Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Monday, December 30, 2002
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Monday, December 30, 2002 |
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COLUMNS OFFHAND Ending inspector raj? AT the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, directed a broadside at the long-persisting stranglehold of systems, procedures, rules and ... More ON THE MOVE DG Shipping order raises seafarers' hackles ON DECEMBER 23, passenger vessel m.v. Nicobar sailed from Kolkata for Port Blair with 1,200 passengers. With this sailing ended the week-long stalemate causing concern to the Andaman and Nicobar Administration, the owner of the vessel, the ... More A RINGSIDE VIEW Bull run seems to be on course THE bull run seems to be on course. Last week, the market bypassed a correction on strong liquidity support and buying by operators, a few hedge funds and a string of corporates. With just two sessions left for 2002, the market this week will, ... More POLICY WATCH Listing authority high on agenda A SEBI-sponsored committee had recommended the setting up of the Central Listing Authority, now high on the agenda of SEBI and the Finance Ministry, to bring about some uniformity in scrutinising listing applications and to take a look at the listing agreements periodically. The idea was to stop those fly-by-night operators who could list on one of the smaller stock exchanges after being rejected for listing at a bigger bourse. Hapless retail investors tooka hit due to the inconsistent applicati on of the listing rules during the last decade. More MUTUAL CONFIDENCE Bank-distributor gaining pace BANKS, both foreign and Indian-owned, are increasingly enlarging their share of the pie in the distribution of mutual funds. As MF circles unfailingly point out, foreign banks today play a major role on the distribution front and many of their ... More GLOBAL MONITOR Weak dollar is key driver of gold rally GOLD enjoyed a great year in 2002 with prices under $280 an ounce in January rising consistently to reach a 6-year high by the end of the year, testing and piercing the $350/oz psychological mark. The joy ride upward was aided by a host of ... More ADR WATCH Dr. Reddy's Lab, Wipro move up THE American stock market indices ended last week on a weak note. Except for a rally on Monday, the market sentiment on the US bourses remained weak. Trading volumes ebbed owing to market holidays. The rise in price of crude oil coupled with ... More VISION 2020 
Vision 2020 — The power of mobilityThe answer to problems of starvation, destitution and unemployment, especially rural, may lie in making people more mobile, says P. V. Indiresan, and suggests organising an extensive and affordable system of cycle-hire. This unorthodox method may not work miracles, but is still worth trying because it promises well, and costs little. More STOCKS TO WATCH 
HPCL & BPCL await divestment triggerTHE Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment (CCD) could not finalise the modalities of the proposed disinvestment in refinery majors — HPCL and BPCL. Ahead of the CCD meeting, both the companies attracted market interest leading to a spurt in ... More TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Cotton prices to move up NYCE cotton futures closed on Friday with small gains on thin speculative interest, with more sideways action predicted ahead of the New Year holidays next week. With most players having closed the book for the year, the prices are bound to ... More AMERICAN PERISCOPE Reforming corrupt practices on Wall Street IN an interview on a television channel about two weeks ago, Mr Jack Welch, the former CEO of GE was asked for his reactions to the scandals in corporate America. Mr Welch replied that we should not judge the corporate world based on the ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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