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STOCKS
Suzlon Energy: Buy
The recent market decline has provided an attractive entry opportunity to the Suzlon Energy stock. An investment can be considered in the stock with a time horizon of 2-3 years. At the current market price, the stock trades at about 24 times ... More

Maruti Suzuki: Buy
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Shree Cement: Buy
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INVESTMENTS
Investment nuggets
John Templeton, termed “arguably the greatest global stock picker of the century” is also the pioneer of the global mutual fund industry. Templeton is the one who led the charge for teaching investors to ... More

INSIGHT
Buying on dividend yield does not always pay
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MUTUAL FUNDS
DSP ML Technology.com: Returns downloaded
As the name suggests, DSPML Technology.com fund seeks to invest in the ‘technology’ theme, but the fund is diversified within this space to include software, media and entertainment, telecom services and hardware stocks. ... More

SBI Magnum Multiplier Plus: Hold
Investors in SBI Magnum Multiplier Plus can retain their holdings. While the fund’s performance over the last one-two years has been subdued, it has notched up a good track record over a three and five-year period. Investors holding ... More

ICICI Pru Equity Linked FMP (Series 33 Plan A): Promise of equity
ICICI Pru FMP Series 33 is a three-year closed-end fund that uses equity-linked debentures to deliver returns. The fund charges no entry load and will levy a 5 per cent load for redemptions made during the repurchase windows. More

Funds view of RBI’s Review
The RBI has maintained status quo in terms of policy direction and highlighted growth moderation in certain industrial sectors, liquidity management and possible upward inflationary risks. This comes amidst increased monetary ... More

Update
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has approved the removal of initial issue expenses for close-ended mutual fund to reduce the cost to the investors. Currently, initial issue expenses on close-ended funds are ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Query Corner
Please suggest the prospects of MRF and Walchandnagar Industries and how long should I hold these stocks? Ramesh Narayansamaiyya, P. KrishnakumarMRF (Rs 4,811.4): MRF was swept ... More

Index Outlook
Now that the US Federal Reserve has pandered to the desires of their stock markets and Reserve Bank of India has not, it is time to move on and splurge the money refunded from the Reliance Power and Future Capital IPOs back in the stock ... More

Reliance Industries
RIL could not make any headway beyond the previous week’s high last week. But there was no major sell-off either. The lacklustre show put up by the stock last week keeps the intermediate term trend in the stock down. RIL needs to move ... More

SBI
The sharp recovery from January 22 trough halted at Rs 2,350 last week and the stock is currently in a short-term down trend. We stay with the view that the stock could move in a broad range between Rs 1,900 and Rs 2,600 over the medium ... More

Tata Steel
Tata Steel was also moving in a narrow range just above the long-term average line. The near-term trend in the stock is looking bright, since it reversed from the trough at Rs 557. Continuation of this up-trend can take Tata ... More

Infosys
Infosys held steady in the early part of last week before breaking out on Friday. The third part of the short-term up trend that commenced from the Rs 1,212 trough is currently in motion. This wave can take the stock price to Rs 1,734 ... More

Bharti Airtel
The stock kept both traders and investors on tenterhooks by moving sideways just below its 200-day moving average. However, the short-term trend is currently up and the stock price can move higher to Rs 983 in the near term. Investors need to ... More

Satyam Computers
Satyam drifted lower in the first half of last week before moving up sharply on Friday. The C-wave of the short term up-trend from the Rs 305 trough appears to be in motion now that has the immediate target of Rs 443 and then Rs 450. The ... More

Trader's Corner
Among the more exotic tools employed by Gann are the square of nine charts. It is no surprise that these chart looks similar to the astrological charts plotted in India since he is said to have picked up this technique while observing traders ... More

TWO/THREE WHEELERS
Evergreen Hero with an electric touch
With rising oil prices, the prospects for battery operated bikes and scooters are bright. Hero Motors’ Ultra Maxi is a good option for those looking for a reliable e-scooter that is well-supported by a network of dealers and service outlets. More

STOCK MARKETS
Time to introduce inverse funds
Removing short-sell constraints More

Risk psychology and market crash
Many investors are still reeling from losses suffered due to the market crash a fortnight ago. One of our friends has cut all his positions and moved into cash. He fears that the market will crash again. His reaction is natural. Psychologists ... More

Prominent bulk deals on NSE and BSE
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Bull's Eye
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Baskets of X
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DERIVATIVES MARKETS
Relief rally may go on in Nifty future
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INTERVIEW
‘You can make a counter-offer to the builder’
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‘Pitch for mid-caps in growth economy’
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‘Infrastructure valuations still reasonable’
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Money talk
Oxford Bookstore is an integrated bookstore that claims access to six million titles worldwide. The bookstore, which started out over 80 years ago in Park Street in Kolkata, has since expanded to all major metros and also has an online ... More

SPORTS
LONG AND SHORT
For wannabe little sports tycoons
Over the last few years, India has seen the rise of who must be, without doubt, the greatest male Indian role model ever. And I say that without too much hyperbole.Vijay Mallya.Let me count the ways. First of all the man ... More

INCOME TAX
Teach me about education loans
I had taken a loan for my higher education and I pay an interest of Rs 50,000 on the loan. Will the entire interest on the loan qualify for tax deduction? — P. BabuSection 80E has been amended to ... More

IPOS
IRB Infrastructure Developers: Invest
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Emaar MGF Land: Invest at cut-off
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Wockhardt Hospitals: Avoid
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BOOKS
Economics, an excellent conversation piece
Economics. Does the word put you to sleep, or create revulsion? Victor A. Canto has the right panacea in ‘Cocktail Economics’ ( More

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