The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Chalta phirta PCO
HITHERTO we thought a mobile phone was so called because unlike a landline phone, we could carry it with us in our pocket wherever we went. The distinction between landline and mobile has now got blurred in a novel ... More

FINANCIAL SCAN

Fed sees inflation risk, but keeps stance
IN the event, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the monetary policy and interest rate-determining body of the US Federal Reserve, which met last week, decided, as almost universally expected, to raise Fed funds by 25 basis points and ... More

ZERO BASE

Vehicle parked between Sonia and Spiders
SPECIAL Purpose Vehicle, or SPV, is a financial technique or conduit to fund infrastructure projects such as roads, ports and airports. "The SPV will lend funds, especially debt of longer term maturity, directly to ... More

EAR TO THE GROUND

Nagarjuna Constructions riding on infrastructure boom
THE construction sector overall has got a major fillip with the announcement of allowing foreign direct investments. One of the stocks in the sector hogging the limelight now is Nagarjuna Constructions. The stock has registered a strong run in ... More

ON THE HEDGE

Buy BHEL, OBC, SBI futures for short throwbacks
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE. The strategies are constructed to take advantage of short throwbacks in futures prices. The position is inherently risky, as they may run counter to ... More

SENSOR

Tidal wave of selling pressure drags Sensex
THE Government's warning about the threat of a possible tsunami hitting the country's eastern coastline after a massive earthquake jolted Indonesia on Monday, fortunately, turned out to be a non-event. But the stock markets were not so lucky. ... More

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