The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, October 15, 2003

Political earthquake
FROM body building to body politic? Well, that is the nature of the dramatic transition the former fitness buff and the current hero of action-cum-adventure packed movies, Mr Arnold Schwarzenegger has made in California ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN

End game in global rate-cutting cycle
THE global economy is reaching the end of the road as far as interest rate cuts are concerned. Starting from January 2001, the US Federal Reserve and guardian of monetary policy in the world's biggest economy has brought down its benchmark ... More

REFLECTIONS

Wildlife too deserves a living
ON a Monday morning, a wind blew in from nowhere and brought down the abandoned nests the baya weaver birds had sewed up to the sharp tips of the branches of the tall palm tree adjacent to our housing complex in Borivili. Tightly knitted, two ... More

MICROSCOPE

Hero Honda: Volume to drive earnings
AIDED by a sharp increase in income from other sources, motorcycle major - Hero Honda has come up with an improved performance for the quarter ended September 2003. The post-tax earnings for the quarter rose 12 per cent to Rs.156.55 crore. ... More

IHCL: A good season
THE results of Indian Hotels for the second quarter ending September 2003, generally not a busy season, is indicative of a good quarter with higher occupancy rates for the hospitality industry. After SARS and Iraq war in the January-May ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

OCB tones down Bharti Tele
The stock of telecom major Bharti Tele-Ventures came under heavy selling on Tuesday. The selling was despite the company announcing a new attractive package for subscribing to its cellular services. The market talk was that heavy selling by an ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Outlook positive on Oriental Bank, HCL Tech
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE: Equity options Oriental Bank: The outlook on this stock is positive. The upside price target is Rs 280. The downside risk level is Rs ... More

SENSOR

Markets pegged back as 11-day rally snaps
THE cliché that all good things have to come to an end asserted itself at the markets with a bang. After having been on a blistering run that saw the Sensex put on close to 13 per cent over a 11-day trading, a correction was very much on the ... More

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