The Hindu Business Line : Friday, January 23, 2004

OFFHAND
World Social Forum
THE size of gatherings of activists engaged in a variety of causes is getting to be more and more unwieldy. The just concluded World Social Forum (WSF) seems to have been a mammoth affair. The number of participants ... More

SAY CHEEK
When auditors turned `cooks'
AUDITING begins when accounting ends is what one is taught in college. The sequence is no different from a game of hide-and-seek, or cop-and-thief. The accountant does a neat job and then the auditor goes about searching. A recent report, ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Numbers fail to enthuse Tisco, Tata Motors
IN the midst of crash in the stock market, the market seems to be ignoring the good results. This was seen on Thursday in market's most-sought stocks such as Tata Motors and Tata Iron and Steel Company (Tisco). Both the companies announced ... More

ON THE HEDGE
BPCL: Outlook negative, short Feb futures
The following strategies are based on Thursday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segments on the NSE: BPCL: The stock closed at Rs 443 in the spot market. The outlook on the stock is negative. The downside price target is Rs 408. ... More

SENSOR
Sensex crashes on a choppy day
NEGATIVE sentiment prevailed in the markets on Thursday as the benchmark BSE Sensex closed lower for the third trading day in a row. Volatile trading activity marked the day as the 30-stock index fell by 164.45 points (2.86 per cent) to settle ... More

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