The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 27, 2005

An ethical question
THE framing of charges against the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, by a CBI Special Court at Ranchi in the multi-crore fodder scam has led to a strident demand from the leaders of parties constituting the National Democratic Alliance for his ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN

Time to promote intra-Asian capital flows
MR Alan Greenspan's "conundrum" — the phenomenon of falling long-term interest rates coexisting with rising short-term rates — continues. In fact, 10-year treasury yields broke 4.2 per cent on the downside last week. About two ... More

ZERO BASE

None can be wise and loyal, furious and neutral
WHEN in paragraph 137 of his 2005 Budget Speech, the Finance Minister came to `the issue of taxes on petroleum products' and announced reduction of customs duty on crude petroleum from 10 per cent to five, it was only ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Navin Fluorine International jumps on patent talk
THE Navin Fluorine International stock buzzed with activity at Dalal Street on a number of unconfirmed triggers. The stock jumped by 4.60 per cent on Tuesday on the BSE to finish at Rs 183. The company, which is focusing on pharma-grade ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Outlook may turn negative for Nifty
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE: Nifty: The May futures contract closed at 1,938. The outlook may turn negative if the contract trades below 1,931.50. The downside target ... More

SENSOR

Infotech stocks face slump again
THE markets fell back into the negative territory on Tuesday, snapping the gains of Monday's trading session. The Sensex declined by 37 points or 0.59 per cent to close at 6339.9 points. The S & P CNX Nifty fell by about 14 points or 0.70 per .. More

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