The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 02, 2005

Sugar futures come under FMC lens — Sustained selling pressure sets off alarm bells
FUTURES trading in sugar at the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) is coming under the scanner yet again. If in December and early January, it was the allegedly speculative rise in prices that forced the Forward Markets ... More

FIIs' open positions in derivatives segment hit record 42%
FOREIGN institutional investors' investments in the derivatives markets have gone up sharply with their total gross market positions crossing over 40 per cent. This is substantially higher than the average positions of around 30-32 per cent ... More

Petrol price hike: Aiyar to meet Left parties today
THE proposal to raise petroleum prices will be taken up with the Left parties on Monday, the Petroleum, Natural Gas & Panchayat Raj Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, said here. He observed that early decisions were needed in the issue in the ... More

Chinese growth fuels earnings of Indian shipping cos
WHILE the growing economic might of the Red Dragon may be spreading ripples of insecurity across certain corporate sectors in India, there is one sector that is actually making money out of this. And that is the Indian shipping sector. Indeed, ... More

NTPC scouts for partners to acquire coal mines abroad
NATIONAL Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) is scouting for partners to acquire coal mines abroad. The Rs 25,964-crore company, which accounted for 27 per cent of the power generated in India last year, wants to integrate itself — ... More

IT parks emerging catchment areas for malls, shopping complexes
WHERE else can malls get assured footfalls of youngsters with a well-exposed lifestyle and a high spending power than at an IT park? Mixing business with leisure seems to be the latest mantra among real estate developers across the country who ... More

Alleged breach of Company Law — Reliance under Ministry scanner
WITH a settlement process between the Ambani brothers yielding little results and allegations of violations of company law resurfacing, the Ministry of Company Affairs said it was keeping a close watch on the developments in the Reliance Group. ... More

CHAT
Wise man will bear and forbear to live at peace
Jogin was busy preparing a comparative chart of airfares, Khan spent time reading a few Japanese phrases to impress his pen pal in Tokyo, andSridevi was thrilled at Disney's plan for a theme park in India! But Dakshinamoorthy pinged them all to ... More