The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 09, 2003

Tata MF joins retirement plan bandwagon
PLANNING for retirement is fast becoming a catchword for mutual funds. Tata MF is the latest player to adopt it, thanks to a `retirement planning series' that it has added to its normal gilt fund. The series, with capital preservation as its ... More

MIPs still growing strong
MONTHLY income plans (MIPs) are still growing at a terrific pace as investors flock to them, lured by the returns being generated mostly by the small but critical equity portions in their portfolios. MIPs run by mutual funds such as Birla ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Volatile movement
BEARS gained control in the initial hours of Wednesday's trading activity. Later in the day, the bulls took over and recouped their early losses. The market sentiment reading of the tradable counters remains bullish. Bear domination on Thursday ... More

STOCK EXCHANGES

NSE to widen investor base
IN order to deepen the recently started Interest Rate Futures market, the National Stock Exchange aims to widen the investor base to provide for diverse opinions on the interest rate trend. In order to widen participation, NSE plans to increase ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Bull run inflates FIs equity portfolio
THE stock market rally has added about Rs 1,350 crore to the equity portfolio of ICICI Bank, IDBI and IFCI. The broad-based market rally in the last six months has inflated the market value of the equity portfolios of ICICI Bank, IDBI and ... More

Housing demand props up HFC stocks
EVEN as state housing ministers met today to discuss the country's stated goal of housing for all by 2010 and turning housing sector into an engine for growth for the economy, the stocks of housing finance companies (HFC) ruled firm on major ... More

Aluminum stocks shine
THE stock price of aluminum companies Nalco and Hindalco gained on Wednesday on expectation of good financial results for the second quarter. The market talk is that the rise in the international prices of aluminum and alumina is driving the ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

BEL: Outlook negative, short Oct. futures
THE following strategies are based on Wednesday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE: Equity options Bharat Electronics: The outlook on this stock is negative. The open interest position as a percentage of the ... More

ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES

Deutsche Asset Management bullish on India
DEUTSCHE Asset Management Group (DAMG) is looking to increase its money management business in India and the immediate target is to double the assets managed by its mutual fund to $1 billion in the next one-and-a-half years. The assets under ... More

COMMENTARY

Infotech stocks slip on choppy day
THE benchmark BSE Sensex just managed to end in positive territory on Wednesday after witnessing volatile trading activity. The 30-stock index rose 1.92 points (0.04 per cent) and closed at 4634.86 points. The Index opened firm at 4646.63 points, ... More

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