The Hindu Business Line : Friday, February 08, 2002

Stereotyping
A friend of mine hailing from Muzaffarpur in Bihar and nowadays living in Patna, who has held high positions in the State and Central governments and abroad, visited me the other day. He has no political leanings and has been in quiet retirement ... More

SLOWBURN

How to get rich quick
WITH so many elections going on around the country, I thought I'd better join in the media fray. I hit the dusty trail in Uttar Pradesh and caught up with Mr Chotababu who is campaigning to be re-elected. He was one of the fortunate few not to ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Management row to hit Jayant Agro?
JAYANT Agro-Organics seems to be in trouble. Even as it announced a fall in net profit for the quarter ended December 2001, the castor oil and its derivatives manufacturer is now rumoured to be amidst a management row. This, market sources ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Buying calls on ACC may be rewarding
THURSDAY'S trading in the derivatives segment at the NSE saw good demand for equity puts. Here are some buy/sell strategies based on the day's trading: Equity options: The February 170 calls on ACC clocked the highest volumes on that ... More

SENSOR

IT stocks, profit taking spoil rally
THE euphoria over privatisation and reform measures undertaken by the Government recently appears to have died down. The stock markets closed flat on Thursday. Broadly, the markets were bearish as profit-booking in certain pharma and PSU stocks ... More

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