The Hindu Business Line : Every fall greeted with a grab of stocks

Khan was studying how the Russian-Belarusian oil feud has been rippling through Europe. Dakshinamoorthy was exploring where the soft underbelly of last year's M&As was. Sridevi was calculating how much reduction might happen in oil prices... At least till Jogin alerted them all about the market chat. Log on!

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Jog: Hi! Markets hit back with such a fury...

Kay: That the FIIs who have been selling, are

sure to have 2nd thoughts.

Sri: As every fall is being looked upon as an occasion to

grab stocks...

Dax: Brokers dismiss talks of major correction.

Sri: Falling crude prices to aid oil marketing stocks and

airlines stocks.

Dax: Market poised to go further upwards.

Kay: The momentum and trend points towards that.

Sri: Strong industrial output numbers for November

aided the sentiment.

Dax: Further rally depends on corporate earnings

for the third quarter.

Sri: An upside up to 4,095 on the Nifty board

on the cards?

Jog: SKF counter witnessed bulk deals. Should

help the stock...

Dax: In the medium term. ICICI Bank and IFCI rallied.

Kay: On NSE stake sale. Should prop up their CEPS.

Sri: If ICICI shows the strength it did on Friday, 1000...

Dax: Easily attainable! Market talk is that

Financial Technologies...

Sri: Is a candidate for bonus share. Keep an eye on it.

Jog: MTNL is seeing volumes. Remained

steady even as...

Dax: The market slid! Could go to 200.

Jog: Infosys on its way up. To 2,450 levels in the

medium term?

Sri: Now that Infosys results are out, brokers

are gung-ho...

Kay: On TCS and Wipro? Polaris has exceeded

market expectations!

Sri: Petrochemical stocks would also benefit from fall

in crude prices.

Dax: Base metals likely to remain under pressure.

Sri: Though gold looks strong on the charts.

Jog: Savita Chemicals did not move much.

Kay: Despite the 2:3 bonus with the RD for

bonus eligibility...

Dax: Being January 17. Fundamentals have strength.

Jog: Power transmission industry should do well

over the year.

Sri: Ranbaxy. A new international angle...

Kay: Alluding to last week's headline? Stock is

looking up too.

Sri: Actually providing smart intra-day opportunities.

Jog: Pharma has not been a great performer last year.

Dax: Ranbaxy may well rule the roost once

re-rating sets in.

Kay: Tea sector has rumblings galore. Not a volcano yet!

Jog: Tata Tea and McLeod. Lots of changes

by way of M&As.

Sri: Newer expectations on firmer tea prices. Will tea

be the next sugar?

Kay: IPO market is getting stronger by the day!

Dax: The next few weeks will be very busy for

IPO watchers.

Jog: The most interesting name: `House of Pearl...'

Sri: Sounds like a Jeffrey Archer novel,

or a cult movie? Bye!

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Lee with inputs from Nat, Mad, Lok, Nil, Bij and The.

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