The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 16, 2005

Retirement plans - take cue from Growth Act
LEGISLATIONS mooted by politicians in foreign countries do not bother us too often but a proposal in the US to introduce what has been called the GROWTH Act does cry out for attention. The reason is simple: The idea behind GROWTH, or `Generate ... More

`Record' launches by mutual fund industry in 2004-05
THE Indian mutual fund industry has witnessed several records during the fiscal ended March 2005. It was the year in which the largest number of new schemes - 97 in all, were launched. The amount mobilised by the new schemes at over Rs 25,000 ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Infotech counters end weak
LED by metal stocks, as commodity prices weakened, the US securities suffered. The S&P 500 dwindled 1.5 per cent to 1154.05 last week and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped two per cent to 10,140.12. According to Bloomberg data, both ... More

Dalal Street may see upturn
THE domestic stock market seems poised for a sharp upturn after a phase of correction and consolidation. A section of local market players appears to be buying the Nifty futures aggressively. If the trend continues this week, the Nifty spot may ... More

CHAT
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit
Khan was studying the US clampdown on Chinese cotton knit shirts, blouses and underwear. But Jogin was reading Jeffrey Sachs's comment on how India's labour division is changing the world! To select the next Indian cricket coach, Dakshinamoorthy ... More

INTERVIEW

`Mid-caps still have many takers'
MR SUHAS NAIK, Director - Equity Market, ING Vysya Mutual Fund, virtually dismisses the theory that investors would begin to keep away from mid-cap counters, despite the losses that a section of them have suffered in recent days. "Indian ... More

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