The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 18, 2003

Keep the torch of sound accounting practices burning
A NEW campaign that has begun at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is a series of eight ads. You can catch a preview of these at the ICAI's Web site, in case you had missed the ads that made it to ... More

IMPRESSIONS

Politics by performance
THE recent elections in the four States, three of which were won by the BJP, have probably set a new trend in voting pattern, and are educative to voters, political parties and the media. First, there is a noticeable ... More

REFLECTIONS

The `Dravid'ian history
FOR a few minutes, the seagulls on the Adelaide greens sat still before breaking into loud claps, as Rahul Dravid stroked his winning signature on the Adelaide Test to put India one up. They did not mind the speeding red ball scattering them into ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

ALFA Laval engineered by order talk
ALFA Laval, the heavy engineering company, is said to have bagged a contract to set up plants for South African Breweries. The market grapevine said the contract could be worth about Rs 40 crore. The stock gained over 1.5 per cent on Wednesday ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Nifty: Outlook negative, short Jan. futures
THE following strategies are based on Wednesday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segment on the NSE: NIIT: The stock closed at Rs 251 in the spot market. The outlook on this stock is negative. The downside price target is Rs ... More

SENSOR

Tech stocks stay bearish; engg sector active
THE Sensex cooled off for the day after a six-day uptrend. Index heavy weights such as HLL, ITC and Infosys, that were active in the last few trading sessions, slid pulling the markets. Despite the lack of enthusiasm among large ... More

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