The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 13, 2008

COLUMNS

DOWN TO EARTH: Agricultural marketing through the ages
Early man sustained himself by gathering food or hunting. Historical records do not show if there was ever any surplus left after meeting the needs of the gatherer and his tribe. The surplus, if any, was, at best, reserved for future consumption. ...

OFFHAND: Tug-of-war with hawkers
Civic authorities all over India are constantly engaged in a tug-of-war with hawkers. They have not got the better of them, nor is there any hope that they ever will. Every time civic officials and the police with batons and bull-dozers ...

FINANCIAL SCAN: Oil fronts commodity collapse
That a week is a long time in financial markets was proved yet again last week. ...

ON THE HEDGE: Chambal Fertilizers’ open positions zoom
Tata Steel, Infy fall sharply. Chennai, Aug. 12 Turnover picked up sharply to Rs 52,641.81 crore from Monday’s figure of about Rs 39,700 crore. The Nifty August future closed at 4560.45 against the spot close of ...

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Markets (Aug 12)

Nifty (at close)	4552.25(-68.15)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)	42.25/26
Brent crude (per bbl) Rs	4,720
Gold (a gram) Rs	1,033
Silver (a kg) Rs	20,055

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