The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 29, 2005

Operators bogged down by number of applicants for unique ID number
SO, you know that for transactions above Rs 1 lakh, directly in the stock market or through a mutual fund, you would need to quote your unique identification number from April 1. You decide to start early and finish the process and call one of ... More

No demat fee from Feb 1
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India has directed that from February 1, 2005 investors who open new demat accounts will not have to pay opening charges, other than statutory charges. These new account holders will also not have to pay ... More

MUTUAL FUNDS

Corpn Bank to vend Franklin Templeton MF products
CORPORATION Bank has announced plans to distribute mutual fund products of Franklin Templeton Investments as a part of its strategy to increase its fee-based income. A bank release said here on Friday that Mr N.N. Pal, General Manager ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bulls reign
BULLS were in total command of Friday's trading activity. Their dominance for the third successive trading day left the bears stranded. The sentiment reading of the tradable counters stands extremely bullish with all the tradable counters in ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Provident funds allowed to invest 5 pc in equities
IN a landmark development the Government has allowed all non-Government provident funds, superannuation funds and gratuity funds to invest in equity market. As per the revised guidelines released today on the investment pattern to be followed, ... More

Markets bounce back; Sensex gains 179 points
THE bourses, which have been volatile for past several days, ended the week on a very bullish note with both the indices posting gains of over 2.7 per cent during Friday's trade. The Sensex gained 179.66 points to close at 6,419.09, the highest ... More

`Upgrade' revives hope on HPCL
EVEN after showing sharp drop in net profit by around 70 per cent in the third quarter, the stock price of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd gained on Friday. The stock price of the company gained 3.97 per cent at Rs 349.75 on the BSE with ... More

COMMENTARY

Blistering bull run
IN hindsight, it appears that the bulls were just warming up on Thursday. With the momentum well and truly behind them, the bulls went on a blistering run on Friday, moving up a whopping 179.66 points to breach the 6400-mark and end at 6419.09 ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

Manipulation in DSQ Ind scrip — SEBI bans Harish Biyani for 5 years from market
SEBI has banned Mr Harish Biyani, one of the prime accused in the last scam on the Calcutta Stock Exchange, from the market for five years. An order passed by the securities watchdog has, in a reference to irregular transactions in the DSQ ... More

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