The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 20, 2003

Equity funds make more dividend payouts as markets improve
THE current year stands in sharp contrast to the previous one in terms of the number and frequency of dividends paid by equity funds, which have gained from the rapid advances recorded by the stock markets in recent months. A large number of ... More

Funds' flow into equities in Asia-Pacific declines marginally: Survey
FOR all the growth recorded in the last few years, the size of the mutual fund industry in India still remains woefully small compared to what is witnessed in many developed nations. Indeed, as a recent quarterly survey has established, funds in ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Bullish undertone prevails... But fireworks may not happen
The market is all about confidence and the indices are not necessarily the averages of fundamentals of the stock in the portfolio. Even as the key indices moved up from peak to peak, one can see appearance of hairline cracks in the current faith ... More

Tech counters in limelight
THE US markets were flat during last week after Ebay Inc, the Internet auctioneer firm, belied market expectations by announcing shortfall in profits. The S&P 500 added 0.1 per cent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.5 per cent ... More

INTERVIEW

`MNIs arrive in big way'
IL&FS Investsmart Ltd is a financial services provider that is trying to secure a larger presence in the retail market. The company, which traces its roots to Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services, particularly targets medium networth ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

Curbing unofficial share transactions — States' inaction irks Finance Ministry
IN these troubled times when caution is advised against handling any stray objects, the State Governments and their police force appear to be running scared of one such potentially explosive item - the stock market `dabba'. And, the Union ... More

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