The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, May 31, 2003

Cap on number of players in pension funds flayed
MAJORITY of the speakers at the Second International Conference on Private Pensions in Asia criticised the Government's plan to fix a cap on the number of players to be permitted to enter the proposed pension funds arena on grounds that it would ... More

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Restricted movement
FRIDAY'S trading activity witnessed restricted movement. 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 Monday is ... More

STOCK EXCHANGES

NYSE expects to list more Indian, Asian cos
`About 75 companies are listed on the NYSE from Asia including eight from India. Some of the companies in Asia and India looking at listing on the NYSE are in the areas of pharma, banking, telecom, technology and automotive companies.' More

STOCK MARKETS

Huge block deal in HDFC
According to dealers, the quantum of the deal was about 66 lakh shares on the BSE. A prominent FII is rumoured to be involved in the deal. The volumes subsequently, shot up on the counter. However, the share price did not reflect the ... More

IOC shoots up on hopes of good financial show
EXPECTATIONS of good financial performance by Indian Oil Corporation saw the share hit a 52-week high at Rs 368 on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday. Brokers said that market talk of the company reporting a hefty dividend (of Rs 40 per share) ... More

DERIVATIVES MARKETS

Nifty futures end in discount to spot
WITH the farther-month August futures just beginning to trade, the trading activity in the derivative segment on the National Stock Exchange was subdued on Friday. The turnover on Friday slipped to Rs 2,855 crore on Friday as compared to Rs 4,116 ... More

COMMENTARY

Old economy stocks shore up Sensex
THE old economy stocks continued to rule the roost and bolstered the uptrend in the BSE Sensex for the third consecutive day. The BSE Sensex ended the day with a 16.50-point (or 0.52 per cent) gain to close at 3180.75 points. Even as the old ... More

IPOS

Maruti IPO floor price set at Rs 115 — It's a test case: Shourie
ROADSHOWS for Maruti Udyog Ltd's (MUL) IPO got under way here today with the Union Minister for Disinvestment, Mr Arun Shourie, reminding the assembled top brass of Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) and MUL that the public float is a `test ... More

Power Trading Corpn plans to raise Rs 40 cr thru IPO
POWER Trading Corporation (PTC) plans to float an initial public offering (IPO) of 25.5 per cent of its equity, according to Mr T.N. Thakur, Chairman and Managing Director, PTC. "The board has given in-principle approval to go in for an ... More

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