COLUMNS
ACCOUNT SPEAK
Now is the time for farewells and receptions
DON'T compare us with unequals. This was the refrain of chartered accountants who had gathered for a meeting with the president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, about a week ago. What is irking them ...
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SAY CHEEK
Top ten scams for 2004
NASA scientists are busy with Mars, remotely guiding their vehicles to send us more snaps of the red planet, though geeks wonder if the colours are coming through right. And real estate agents are eyeing the big ball as prime real estate, and so ...
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ON MINT STREET
At last, some cheer for farm sector
If below 6 per cent per annum is good for corporates, it is also good for quality farmers. Nay, any discrimination is unconstitutional.
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EAR TO THE GROUND
Banking support
SEVERAL public sector banks and UTI appear to have lent support to the stock market to stop the indices from falling too much. According to a dealer, many banks bought the index stocks basket, especially the Nifty, at lower levels on Tuesday as ...
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ON THE HEDGE
Tata Tea: Outlook negative, short February futures
THE following strategies are based on Wednesday's trading in the spot and the derivative segments on the NSE: Tata Tea: The stock closed at Rs 361 in the spot market. The outlook appears negative but the downtrend will be confirmed if ...
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SENSOR
Latter-day buying props up bourses
THE much-awaited return of buoyancy at the stock markets seemed to have arrived with the major indices bouncing back and staging a recovery during the latter half of trading on Wednesday. After a consecutive losing streak spread over the past ...
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