The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 19, 2003

Mutual funds — The importance of hedging short-term
The problem at present is that portfolio managers do not seem to have a hedging strategy at all. More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bear domination
BEARS extended their dominance over Thursday's trading activity. Bulls were unable to make any impact during the day's trading. Thursday's market action resulted in terminating most of the uptrend counters in the tradable list. More

STOCK MARKETS

Sensex sheds 101 points on overbought futures position
BENCHMARK stock indices fell sharply on Thursday on widespread selling by investors who were said to be paring overstretched positions. The 30-share Sensitive Index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) fell 101.20 points or 2.39 per cent, the ... More

HPCL still considered `good buy'
INVESTORS have shrugged off the jolt given by the Supreme Court to the disinvestment of the petroleum refining and marketing company and have started buying the stock actively. In fact, several large investors picked up the share on Tuesday ... More

Shifting of stocks to trade-to-trade, Z segments — Scrip prices dip as day trading loses sheen
AFTER the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) shifted some 700 stocks to the Z category and trade-to-trade segment in two lots (one became effective from September 10 and another from September 12) for investors' safety, most stocks have shown decline in ... More

KPIT Cummins Info peaks
THE stock of KPIT Cummins Infosystems surged ahead on Thursday hitting a 52-week high of Rs 247.80 and Rs 248 on the BSE and NSE respectively. The stock has appreciated by almost 36 per cent from its levels of Rs 170-171, as on August 19, 2003. ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

Tata Steel: Outlook positive, buy Oct 250 calls
THE following strategies are based on Thursday's trading in the derivatives trading on the NSE: Equity options Tata Steel: The outlook on this stock is positive. The upside price target is Rs 290. The downside risk level is Rs ... More

COMMENTARY

Sensex plunges in another choppy day
IT was yet another volatile day on the bourses. The Sensex started on a negative note and stabilised during the mid-day trading. However, it crashed 101.20 points or 2.39 per cent at the end of the day to close at 4134.15 points. The trading ... More

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