The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, December 12, 2010

Did the market force down FPO prices of PSUs?
Shares plunge ahead of follow-on public offers; private co issues buck trend. Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) successfully placed some new shares with investors in February this year at Rs 203 a share. The issue met with solid response ...

Will resume cigarette-making after order on warning sign: ITC
Stocks in the market fast dwindling, say industry watchers. ITC Ltd has said that it would resume cigarette manufacturing only after receiving a `formal notification' from the Government on the pictorial warnings that need to be used on such ...

The Chairman of ITC, Mr Y... India Inc sets its sights on big deals abroad
If M&A activity is a harbinger of economic outlook and business confidence, then Indian corporates have had a great 2010 ...

Royal Sundaram to soon merge with Reliance General
The merger of Royal Sundaram Insurance with Reliance General Insurance is expected shortly. The merger will take place soon after the creation of the framework of mergers of general insurance companies, which is expected to be ready in a week, ...

India has vital stake in Europe's return to robust growth: PM
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has said that India will, as a G-20 member, consult with the European Union and its individual member-states to ensure a balanced and global economic ...

Now, debit cards for 7-year-olds!
THE NEW-AGE PIGGY BANK. “A slightly overrated piggy-bank” is how Mr Saju Joseph, a senior IT employee in Bangalore, describes the bank account held by his 10-year-old son Rohan in a ...

Index Outlook — Profit-booking weighs on market
As the year grinds towards the finishing line, investors, both local and foreign appear to be in a rush to take some hard-earned money off ...

Ramky Infrastructure – Buy
Investors with a medium-term perspective can consider buying the stock of infrastructure constructor and developer Ramky Infrastructure, taking advantage of price declines post-listing. The company has a well-diversified order book of Rs ...

Dabur India: Buy
After the recent correction in prices laid low most FMCG stocks, investors can look to buy the stock of Dabur India. A somewhat sedate set of numbers for the recent September quarter and concerns over its recent overseas acquisition have led ...

JSW Steel: Buy
India's second largest steel producer, JSW Steel, appears a reasonably-priced bet in the steel space relative to its peers, with its capacity additions, tight operations and a cash infusion from JFE Steel Corporation, which has left the ...

Punjab and Sind Bank — IPO: Invest
Modest valuations, superior asset quality and high return on net worth make a good case for investment in the initial public offer of Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB). At the upper end of the price band of Rs 113-120, the offer price would discount ...

52-WEEK BLOCKBUSTER: TVS MOTORS
A turnaround in fortunes following the revival in auto sales in mid 2009 has been the primary reason for the 145 per cent returns of the TVS Motors stock. In tune with the changing customer preferences, TVS, over the last year, has spruced up ...

Reliance Banking Fund: Invest
Fresh investments with a long-term investment horizon can be considered in Reliance Banking Fund, an open-ended equity fund. It has a mandate that allows it to switch 100 per cent of its portfolio into debt during periods of high valuation in ...

Query Corner: Medium-term correction in ICICI Bank
Could you please highlight the short and medium-term outlook for Kale Consultants? ...

Stock Strategy: Consider short strangle on Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel: (Rs 330): The immediate outlook for Bharti Airtel appears neutral. The stock is ruling near its crucial support at ...

Pivotals
RIL was volatile last week; it recorded an intra-week low of Rs 977 before ending 1.7 per cent higher for the week. The stock is facing key resistance in the band between Rs 1040 and Rs 1050. Its 200-day moving average is poised around ...

Sizzling Stocks
Gitanjali Gems nose-dived 28.7 per cent last week, conclusively breaking through the significant support range between Rs 200 and Rs 220. Since reaching its peak, made on November 12 at Rs 395 , it has been on a short-term downtrend. The ...

Pay-offs from IPOs
Finding shortcuts is a way of life for most of us — we look for the shortest way to beat the traffic, take to proteins as a shortcut to that muscular look, and are always on the lookout for shortcuts to making money. IPO investing is ...

Volatile market: Pranab sees no reason to panic
The Union Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, on Saturday sought to calm the volatile equity markets by stating that the fall, following reports of an Intelligence Bureau investigation, should not cause ...

‘Hydrogen fuel will be the future of energy sector'
Hydrogen fuel will be the future of the aerospace, automobile and energy sectors, and requires research on a large scale, according to Dr G. Madhavan Nair, former Chairman of Indian Space Research ...