The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 12, 2004

OFFHAND
IMF on State finances
THE research and analysis wing of the IMF has of late begun to turn its attention to fiscal and monetary issues pertaining to India. When the consultants are engaged by the Fund to prepare working papers, they usually ... More

SAY CHEEK
There are no honest tax payers
OUR Finance Minister must be busy campaigning for his party, but this may come as bad news for him: That there are no absolutely honest taxpayers. Jaswant's backroom boys would have alerted him that a good proportion of the population falls in ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND
Placement talk buoys it
THE stock of shipping company Mercator Lines hit the upper circuit after investors rushed to buy its shares on speculation that the company is talking to private investors to issue fresh equity. According to a market source, the company is ... More

ON THE HEDGE
Tata Motors: Construct near-month bear put spread
THE following strategies are based on Thursday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segments on the NSE: Tata Motors: The stock closed at Rs 486 in the spot market. The outlook appears negative. The downside price target is Rs ... More

SENSOR
FMCG majors make a comeback
INVESTOR apathy towards stocks of FMCG companies showed signs of reversal on Thursday as select stocks of MNCs such as HLL and Nestle stayed firm. Their performances were all the more noteworthy given that the broad market was ... More

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