The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 20, 2004

OFFHAND
Reject it outright
IT IS difficult to make any sense out of the puzzling behaviour of associations and trade unions of employees of the organised sector. Despite knowing the parlous state of the finances of the Central and State ... More

DOWN TO EARTH
Free power — Catch-22 situation for Maharashtra farmers
FARM power bills have caused tragedies in rural life for decades. They are now giving rise to a comic situation in Maharashtra. The representative farmers' organisation in Maharashtra, Shetkari Sanghatana, has been ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Atlas Copco gains on open offer talk
THE shares of multinational company Atlas Copco have been slowly rising in the last few weeks from around Rs 550 levels in the beginning of August to around Rs 675. On Thursday, the stock gained 2.38 per cent at Rs 673 on the BSE with volumes ... More

ON THE HEDGE
SBI: Outlook negative, sell Sept futures
THE following strategies are based on Thursday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segment on the NSE: SBI: The stock closed at Rs 433 in the spot market. The outlook appears negative. The downside price target is Rs 414. Sell ... More

SENSOR
Oil, cement cos sparkle in broad-based rally
AFTER the knock they took on Wednesday, the markets staged a smart comeback , with the benchmark BSE Sensex gaining as much as 85.37 points to end at 5,123.65 points. The Nifty put on 27.40 points to breach the 1,600-point mark and settle at ... More

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