The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 19, 2004

OFFHAND
Utterly unethical
ALL those who care for ethics and principles in public life would have been shocked at the acceptance by the former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Dr M. S. Gill, of the membership of the Rajya Sabha offered by the ... More

MICROSCOPE
Aventis Pharma: Cost-cutting pays dividends
IN what could be perceived as an affirmation of its re-rating on the markets, Aventis Pharma has turned in a robust performance for the year-ended 2003. Though topline has grown in lockstep with the overall industry growth rate of 5.3 per cent ... More

ON MINT STREET
Between devil and deep sea
AS of March 6, 2004, the combined shareholding of Government-controlled shareholders in ICICI Bank Ltd is 15.03 per cent (LIC: 7.85 per cent; GIC and government-owned general insurance companies: 6.59 per cent; other government-controlled ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Crude prices have a bearing
THE stock price of companies in the oil and refining sector came under heavy selling on Thursday. Among the stocks registering price dip were IOC, BPCL, HPCL and RIL. Even stock prices of companies such as Bongaigaon Refinery and Mangalore ... More

SENSOR
Bank stocks stay afloat amidst bear grip
THE indices were in the strong hold of bears on Thursday and languished in the negative territory for most part of the day. The BSE Sensex opened the day as 5539.72 points and steadily fell to a low of 5399.05 points. It closed the day to ... More

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