The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 05, 2004

MUTUAL FUNDS
Will diversified funds pay in 2004?
DIVERSIFIED equity funds will remain the cynosure of all eyes in the early days of 2004. Their net asset values have moved up in tandem with the advancing indices and the rising trend will be sustained if the market continues to stay in the ... More

STOCK MARKETS
Media stocks back in favour
EVEN as the Sensex breached the historical 6,000 mark, media stocks have once again emerged as favourites against the old economy steel stocks, a trend quite different from that of the year 2003. A comparison of the two sectors in the first two ... More

Indian counters on song
IT was a happy transmission from 2003 to 2004 for the equities as they witnessed sharp gains with investors' confidence brimming on various feelgood factors including signs of recovery in the US economy. The US stocks rose for a straight sixth ... More

Upbeat market looks for steroids from SAFTA, corporate results
The benchmark index, the BSE Sensex, is likely to remain firm in the event of a smooth Islamabad declaration on SAFTA. An "unofficial" Indo-Pak summit, speculated to take place on January 6, may add bonus to the sentiment. More

INTERVIEW
`Wealth is being created within, outside country'
INDIAN corporates are increasingly turning competitive in international markets. Or so feels Kotak Mahindra MF. Mr Rushabh Sheth, Head - Equity Funds, is of the view that local investors must now begin to identify the names that are capable of ... More

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