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MUTUAL FUNDS
A glance at sector-specific funds
FOR those who are hooked to mainstream growth funds, a periodic review of sector-specific schemes can be a great diversion. There is a need to visit such funds time and again, for these often give you significant insights, ones that may be ...
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TAXATION
Transaction tax - strong merits as a reform measure
The high intra-day volatility exposes the hollowness of the claim, often made by the stock exchange administrations, that the "impact" cost of executing a fairly large-sized order is only around 0.1-0.2 per cent in India.
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STOCK EXCHANGES
Truce at Coimbatore Stock Exchange
THE standoff between the Coimbatore Stock Exchange (CSX) and a section of its members seems to have ended with the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) convened by the latter on Monday (July 19) being called off. The move comes in the wake of ...
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STOCK MARKETS
Bullish undertone prevails on Dalal Street
The short-term trend appears to be up and without any signal for a reversal. The medium-term trend has also turned up slightly.
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Chidambaram has the rahasya
There is a tax that hangs like the Damocles' sword even as Sridevi, Dakshinamoorthy, Khan and Jogin huddle before their PCs to exchange notes. Hang on their words. Dax: Here is my positive forecast, that the FM will let his ...
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INTERVIEW
`Monsoon progress is the major factor for equities'
THE Budget will mean many things to many sectors and investors need to ascertain how it will impact the sectors they follow". Those innocuous words, spoken quietly by Mr S Sankaranarayanan, Fund Manager, Tata Mutual Fund, do not indicate the ...
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COMMENTARY
Infosys gains on Q1 number
CONCERN over increase in oil price re-emerged to haunt the markets, as crude prices are hovering around $40 a barrel mark. Besides, disappointing results from corporate majors such as Intel Corp, Veritas Software and Siebel Systems pushed down ...
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