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INVESTMENTS
SMART MESSAGE
Go global, cut risks
Markets are dynamic. Yet the principles of investing wisely have remained unchanged from time immemorial. It takes discipline, a long-term outlook, and a good trading strategy to profit from the equity markets, with the least possible amount ... More

INSIGHT
Riding out the bumpy phase
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Structural boost to capital flows
There’s only so much the Government and the Reserve Bank of India can do to stem the rupee’s appreciation against the US dollar in the face of surging capital inflows, the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram said the other day. The ... More

Flipping your stock is a risky game
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MUTUAL FUNDS
Theme-based funds ahead of diversified
As the markets moved very sharply, with 1,500 points added to the Sensex within a short span, one-year returns on equity funds climbed to the 60 per cent mark, from the 40 per cent mark a couple of weeks ago. The majority of the top 10 funds ... More

Fund Talk
I own the following equity funds: LIC Opportunities, Principal Infrastructure & Service Industries Fund, UTI Infrastructure, Birla Top 100, Kotak Contra, Standard Chartered Classic Equity, Sundaram BNP Paribas CAPEX ... More

STOCKS
NDTV: Buy
An investment can be considered in the stock of leading news broadcaster NDTV with a three-year perspective. The stock trades at a valuation discount to rivals such as Global Broadcast News, which operates the competing English news channel ... More

Hanung Toys: Buy
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Prominent bulk deals on NSE & BSE
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Kalindee Rail Nirman: Buy
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Centurion Bank of Punjab: Buy
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German foray
ABG Shipyard has announced the conclusion of the order for construction of 12 bulk carriers from a Hamburg-based firm for about Rs 1,439 crore. With this order, the company’s aggregate order-book now stands at Rs 7,121 ... More

Stronger focus
Prime Focus, providing post-production services, will buy the post-production business of UTV Software Communications, for an undisclosed sum. The latter will also transfer all rights, title, ownership and usage of the brand etc. to Prime ... More

African embers
Gremach Infrastructure Equipments and Projects has taken a 75 per cent controlling stake in 11 coal mine licenses in Mozambique. Expected reserves in the above mines are more than 200 million tonnes. ... More

Infusing cash
Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd is seeking shareholders’ nod to raise Rs 2,322 crore from its promoters and directors through issue of 4.30 crore convertible warrants. The warrants would be converted into shares at Rs 540 a ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Query Corner
I hold TCS at Rs 1,220 and Polaris at Rs 185. Should I hold these stocks or come out of them. SatishTCS (Rs 1,056.75): TCS has been under pressure since January after having slid ... More

Index Outlook
As the milestones whizzed past the Sensex and Nifty last week, all the concerns plaguing the markets over the last two months appear to have been dumped by the way-side. We are once more in a situation where the controls of the market are in ... More

Reliance
Reliance paused for a breather after recording a new all-time high at Rs 2,426. Though the short-term trend has reversed from this peak, the stock is halting above the first support at Rs 2,270. This indicates strength. However, RIL could ... More

SBI
SBI topped the strong surge of the previous week with yet another 8 per cent gain. The three marching soldiers in the daily candlestick chart aptly reflect the militant mood in the stock. This could be an extension of the third wave ... More

Tata Steel
Tata Steel tried to play catch-up with its peers last week, gaining Rs 100 in the last two sessions. The stock has surpassed the outermost target for the fifth wave from Rs 533 trough, thus paving the way for a fifth wave extension that has ... More

Infosys
Infosys joined in the party last week though it ran out of steam by Friday. The close above the 50-day moving average is a positive though it is too soon to pronounce that the intermediate-term down trend has reversed. The stock could not ... More

Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel moved sideways after recording an intra-week high of Rs 985. There could be weakness in the short-term that pulls the stock lower to Rs 913 or Rs 874. A halt above Rs 913 would mean that the stock would move past Rs 1,000, ... More

Satyam Comp
Satyam computer reversed from the Rs 400-level once again. Though it moved past Rs 425, it is halting below the key resistance band between Rs 458 and Rs 463. This is also an important Fibonacci resistance level. A strong move past Rs 465 is ... More

Trader's Corner
The derivative segment in our stock market is gaining strength. The turnover in derivatives in India ranges between 70 and 80 per cent of the total market turnover. A constant vigil on the signals from the futures and options market is ... More

CARS
Volvo S80 and XC 90 — Svelte cars from the great Swede
A brand synonymous with safety, reliability and build quality, Volvo marks its formal entry into the Indian market with the new, second generation S80, the carmaker’s flagship sedan and the XC 90, its full-size, purpose-built, luxury sports uti lity. More

Question & Auto
I want to buy a used car and my budget is Rs 2.5-3 lakh . I have narrowed my choice to Maruti Zen VXi (2005), Fiat Palio (2005) and Opel Corsa (2003) models. I am looking for a car that is suitable for both city driving and long ... More

FOODS & FOOD PROCESSING
COMMODITY CONCEPTS
Problems of processing
Fragmentation is as much a striking feature of the Indian agri-produce processing industry as it is of landholding, crop production and markets. The domestic agro-processing industry comprises a large number of small players across the ... More

ECONOMICS
Fundamental attribution error
My wife and I sometimes get into trivial arguments. Recently, I tried to help her in the kitchen. As always, I accidentally spilled some food on the kitchen floor. You can imagine the consequences. I was immediately reminded how clumsy I was. ... More

STOCK MARKETS
Bull's Eye
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