The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, May 02, 2004

Equity: The election effect
HOW equity prices pan out in the second half of May and the immediately succeeding few months in the homestretch to the Budget appears to now hinge on the contours of the new government. There is a degree of ... More

TAKING COUNT

FII flows into mutual funds — Mid-caps set to benefit
FII inflow into mutual funds is good for the Indian stock market but not necessarily for the retail investor in mutual funds. He may need to scale down return expectations if mutual funds change strategy to suit the larger investors. More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Bananas, stocks and arbitrage
A RECENT news report stated that traders take advantage of the arbitrage opportunities between the NSE and the BSE. What is arbitrage? Suppose bananas are priced at Rs 50 a dozen in a wholesale market. You notice that ... More

TAX TALK

Dreams of car and house with retirement money

FD WATCH

Pricol: Stick to it
THE fixed deposit programme of Premier Instruments and Controls (Pricol), a Coimbatore-based engineering company, is open for renewal only. The company's fundamentals are strong and the interest rates offered are quite ... More

FUND WATCH

DSP Merrill launches TIGER fund

AUTO FOCUS

Hyundai Elantra: Strikingly different
HYUNDAI'S pre-eminence as a manufacturer of good quality cars despite the fact that many of the company's products are not good-looking in the conventional sense of the term is in stark contrast to market expectations of the past three-four ... More

BOOK VALUE

Optimists can fail
LARRY Williams's Long-term Secrets to Short-term Trading, published by Wiley (www.wiley.com), has been around for sometime now. Yet, for shy investors and doubtful traders, Larry's work has much to offer. ... More

INSURANCE CORNER

Tata AIG's Secured Future Plan
IN case you meet with an accident or become disabled you will not be able to look after your family. In such circumstances, your family needs a regular income to meet monthly expenses. Tata AIG's new personal accident ... More

BANKING PRODUCTS

ABN Amro's CreditLine
THERE is nothing more comforting than to know that you can have cash when you need it. And we are not talking about ATMs here. In an emergency, there may be no time to apply for a personal loan. And while a credit ... More

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