The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Forgotten duty
WHILE most commentators dwell at length on the need for strategies and mechanisms to combat terrorism, they make scant mention of the corresponding duty of governments, civil societies and international agencies to mitigate the sufferings of the ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN

Market risk warrants mainly floating, short-dated gilts
THE Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBM) enjoins the RBI not to subscribe to primary issues of Government of India securities. Although the central bank has, for some time now, been following the auction route to sell G-Secs, ... More

DOWN TO EARTH

Now for the non-resident farmer
CANADA is rolling out the red carpet for Indian talent. No, not for software experts but for the wheat and paddy farmers of Punjab and Andhra Pradesh. The news will cause considerable consternation in India. So far, ... More

ZERO BASE

Stamp duty: Born four centuries ago and still going strong
FOR a change, the recent news on stamp paper does not have the usual words Telgi and scam, but talks about the design changes. The new stamp papers are printed on special security paper with special security inks and ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Forging ahead on value buying?
WITH brokers anticipating a recovery in the auto sector, the stocks of mid-cap auto ancillary companies have seen a revival. Leading this pack for the last couple of days is Ramkrishna Forgings. The stock touched its 52-week high of Rs 77.80 on ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Small reversal likely in Tata Tea, Reliance Energy
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE. The strategies are constructed to take advantage of small reversals in futures prices. The positions may run counter to the primary trend. Protective ... More

SENSOR

SEBI order leads to negative sentiment
THE cautious sentiment in the market turned negative after SEBI issued orders refraining UBS Securities Asia Ltd from dealing in offshore derivative instruments. A sharp fall in the Asian markets and net selling by FIIs compounded the bearish ... More

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