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INSIGHT
Making gold glitter in households
Unlike real estate, gold is divisible and is highly liquid. It is easy to bequeath and less cumbersome in terms of transferability. Given the demographic shift and social security requirements during old age and the stock of gold ornaments, one can t hink of using reverse mortgage instruments to utilise the yellow metal and provide pension annuities to individuals and survivors, says R. Vaidyanathan.
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Bull onslaught
BULLS were in total control of Wednesday's trading activity. The sentiment reading of the tradable counters stands strongly bullish with no downtrend counters. Bear domination on Thursday is likely to reduce the bull count to a bare minimum ...
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STOCK MARKETS
Sensex at 6-month high on US vote
LED by technology and banking stocks, share prices moved sharply on Wednesday, with the Sensex gaining 88 points to close at a six-month high. Analysts said the rally in IT stocks, spearheaded by Satyam, Infosys, and Wipro, was mainly on ...
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Scores low on the market front
Umesh P. Maskeri looks at the implications of the Concept Paper proposals on the securities market
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Glenmark sizzles on future prospects
THE Glenmark Pharma stock on Wednesday moved up on buying along with other mid-cap pharmaceutical counters. According to brokers and analysts, today's play in specific drug stocks was largely caused by the prospect of future earning ...
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Sees value in investments
UB HOLDINGS, the de-merged company from UB and which holds investment in various companies, has been attracting buyers' interest in the last few days. The stock price of the company has gained 30 per cent in the last four trading sessions. On ...
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DERIVATIVES MARKETS
Outlook may turn negative for BPCL, ACC
THE following strategies are based on Wednesday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segment on the NSE: BPCL: The stock closed at Rs 353 in the spot market. The outlook could turn negative if the stock moves below Rs 351. The ...
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FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
Call to simplify procedures for foreign investors
FURTHER regularisation of the tax regime and simplification of the bureaucratic procedures for investing in India were mooted as the more important requirements for attracting investors to India. At the FICCI-SEBI annual conference on ...
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Citigroup arms pick up 1 pc in Tata Motors
CITIGROUP has for the first time picked up Tata Motors shares. Citigroup Global Markets and Citibank NY Citigroup GL jointly bought 36,05,114 shares of Tata Motors, representing around 1 per cent of the total paid-up capital of the ...
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Boyer Allan may double size to over $100 m
BOYER Allan Investment Management Ltd, one of the larger hedge funds investing in India, expects to double its India-specific fund by the middle of next year. The fund, launched last year, is currently worth $50 million, and is seeking to ...
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COMMENTARY
Bush, corporates' performance ignite sentiment
AFTER a slightly hesitant start to the week and a relatively lacklustre performance during the previous one, the stock markets showed clear signs of a break away into a more consistent, strong rally on Wednesday. Sentiment in the markets during ...
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