The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Fixed maturity plans gaining in popularity
FIXED maturity plans are fast staging a comeback in the realm of mutual funds, thanks to the increasing tendency of asset management companies to introduce products with pre-set tenures. A number of FMPs have been lined up for launch by various ... More

Benchmark lifts limit on corpus size for derivative fund
BENCHMARK MF has lifted the Rs 100-crore limit on corpus size that it had imposed on its derivative fund. The latter has waived entry load for amounts over Rs 5.5 crore. Benchmark Derivative Fund, which is said to focus on generating ... More

STOCKS

Post S&P offer — Crisil hits 52-wk high
THE day after Standard & Poor's open offer for Crisil ended, CRISIL shares touched its 52-week high of Rs. 825. The stock closed at Rs 805, which is Rs 35 over S&P's offer price of Rs 770. Traded volumes were also significant with BSE registe More

SRF gains on possible carbon credit benefits
SHARES of SRF, a company into nylon tyre cord and fluorochemicals business, have been on an upward move on the price chart gaining 50 per cent during the last one month. Positive sentiment for SRF was possibly on account of the benefits the ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Bears prevail
The day's market action resulted in triggering the downtrend in few tradable counters. The sentiment reading of the tradable counters stands neutral. Click here for table Bear domination on Wednesday is ... More

STOCK MARKETS

Navin Fluorine International jumps on patent talk
THE Navin Fluorine International stock buzzed with activity at Dalal Street on a number of unconfirmed triggers. The stock jumped by 4.60 per cent on Tuesday on the BSE to finish at Rs 183. The company, which is focusing on pharma-grade ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

Outlook may turn negative for Nifty
THE following strategies are based on Tuesday's trading in the derivatives segment on the NSE: Nifty: The May futures contract closed at 1,938. The outlook may turn negative if the contract trades below 1,931.50. The downside target ... More

COMMENTARY

Infotech stocks face slump again
THE markets fell back into the negative territory on Tuesday, snapping the gains of Monday's trading session. The Sensex declined by 37 points or 0.59 per cent to close at 6339.9 points. The S & P CNX Nifty fell by about 14 points or 0.70 per .. More

IPOS

Guwahati HC stays Shoppers' Stop IPO
THE Guwahati High Court has stayed the IPO of Shoppers' Stop following a PIL filed by a little-known organisation of minority shareholders, North East Investors' Association. The matter will come up for listing tomorrow. Mr Justice B. Lamare ... More

CyberMedia IPO opens on May 4
CYBERMEDIA (India) Ltd is entering the capital market with a public issue of 28.23 lakh equity shares of Rs 10 each. The IPO, priced at Rs 60 per share, is expected to help the company raise Rs 16.94 crore. The issue opens on May 4 and closes ... More

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