The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, November 20, 2005

Franklin Prima: Invest
FRANKLIN India Prima is a good diversified fund to include in your core equity portfolio. It focuses on quality stocks in the mid-cap space and is appropriate for investors targeting above-market returns over 5 or 10 ... More

Don't overload on equity funds
Five equity funds in a portfolio would provide just the right degree of diversification, and makes it easier to track performance. More

Tata Tax Saving Fund: Hold
INVESTORS in Tata Tax Saving Fund can retain their holdings. The fund's five-year track record has improved, thanks to a strong showing in the bullish phase that began in mid-2003. Tata Tax Saving's performance over the ... More

Closed-end funds: Stepping out of the rat race
The success of close-end funds could usher long-term funds into the equity market. They could provide investors with a transparent, cost-effective and tax-efficient avenue to invest for the long-term. It could also favourably influence behaviour of i nvestors in, and fund managers of, open-end funds. More

UTI MF declares 50% dividend

Tax-saving funds will sport a different profile as the notification by the Finance Ministry take effect. The government has specified that equity-linked savings schemes will have to be close-end funds and have a tenure of 10 years at the end ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Use dips as buying opportunity
Preferred view: The index moved in line with expectations. The market sentiment remained bullish, as anticipated last week. The index appears on course to move to the initial target range of 2670-2680. Though a short-term ... More

Mixed outlook for pivotals
Satyam Computer (Rs 646): Except for a sharp spurt on Monday, the price action was devoid of any trend in the remaining days of the week. The short-term outlook is bearish and a drop to Rs 615-620 appears likely. Remain invested with a ... More

Focus of the week
GE Shipping (Rs 225): After moving to a high of Rs 221 in mid-September, the stock went into a corrective mode. It staged a breakout from this correction last week. The stock could move to the immediate target zone of Rs 245-250. There is ... More

Query corner
Kindly let me know the prospects of State Bank of India purchased at Rs 879. — Deepak Jujare SBI (Rs 911): Taking into account the positive outlook and your entry price, there is no reason to sell the stock now. Hold with a ... More

STOCK EXCHANGES

Leaving a mark on the BSE
FROM the Harshad Mehta to the Ketan Parekh scams, from demutualisation of the stock exchanges to the highs and lows of the equity market, she has seen it all. As a CA and MBA in Finance from Mumbai in 1984, it was ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Mettle only in frontline metal stocks now
SPURRED by bullish forecasts from global investors such as Marc Faber and Jim Rogers, commodities and commodity stocks have become the hot new investment destination for those seeking to diversify their portfolio. ... More

Bounce-back in equities — Patterns in a choppy market
THE market has been on a roller-coaster ride the past two months. From the high of 2,664 the S&P CNX Nifty touched in early October, it declined to 2,316 late last month. The fears of rising inflation on account of ... More

Concept of risk-reward ratio
The nature of the recovery in price is not as vital as is commonly assumed. Being on the right side of market is more important than being right about the market. Investors should try to concentrate on correctly identifying the direction of the marke t movement. More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

Options guide
Call option: A call option gives the buyer `the right but not the obligation' to buy the stock at a specified price on a future date. Put option: A put option gives the buyer `the right but not the obligation' to sell a stock ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

SEBI plans campaigns to educate rural investors
CLOSE on the heels of the stock market recovery after a minor crash connected to penny stocks, the Securities and Exchange Board of India has decided to educate small investors across rural India to adopt risk management and containment ... More

RECOMMENDATION

ABB: Buy
INVESTORS with a two-to-three-year perspective may add the ABB stock to their portfolio, as it is likely to reap benefits from imminent investments in the power sector and buoyancy in industrial investment and growth. ABB is also likely to ... More

Sun Pharma: Buy
FRESH exposures can be considered in the stock of Sun Pharma, which trades at about Rs 650. Any weakness in the stock, linked to broad market trends, would also serve as a good entry point. Our call is a continuation of the bullish stance we ... More

Madhucon Projects: Hold
SHAREHOLDERS can retain their holdings in Madhucon Projects, which trades at about Rs 857. Visibility in revenues, expanding margins and foray into Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) projects are likely to spur earnings growth. The stock trades at 14 ... More

IPOS

Several shares trade below issue price in bullish market
SHARES of several companies, which had gone for public issues in the last six months, are quoting below the issue price. Though some of these companies are smaller in terms of the market cap, their issues were oversubscribed, signifying keen ... More

Everest Kanto Cylinders: Invest at cut-off
AN INVESTMENT can be considered in the IPO of Everest Kanto Cylinders at the cut off price. The offer is to be priced in the Rs 140-160 range. At the lower end of the band, the offer is priced at 14 times, post-offer ... More

AIA Engineering: Invest at cut-off
INVESTORS can take exposure in the IPO of AIA Engineering. Strong growth prospects for the user industries and a well-known clientele — both in the country and abroad — induces confidence regarding ... More

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