The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 23, 2009

One in four cos expands equity in Sept quarter
Warrant conversions, QIPs major contributors. BL Research Bureau It is not just raw material costs or interest rates that pose a risk to India Inc’s earnings in the quarters ...

Small is not beautiful in IT world
Small, mid-sized firms lag behind larger rivals in revenue growth. The bigger you are, the bigger you get, is the message echoing from the Indian IT services industry. Small and mid-sized IT companies have trailed their large counterparts in ...

Quality green cover count... TODAY'S PICK (Latest Audio: English/Tamil)
Aegis Logistics (Rs 163.6): Buy
We recommend a buy in Aegis Logistics stock from a short-term perspective. It is visible from the charts that the stock has been on a stable uptrend since the March low of Rs 52, forming higher trading zones. Within this uptrend, the stock ...

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RIL bid for Lyondell marks India Inc’s resurgence in M&A cycle
Mumbai/New Delhi, Nov. 22 Reliance Industries’ bid for LyondellBasell, if successful, could mark India Inc’s highest buyout at nearly $13 billion (around Rs 60,000 crore), say top industry ...

BSNL to float tender for defence optical fibre cable network
Rs 10,000-cr project key to 3G spectrum vacation. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has been instructed by Mr Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister, to float a global tender for setting up the optical fibre cable network for the defence forces on ...

Reliance receives first consignment of Cairn crude oil
Reliance Industries Ltd’s (RIL) refinery at Jamnagar, Gujarat, received its first consignment of Cairn India’s Rajasthan crude oil over the weekend. The first consignment was dispatched on ...

IT cos voice concern over proposed US law on hiring
More checks on non-Americans planned. New Delhi, Nov. 22 Two US senators have introduced a legislation seeking to prohibit companies that lay off large number of American workers, from subsequently hiring temporary workers (such as tech ...

Gold futures may test resistance levels
Comex gold futures ended higher once again Friday broadly due to dollar weakness boosting gold’s appeal as a hedge against the ...

Positive sentiment stays, but volatility to rise
Focus now on yuan appreciation. The weekly outlook for Dalal Street’s key indices appears ...

Future Group to launch 10-15 brands every year
To introduce Tasty Treat breakfast cereals. New Delhi, Nov. 22 Kishore Biyani-led Future Group is developing well-performing labels from its private label kitty into strong stand-alone ...

Consider covered call on IFCI
F&O QUERY CORNER. I hold around 15,000 IFCI shares and am awaiting a target of Rs 75. in the meantime, can the idle holdings be profitably deployed in futures & options segment? – R. ...

No entry-fee for DoCoMo roaming
TATA DoCoMo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Ltd, on Sunday announced the extension of its seconds-based billing to roaming services as ...

Easterly wave boosts weather over south Tamil Nadu
The northeast monsoon has been active over south Tamil Nadu during the 24 hours ending Sunday morning as an easterly wave buffeted extreme southern ...