The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, October 21, 2008

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MACRO SCAN: India and the global financial crisis
When the financial crisis erupted in a comprehensive manner on Wall Street, there was some premature triumphalism among Indian policymakers and media persons. It was argued that India would be relatively immune to this crisis, because of ...

RASHEEDA BHAGAT: Another ‘show of strength’
Most Indians must have read incredulously the news that thieves hacked into the personal bank account of the French President, Mr Nicolas Sarkozy. All that a tight-lipped French Cabinet spokesperson was willing to say was that this had been done ...

ON THE HEDGE: Volatility index closes higher at 57.13
NTPC witnesses sharp accumulation. Chennai, Oct. 20 Turnover improved to Rs 51,272.3 crore in the F&O segment on the NSE on Monday against Friday’s turnover of Rs 43767.13 crore. The NSE Index October future closed at 3141 against the ...

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Nifty (at close)	3122.80(+48.45)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)	48.99/49.00
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs	3,295
Gold (a gram) Rs	1,181
Silver (a kg) Rs	17,760

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