The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 06, 2005

The papal encounter
I WAS in Rome chairing the UN Committee on World Food Security in April 1979. On Palm Sunday, I went to the Vatican and stood engrossed, watching thousands from all over the world streaming into the famous St Peter's ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN

US data keep sharp rate hikes at bay
It was so once again last week. Job creation in the non-farm sectors of the US economy was forecast to be over 2 lakh. Actual was only about half of that - 1.10 lakh. But, in complete contradiction to the payroll data, the unemployment fell ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Sanghvi Movers betting on infrastructure boom
THE stock of Sanghvi Movers, a company into operations of cranes, was locked in the 10-per cent upper circuit on Tuesday. It closed at Rs 179.30 on the BSE with volumes of 68,091 shares. Dealers said the interest in the counter is due to the ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Throwback likely in Tata Steel, Maruti, Tata Power
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE. These strategies are constructed to take advantage of short reversals in the futures price. The positions could run counter to the primary trend. ... More

SENSOR

Selling pressure weighs across the board
THE hesitancy that was witnessed in the stock markets in the previous session turned into nervousness on Tuesday, leading to a sharp rise in selling pressure and a steep fall in the benchmark indices. The increased incidence of profit-taking was ... More

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