The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, January 08, 2006

Rich state of mid-cap market
AS INVESTORS strap on for the Sensex's leap towards 10,000, valuations appear stretched, especially in the mid-cap segment, where they seem as stretched as in their large-cap counterparts. For many, this alone is an indicator of a bubble building ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Seersucker theory
MY FRIEND subscribes to seven newsletters that provide him with trading ideas on a daily basis. He buys a stock only if three or more of these newsletters recommend the same stock on a given day. He does this because one newsletter is no better ... More

TAX TALK

Are long-term capital gains payable on sale of agricultural land?
I SOLD a piece of agricultural land in the financial year 2004-05. This land was acquired by me more than three years ago. Will long-term capital gains be payable on the sale? Tarun Reply Capital gains will ... More

IN FOCUS

Gassing the LNG potential
WHY would a company stop selling a product that is in high demand? Ask multinational oil and gas major, Royal Dutch/Shell, which last month stopped re-gasification and sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its spanking new import terminal in ... More

FUND WATCH

New scheme from Stanchart MF

LIC Mutual Fund has declared a dividend of 50 per cent for LIC MF Index Sensex Plan and 0.8 per cent for LIC MF Bond Fund. The record date has been fixed as January 9 and 10 for LIC MF Index Fund and Bond Fund respectively. Standard ... More

AUTO FOCUS

Exciting new launches even as sales skid
FOR THE automobile industry, 2005 will not go down as a memorable year in terms of sales. Of course, that does not mean that there was very little action in the industry during the year. Compared to the aggressive ... More

BOOK VALUE

Focus on FDI quality, not quantity
ASIA Law & Practice, a Euromoney institutional investor company, has brought out "Doing Business with Korea," to explain `investment regulations and commercial strategies.' The book, distributed by Bharat Book ... More

QUESTION 'N' AUTO

Maruti 800 - 16-kmpl is a fair mileage
I AM a resident of Mumbai and after careful consideration am planning to buy the Bajaj Avenger. But I am wondering whether to buy the bike now or wait to see if Bajaj upgrades this cruiser? Is there likelihood of an upgraded variant, with ... More

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