism, package for local equipment manufacturing and mergers ...

Unique century: The Union... Three sector picks for 2011
If the stock market were to resume its upward journey in 2011, which sectors will lead the charge — those that led the race in 2010 or the underdogs? Here are a few potential winners for 2011. . Pharma stocks have seen their ...

Crisil downgrades 5 microfinance institutions
Rating agency Crisil has downgraded the credit rating of five microfinance institutions (MFIs), as they face increased ...

For 2011, the bets are on pharma, IT stocks
Mutual funds, brokerages see telecom and construction sectors as the ‘dark horses'. Pharma and software stocks could be the best bets for investors looking to beat the markets in 2011, say leading fund managers of mutual funds and ...

Index Outlook: Edging towards a new peak
The year 2010 has ended on a robust note with the Sensex gaining 17 per cent in the year. A bout of short-covering ahead of the derivative expiry helped the index close at 20,500, just 3 per cent short of a new ...

Sensex: Outlook 2011
The Sensex was volatile in the first nine months of 2010 and threatened to violate the 16,000-support, twice in February and then in May. But such a breakdown was averted on both occasions and the mood turned gung-ho, once it broke past ...

Power Finance Corporation: Buy
Investors with a two-year horizon can accumulate the stock of Power Finance Corporation (PFC), a leader in the infrastructure financing space. Strong and sustainable demand for infrastructure credit coupled with the fact that majority of ...

Havells India: Buy
Havells India, in 2007, acquired Sylvania, a company that had a significant share of the lighting and fixtures market of Europe and Latin America. But soon after the acquisition, as Europe slipped into recession, Sylvania's sales ...

Gabriel India: Buy
Investors with a two-to-three-year perspective can buy the shares of Gabriel India, a manufacturer of ride control products for the auto industry. From a 52-week-high of Rs 74 in mid-November, broader market volatility has pulled the price ...

Birla Sun Life Monthly Income: Hold
Investors can consider holding on to units of Birla Sun Life (BSL) Monthly Income, as the fund has beaten its benchmark consistently, over one-, three- and ...

UTI Opportunities: Invest
Investors willing to handle some risk and who prefer to take timely sector calls based on economic trends can consider adding the UTI Opportunities fund based on its three-year performance. Over a three-year period, the fund clocked a ...

Query Corner — Long-term outlook positive for Lupin
I have purchased JK Paper at Rs 70 and Fortis Healthcare at Rs 150. Please advise on the prospects of both the stocks. ...

Pivotals: Reliance Industries (Rs 1,058.2)
The stock moved sideways in the band between Rs 1,040 and Rs 1,070 and finished the week at almost the same level. It has formed a weekly doji candlestick pattern implying neutral stance. Reliance Industries continues testing its ...

Sizzling Stocks: Jaypee Infratech (Rs 78.2)
Jaypee Infratech shot up 19 per cent accompanied by good volumes last week. After recording an all-time low of Rs 59.8 on December 9, the stock changed directions triggered by positive divergence in the daily relative strength index. Since ...

Go long on Hexaware
Hexaware (Rs 117): The immediate and medium-term outlook turned positive for Hexaware Technologies. The stock breached its crucial resistance and is ruling firm at current levels. As long as it stays above Rs 86, the outlook remains positive ...

Smart resolutions for 2011
Bye bye 2010 — Welcome 2011! While a new year calls for celebrations and partying, it also calls for you to make some new resolutions for the year. And what better way to do it than make some smart investment resolutions? . Here's ...

52-WEEK BLOCKBUSTER: WHIRLPOOL OF INDIA
Consumers loosened their purse strings and went on a spending spree in 2010. Whirlpool of India, the consumer appliances major, is testimony to this. The company reported a 32 per cent sales growth in the six months ending September 2010 ...

Costlier raw materials to turn vehicles expensive
Most auto-makers end 2010 with brisk sales. Auto sales continued their brisk run in December, but customers will now have to pay more for ...

SBI extends teaser home, auto loan schemes
In its quest to lure new retail borrowers into its fold, the State Bank of India has re-jigged and extended its teaser home and auto loans schemes for three months up to ...