COLUMNS
OFFHAND
Musharraf doctrine
LIKE the Monroe doctrine, we now have the Musharraf doctrine. And that too, adumbrated in the issue of The Dawn of June 2 in which the President of Pakistan, Gen Pervez Musharraf, has put in a surprise appearance ...
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FINANCIAL SCAN
Market overpricing Fed tightening?
INFLATION worries are back on the front pages of financial papers and market commentaries. We seem to have touched the bottom of the inflation cycle, both globally and in India. US inflation, excluding the components of fluctuating food and ...
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REFLECTIONS
Igniting a passion for the wild
MY friend Dinesh Kothari from Indore was in Mumbai a week back for talks with Bittu Sahgal on organising a Kids for Tigers (KFT) programme in select schools of his town. For about 10 years, Dinesh has been walking forests to sight birds and ...
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MICROSCOPE
IOC: Refining margin rescues earnings
INDIAN Oil's performance in the fourth quarter of 2003-04 is a story of buoyant earnings in refining and loss of margins in marketing business. The company has reported a 10 per cent growth in turnover to Rs 36,235 crore while profit before ...
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EAR TO THE GROUND
NMDC locked in lower circuit
TALK that China is not going to accept any more iron-ore shipments saw the stock of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) remain locked at the 10 per cent lower circuit on the BSE on Tuesday. Dealers said that the buzz in the market ...
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ON THE HEDGE
MTNL: Outlook negative, sell June futures
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segments on the NSE: ACC: The stock closed at Rs 248 in the spot market. The outlook appears negative. The downside price target is Rs 236. If ...
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SENSOR
Institutional support keeps Sensex in positive zone
CONTINUING the positive trend of the previous trading session, the stock markets witnessed another rally, albeit a more hesitant one on Tuesday. The round of buying in index and second-rung stocks picked up pace towards the end of the trading ...
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