The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 26, 2009

Net profit growth rate doubles in Sept quarter
Small and medium cos post strong numbers; revenue growth muted. BL Research Bureau Profits of the 300 listed companies that have so far unveiled their September quarter results have grown more strongly than last ...

US keen to push for bilateral investment treaty
Trade Representative hopeful of foundation for robust relationship. New Delhi, Oct. 25 Ahead of the India-US Trade Policy Forum on Monday, the visiting United States Trade Representative, Mr Ron Kirk, is keen on pushing for a rigorous bilateral ...

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Wanbury (Rs 82.8): Buy
We recommend a buy in Wanbury from a short-term horizon. The stock has been on an intermediate-term uptrend, forming higher peaks and higher troughs, since March low of Rs 24. Following a corrective decline from August high of Rs 96, the ...

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GAIL may be allowed to levy marketing margin on gas
Proposal to be placed before Cabinet after seeking consumers’ views. New Delhi, Oct. 25 The Petroleum Ministry is considering a proposal to allow GAIL (India) Ltd to levy a marketing margin of about 6.16 cents for a mBtu on gas sold at ...

T. Kannan is new chief of textiles panel
The Government has reconstituted the Textiles Committee with its principal remit being to ensure standard quality of textiles both for internal marketing and export purposes and the manufacture and use of standard type of textile ...

Limited downside seen for ITC
I am holding November futures of Kotak Mahindra Bank, which I entered into at 782. Also, I bought October futures of TCS, which I entered into at 629. Kindly let me know the short- and medium-term trends on these counters. ...

Bond yields surge on rise in oil prices, hopes of RBI’s credit push
Traders see no significant change in policy rates. Bangalore, Oct. 25 Bond yields firmed as oil prices surged and financial markets expected the Reserve Bank of India to provide an impetus for pushing up ...

Range-bound movement likely after last week’s halt
Mutual funds turn sellers while FIIs adopt a mixed strategy. The market last week showed a temporary break in forward movement, but avoided a serious correction. Money flow-dictated softening of valuation, however, did not indicate beginning of ...

Fundamentals, more than dollar, seen driving commodity prices
Increasing investor appetite also a contributory factor. Over the last two months, in a large number of commodities covering energy, industrial metals, precious metals and agriculture, prices have gained strength. The period saw the US dollar ...

Correction awaits Comex gold
Comex gold futures ended lower in choppy trade as a rebound in the dollar pushed prices lower and erased gains made during the day. The expectation is for a weaker dollar still and, therefore, gold prices have not fallen much. Concerns ...

Isolated rains forecast for southern peninsula from today
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 25 Latest India Meteorological Department (IMD) predictions have indicated scattered to fairly widespread rains are possible over south peninsular India with isolated heavy falls over coastal Tamil Nadu from ...