The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Shocking lapses
WITHIN a matter of four days, there have been two shocking security lapses, admitted as such by the abashed spokespersons of Governments concerned, at two far ends of the country. The first was on April 6, just a day before the historic ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN

Bonds clearly moving into `buy' territory
One of the major triggers for the sharp fall in bond prices was the auction cut-off yield of 6.85 per cent for 2012 paper. More

SAY CHEEK

What's new is talk about the old
SUDERSHAN has asked for `new faces,' and that's making news. However, as a sign of age, he's been making an about-face on what he said -- which again is spicy stuff for the media. Now everybody is looking at each other's face, as if asking ... More

INDIA INTERIOR

Finding sanctuary amid wildlife
GUDI Padva on April 9 turned out to be a lucky New Year day. We went round Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary up to Sunset Point, and at about 7.30 a.m. sighted eight gaurs for a start. They looked less hefty than the ones at Tadoba. They ... More

ZERO BASE

Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and cold
QUITE refreshingly, at 89 a political party leader makes way for another who is 56 and, all of a sudden, there's a loss of comfort zone in the ranks of a different party. Yet another party, however, is fighting hard to ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

EIH gains on turnaround hopes
THE counter of EIH Associated Hotels Ltd, an Oberoi group outfit, has begun to move up on hopes of a smart turnaround. The stock gained by 1.44 per cent on Tuesday to finish at Rs 67 on the BSE and attracted a traded volume of 2.52 lakh ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Outlook positive for HCL Tech, negative for HPCL
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE: HPCL: The April futures contract closed at 322.50. The outlook may turn negative if it trades below 317. The downside target range is ... More

SENSOR

Sensex recovers thanks to buying in tech, bank stocks
AFTER witnessing a heavy selling pressure for three consecutive days, the benchmark stock indices opened on a positive note on Tuesday. Led by an upward trend in the tech stocks that shined today, the BSE Sensex registered a gain of one per cent ... More

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