The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, November 08, 2009

Bet on sectors dependent on direct consumer spending
Firms that got Govt stimulus package also do well. BL Research Bureau For investors who would like to bank on the recovery, businesses that sell directly to the consumer or benefit from government spending seem to be the safe ...

Banks turn back to recurring deposits
Long-term resource base. Mumbai, Nov. 7 Even as top bankers are making noises about the need for increasing low-cost current and savings account (CASA) deposits, they are quietly getting their branches to step on the gas to garner long-term ...

Mr J. N. Amrolia, Executi... Recovery tempered by challenges
India Inc’s September scorecard. A strong earnings rebound, swelling margins, but poor sales growth. This best describes India Inc’s performance in the just-ended September quarter. The 1,622 companies (on the basis of standalone ...

UP sugar mills may start crushing next week
Deadlock over cane pricing nearing resolution. The deadlock over cane pricing in Uttar Pradesh seems near resolution, with a couple of private sugar mills and five cooperative factories slated to commence crushing in the ...

Silver delivers higher returns than gold
SHINING BRIGHT. Silver has outperformed the yellow metal in terms of return on investments despite gold hitting new peaks in the recent ...

Index Outlook: Sensex wavers around 16,000
Market was at its whimsical best last week. Stock prices appeared to be rolling down a deep chasm last Tuesday but just when most market participants were convinced that the downtrend was going to be long-drawn and painful, stock prices ...

Query Corner: Religare continues to be in down-trend
I am holding Entertainment Network India Ltd (ENIL) purchased at Rs 205. I wish to know how this stock is likely to act in the short-term. Subur ...

Larsen & Toubro: Buy

Zee Entertainment: Hold
Zee Entertainment stands to gain substantially from the channels it would get to own after Zee News de-merges and transfers them to the ...

M&M Finance: Buy
Investors with a high-risk appetite can consider fresh exposures in the stock of Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services (M&M Finance). A 61 per cent subsidiary of auto company, Mahindra & Mahindra, M&M Finance is an asset ...

Punj Lloyd: Sell
A repeat instance of cost overruns by Punj Lloyd’s subsidiaries, albeit with a different client, has sprung a surprise on investors. This comes after the management’s comments in the June quarter that the company has made ...

Chart Focus: Max India (Rs 179.90): Buy
Investors with medium-term perspective can consider buying the Max India stock. Since its October 2008 low of Rs 81, the stock has been trending upwards. However, after encountering resistance around Rs 250 in June 2008, it began to ...

Tata Balanced Fund: Hold
Investors may retain the units of Tata Balanced Fund, given its long-term track record in ...

Stock Strategy: Sesa Goa, ICICI Bank could see sharp swings
Sesa Goa (305): The Sesa Goa stock is likely to see sharp swings, as it is at a critical ...

Index Strategy: Bear put spread strategy
We suggest traders to set a bear put spread for the week, using Nifty Nov put options with strikes 4,900 and 4,600. Both strikes have seen a significant build up in open interest, suggesting that these could be the interim resistance and ...

BSNL staff protest divestment plan
New Delhi, Nov. 7 The employees union of Bharat Sanchar Nigma Ltd said that the Government’s proposal to list profitable PSUs was totally against the interest of the companies and the workers. BSNL is one of the PSUs mentioned in the ...

Weekly News Round up(Latest Audio:Enlgish/Tamil))
State Bank of India has snipped interest rates by 25-50 basis points on deposits up to five years duration. This is the second time in as many months that it has cut term deposit rates. Last month, the bank had reduced term deposit rates by 25 ...