The Hindu Business Line : Friday, February 22, 2002

Zee's open offer for ETC at Rs 31.52
ZEE Telefilms Ltd (ZTL) will make a open offer to the shareholders of ETC Networks Ltd to acquire up to 20 per cent stake (23.40 lakh shares) at Rs 31.52 per share. ZTL had earlier announced that it had acquired 48.32 per cent of the promoters' ... More

MUTUAL FUNDS

Birla Global's loan offer to fund investors
BIRLA Global Finance's offer of loans for large investors willing to avail of the 40-per cent dividend benefit declared by Birla MNC Fund has evoked a `favourable' response, it is learnt. The loan scheme ends on Friday, February 22, the record ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Narrow movement
THURSDAY'S market moved within a narrow band. Neither the bulls nor the bears could gain much from the day's trading. The market sentiment reading of the tradable counters continues to remain neutral. Bull domination on Friday is likely to change ... More

STOCK EXCHANGES

SEBI seeks details on BgSE arm's reverse merger
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has sought `certain clarifications on legal issues' on the proposed reverse merger of the subsidiary, BgSE Financials, with the parent stock exchange, the Bangalore Stock Exchange Director, Ms K. ... More

STOCK MARKETS

BEL surges on higher defence spend hopes
THE tension on the border could be a disconcerting factor for the stock markets, but not for the public sector Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), the sole supplier of technical equipment for defence forces. On expectation of a huge rise in defence ... More

Blue Star Infotech in the limelight
THE Blue Star Infotech Ltd (BSIL) stock has been rising steadily in the last two weeks on expectations of a rise in net profit for the current fiscal. During the week, the share price of the company has risen from Rs 80 to Thursday's closing ... More

Kotak Mahindra up on conversion hopes
NON-banking finance company Kotak Mahindra Finance was locked in the 20-per cent upper circuit on Thursday. The aggressive buying in the last few days was mainly on expectation that a foreign bank may take equity stake in the company once it ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

L&T March calls may be rewarding
THURSDAY'S trading in the derivatives segment at the NSE saw most equity calls end in the negative territory. Here are some buy/sell strategies based on the day's trading: Equity options: The February 280 calls on Satyam clocked the ... More

COMMENTARY

Select stocks active on company-specific events
THURSDAY was a dull day on the bourses as the indices traded in a tight band except for select stocks, which evoked some activity. On the Bombay Stock Exchange, the benchmark 30-share Sensex edged up marginally by 12.25 points or 0.34 per cent to ... More

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