The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 05, 2005

`Floor or ground' includes floor of the car or vehicle
MATADOR Foam was not too happy that the Central Excise officials were dragging the company all the way to the apex court to unseat a favourable decision of the tribunal on car seats. Matador manufactured "goods made out ... More

VIEW POINT

The quality of democracy
ON THE face of it, the developments in Nepal, where King Gyanendra has dismissed the Prime Minister, Mr Sher Bahadur Deuba, can be seen as an exercise of brute power heralding some form of monarchical dictatorship. And, ... More

E-DIMENSION

A teenage concept for the staid old bank
A BUBBLY 15-year-old in the field of economics is inflation targeting. It was born in 1989 when New Zealand rewrote its Reserve Bank charter and brought in the need to make public announcement of official targets for ... More

ON MINT STREET

Any alternative to FII, FDI funds for banks?
If the Fed can regulate and supervise Citi and other banks, it is equally possible for RBI to do the same. More

EAR TO THE GROUND

JM Financial — retail foray ticks up interest
JM Financial, a company into distribution of capital market products, has been in the limelight over the last few days. In the last two trading sessions, the stock price of the company has gained over 30 per cent. Dealers said the sudden ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Outlook may turn negative for BPCL, Infosys
THE following strategies are based on Friday's trading in the spot and the derivatives segment on the NSE: BPCL: The stock closed at Rs 453 in the spot market. The outlook may turn negative if the stock trades below Rs 448. In the event, ... More

SENSOR

Markets take a breather
AFTER pushing the Sensex well past the 6,600 mark again on Thursday, the bulls took a breather on Friday. The markets ended on a flat note, although after a rather volatile trading session. The BSE Sensex closed 1.74 points lower at 6618.23, ... More

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