The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, April 20, 2008

HEG: Buy
Long-term investments can be considered in the stock of HEG, a leading manufacturer of graphite electrodes in the country. The outlook for the company is strong on account of rising demand for graphite electrodes, an essential consumable used ... More

Great going
US-based insurance provider Conseco Inc. has awarded Infosys a five-year contract to provide development and maintenance services to its key business applications, for an undisclosed amount. ... More

Zero-sum game
Shareholders of Reliance Energy have approved to waive the company’s entitlement to receive bonus shares proposed by Reliance Power. It will, however, accept a gift of 2.57 per cent shares of Reliance Power from Anil ... More

Going organic
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals has signed an agreement with Dow Europe to set up a joint-venture company for manufacture of chlorinated organics at Dahej at an estimated cost of Rs 600 crore. ... More

BEST deal
Yatra Capital and Saffron India Real Estate Fund I have taken 15 per cent equity stake for Rs 186 crore in Jarul Promoters, a subsidiary of Parsvnath Developers, which will develop BEST bus depot near the Bandra Kurla complex in ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Query Corner
Ispat Industries climbed from around Rs 30 to Rs 75 earlier this year but is now struggling in the band between Rs 28 and Rs 31. I am holding shares purchased at Rs 72. What should I do now? Tejas ... More

Index Outlook
Infosys expressed concerns about global IT spends in the next fiscal but their guidance was innocuous; WPI growth for the week was 7.14 per cent, at least it did not cross 7.5 per cent; Citigroup reported a steep quarterly loss and said 9000 ... More

Reliance
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SBI
This stock moved in an extremely narrow range last week, in line with our expectation. If it fails to clear the key near-term resistance is at Rs 1,720 early next week, we can expect a move downward to Rs 1,595 and below that to Rs ... More

Tata Steel
Tata Steel displayed resilience last week and moved higher on Thursday to close the week in the positive terrain. The movement over the last two weeks holds out the promise of a breakout to Rs 735 or Rs 793. But traders need to ... More

Infosys
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Unitech
Unitech is in a long-term correction since January 3. This correction has already eroded fifty per cent of the gains recorded since 2003. The stock could make a significant long-term trough at these levels. But a step lower could take Unitech ... More

Reliance Energy
The current bull phase in Reliance Energy commenced at the June 2006 trough at Rs 362. One leg of this phase has ended at Rs 2,631 on January 10. The correction from this peak has retraced 61.8 per cent of the entire move from June 2006 ... More

Tech School
In the first lesson of Tech School, we dealt with the trend and the types of trend along with illustrations. In this column, we shall look at some of the complexities associated with the trend.Technical analysis on a security can be ... More

INSIGHT
How to choose your home loan
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Though MFs have shown phenomenal growth...
FIIs are still the kings
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MUTUAL FUNDS
Magnum Global — Capital goods heavy
The first quarter of this year was not a good period for the global as well as the Indian markets. During this period, the BSE Sensex shed 22 per cent whereas the BSE Midcap Index lost close to 35 per cent. Here is a look at how Magnum Global ... More

Reliance Growth: Invest in phases
Investors with a high risk appetite can consider exposure to the Reliance Growth Fund. It tops the Indian equity fund category for performance over the last five years; during this period, it delivered an annual return of 65 per cent. A ... More

Tata Equity Opportunities Fund: Invest
Investments can be considered in Tata Equity Opportunities Fund based on its three- and five-year track record. The fund has consistently outpaced the benchmark and category average return during this time frame. The lone exception was ... More

Fund Talk
Could you advice me on the advantages of investing in Gold ETFs instead of investing in gold itself? Which are the better performing funds in this category?Partha More

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
FSI hike breaks no new ground in Mumbai
The Maharashtra State Budget’s announcement of an increase in the floor space index (FSI) in suburban Mumbai to 1.33 from 1 may provide a higher incentive for owners to part with their land for redevelopment work. Whether this move would ... More

Muthoot Technopolis: A model that clicks
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Green is the colour of construction
It now pays to go green in realty. Residential projects are set to follow the commercial segment in providing environment-friendly features. On the commercial front, there is a strong market acceptance as buyers and builders have ... More

Warming up to warehouses
Realterm Logistics, Future Capital group company, is willing to partner with developers to set up warehouse projects, according to Ms Vineeta Wadhwani, Vice-President, Realterm Logistics.Addressing a seminar on private equity investments ... More

Keen to avoid the ‘oversupply mistake’
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ECONOMICS
Is your satisfaction subtracted?
The other day, I had quite an annoying experience. A car was parked right in front of our house, half-blocking our gate that opened into the street. The thought of a car blocking our gate was, indeed, disturbing. And that led to a sharp reduction ... More

CORPORATE
India Inc’s blind date with derivatives
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INVESTMENTS
Can a good monsoon affect your investments?
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Investment Nuggets
Noted to be one of the most important thinkers of the investing world in the last 30 years, William O’Neil is the publisher, chairman and founder of business newspaper Investor’s Business Daily, in the US. He is ... More

Financial planning: Meeting your goals
Both Avinash, 36, and his wife Pavithra, 32, are employed in a software company and they earn a monthly salary of Rs 1,20,000 and Rs 90,000 respectively. As they don’t understand much about shares, they invest more in debt. They hold 15 ... More

NEW FUND OFFER
Update
Sundaram BNP Paribas Mutual Fund has launched Sundaram BNP Paribas Financial Services Opportunities an open-ended equity scheme. The scheme will be primarily focus on opportunities in the financial services space. The ... More

STOCK MARKETS
Baskets of X
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Bull's Eye
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Prominent bulk deals on NSE and BSE
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DERIVATIVES MARKETS
Bull momentum likely to continue
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PETROLEUM
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Oil prices may cast dark clouds on emerging markets
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CRR & BANK RATES
What’s ahead?
Stock markets are expected to react to RBI’s move of hiking the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 0.50 per cent on Thursday. Volatility is also to be expected in the forthcoming week with the expiry of the April series derivatives. Reliance ... More

OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS
Global exposure: Enhancing returns from the emerging markets
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INTERVIEW
‘Gold has become a mainstream asset class’
AIG is the second fund house in India after DSP ML fund managers to launch a World Gold Fund, a scheme which seeks exposure to gold mining companies globally. Business Line caught up with Mr Ravi Mehrotra, Managing Director ... More

‘Market valuations look reasonable after correction’
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INCOME TAX
Tax benefits on spouse’s educational loan
I got married in December 2006. My wife had taken an education loan in her name before marriage. She has not been able to find a job till date and I am repaying the education loan taken by her. Will it be possible for me to claim ... More

BOOKS
Empower children with financial lessons
It may not be easy getting children to believe that they can grow up to be millionaires, but tougher than that is persuading parents to believe in their children, rues Troy Dunn. “I’ve found that while most kids are innately ... More