The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 14, 2004

DETAXFICATION
Valentine's Day from a tax angle
BETWEEN marriage and tax, if you were to choose one, which one would you go for? Okay, keep the answer to yourself, but Grant Thornton (GT) has some loving messages, even as the Parmalat scam haunts it. For one, the ... More

VIEW POINT
A matter of the spirit
ON FEBRUARY 8, the new Chief Election Commissioner, Mr T S Krishnamurthy, told his first news conference as head of the Election Commission that his "personal view (was that) as far as possible taxpayers' money should ... More

E-DIMENSION
Tales of horror for a good night's sleep
THESE are supposedly feel-good days when you can trash all medicines and skip the appointment with your doctor. Yet, it was only about seven years ago that East Asia was rocked by turmoil, reminds Dr Padma Desai ... More

SAY CHEEK
A few words about three words
FEBRUARY 14 is only two weeks before Finance Ministers usually break bad news in the country, but this time Jaswant finished his formalities much earlier, perhaps to allow more people, Mungeri Lal included, to celebrate the Valentine's Day with ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Fresh buying marks gain
THE stock of cigarette major ITC on Friday saw buying from some new FIIs. Dealers said there was buying of around three lakh shares by the FIIs that have been recently registered in India. These FIIs are buying mainly in frontline stocks that ... More

ON THE HEDGE
HLL: Outlook positive, buy February 200 calls
THE following strategies are based on Friday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segments on the NSE: HLL: The stock closed at Rs 203 in the spot market. The outlook appears positive but the uptrend would be confirmed if the stock ... More

SENSOR
Sensex leaps past the 6000-mark again
THE market witnessed strong buying interest as the benchmark BSE Sensex closed the last trading day of the week on a strong note. Bucking the previous day's trend, the 30-stock index on Friday rose 74.7 points (1.26 per cent). The index opened at ... More

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