The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 28, 2003

MFs need to tone up disclosures
IT'S difficult to state for sure how many investors actually sift through the periodical communications sent out to them by fund houses. The quarterly or annual notations complete with basic information on portfolios and the fund managers' ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Pharma stocks tracking the IT route
DRUG companies seem to be facing a similar situation that was witnessed by tech companies in the bourses recently. The rash and subsequent bad sentiment witnessed in stocks of major IT companies two weeks ago is being mirrored in pharma sector - ... More

Numbers to drive 2-wheelers
With the top two-wheeler companies such as Bajaj, Hero Honda, TVS Motor slated to report their sales performance for the month of April, the market activity in these stocks could perk up in the current week. The share price of the three top ... More

Market may plumb even lower depths
THE stock market this week is likely to plumb lower depth as weakened bulls make desperate attempts to prop sentiments. Bears seemed to be in command last week, though bulls (including a fund manager of Singapore variety), were somewhat ... More

Inox Leasing to delist

FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

Will new threshold sop bait more FIIs?
While the sops being doled out may not directly bring in the FII money, the hope is pinned on improving India's weightage with crucial international indices, which in turn will rally the FII interest. More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

SEBI scraps age limit for listing authority post
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India has now done away with its existing regulatory norm that barred the President or a member of the Central Listing Authority (CLA) from holding office after the attainment of the age of 65 years. The ... More

INTERVIEW

`Limited scope available for active management in bond index fund' — Mr A. Balasubramanian, Head-Fixed Income, Birla Mutual Fund
Tracking an index, the Crisil Composite Bond Fund Index in this case, is relatively easy, as the fund manager concerned need not take active trading calls. To that extent, therefore, this is not so burdensome. More

COMMENTARY

Satyam Computer finishes firm on guidance note
AFTER a promising start, the US market gave up most of the gains during last week after a US government report showed gross domestic product grew at a slower pace than expected last quarter amid the war in Iraq. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose 0.6 ... More

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