The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 28, 2003

Reduced space for free-float in large-cap segment — FIIs turn buyers in mid-cap stocks
FIIs, which traditionally have large exposure in index heavyweights, are now turning active buyers in several mid-cap stocks due to attractive valuations. A major reason, other than the attractive valuation, for increased FII interest in ... More

As losses mount... Music retailers go for smaller stores
Piracy, remixes, the digital technology revolution, and now privatisation of FM radio, all seem to have led to the downfall of the music industry. More

CAS: Catch-22 for consumer electronics
MOVE over family soaps, taking over viewer interest is now the proposed implementation of CAS (conditional access system) - a story with lots of twists and turns. Along with the consumers, watching with interest how the plot unfolds — ... More

Good software tidings but champagne can wait
AFTER many a quarter of disappointing results and dismal forecasts, leading software companies sounded optimistic last week, upping their earnings guidance. So, are the heady days of Indian infotech sector back? Not as yet, though prospects of ... More

L&T co-founder Holck-Larsen dead
MR Henning Holck-Larsen, co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T), passed away at the Breach Candy hospital here today, after a brief illness. He was 96. Mr Holck-Larsen had not been keeping well for the last couple of ... More