The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 21, 2009

Currency futures trading sees nine-fold jump in turnover
Strong economic data, volatility in dollar main drivers. Exchange-traded currency derivatives, which made a hesitant beginning in the second half of 2008, are gaining currency, giving the over-the-counter (OTC) market for foreign exchange a run ...

Have domestic sugar prices passed their peak?
If they had to, they should have by now, which means they aren't ...

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Amar Remedies (Rs 49.2): Buy
We recommend a buy in the stock of Amar Remedies from a short-term perspective. It is apparent from the charts of the stock that after recording an all-time low of Rs 13.2 in March, the stock bottomed out. It has been on an ...

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Investor appetite, central bank purchases to buoy gold
As the year 2009 draws to a close, it is clear that some of the markets, especially precious metals, base metals and select agricultural commodities, are cementing their positions as the ...

Gold may test support levels
Comex gold futures ended higher on Friday on short-covering after a volatile week saw prices hitting a five-week low as the dollar strengthened. However, it reversed the declines due to buying related to short covering, inflation worries ...

The debate on Tobin tax
The idea of a tax on financial transactions, similar to one imposed by Brazil, has gradually gained currency in international circles. In Brazil's case, this tax, also called Tobin tax, was intended to restrict the flow of volatile capital ...

Sideways move likely to stay
Overseas fund advisors see early stages of bull market cycle. Dalal Street is likely to end the year on a sombre note. An undercurrent of cautious optimism marks the mood. This week the market may continue its ...

SBI, YES Bank in downtrend
I am holding SBI 2160 call (December series) purchased at Rs 60. Please suggest what I have to do to minimise loss. – Mr ...

Ambika Cotton Mills – Buy
CHART FOCUS. Investors with a medium-term outlook can consider buying the stock of Ambika Cotton Mills (Rs 133). The company manufactures and markets cotton yarn. It operates in India, Europe and East Asia and ...

Yields harden on FII sell-off, likely CRR hike
Interest in government securities subdued. Bond yields hardened last week on speculation of a Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) hike and foreign institutional investors (FIIs) unwinding ...

Real estate firms turning to top B-Schools
QUALITY HIRING. With demand no longer driving the real estate sector, developers are turning to top management institutes to ‘improve and look at ...

Solar-powered aircraft a little closer to reality
Indian engineers are showing a keen interest in becoming a part of aviation history being created in Zurich — of developing an aircraft that is expected to fly around the world without fuel and without polluting the environment. Once ...

Easterly wave may be compressed to extreme south
The northeast monsoon has managed to carry its surplus run so far (nine per cent until December 16) with almost entire peninsula and central India recording excess to ...