The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 29, 2005

Stinging remedy
THE ethics and legality of sting operations mounted by law enforcement agencies or the media have remained hazy despite their being the subject of public debate. The exposes by Tehelka of corruption in high places over defence deals and ... More

REFLECTIONS

Warmth of a Chinese Sun
Bodh Gaya with its Bodhi Tree is the beginning and end of a search and the poetry of the place works on Sun, who is not a Buddhist not being convinced of karma and rebirth. More

SAY CHEEK

On the many numbers that Mani crunched
PETROL and diesel price hikes have ceased to elicit any great curiosity from the common people. There used to be a time when we used to line up at the petrol bunk to fill the fuel tanks ahead of price hikes, all to save a few rupees. Not any ... More

ON MINT STREET

RBI takes note of small depositors!
FOR Indian banks an ordinary depositor is an unwanted small change. One has spent time behind counters of the Government banks with the staff on the other side of the glass partition busy chatting or sipping tea. One confesses to nervy sweating ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

FMCG stocks shine on turnaround hopes
JUST ahead of the announcement of quarterly results from Hindustan Lever on Friday, the stocks of most FMCG companies shot into the limelight. The active buying in the sector was seen from the rise in the BSE FMCG Index, which jumped 1.88 per ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Short reversal likely in PNB, HDFC futures
THE following strategies are based on Thursday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE. The strategies are constructed to take advantage of short reversals in futures prices. The position may run counter to the primary trend. ... More

SENSOR

Banking stocks shed considerable value
MARKETS ended on neutral territory for the day, with the BSE Sensex putting on just five points at 6284 and the Nifty adding 6 points at 1941 points. Mid-cap stocks seem to underperform the index heavyweights, with both the BSE Midcap Index ... More

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BHEL Disinvestment