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Sensex companies valuation halved in six months
SBI, DLF, Reliance among worst hit in PE multiple erosion. BL Research Bureau For every rupee of earnings managed by BSE Sensex companies, investors are today willing to pay only half of what they paid in January 2008. ...
RIL not to withdraw arbitration process
Mumbai, July 19 Reliance Industries (RIL) will not withdraw the arbitration process it has initiated against Reliance Communications (RCom) even though the RCom-MTN talks have been called off, sources close to the disputing parties indicated. ...
Promoters prefer to stay on the sidelines even as pivotals crash
An analysis of the 24 companies, out of the 30 stocks of the Sensex, shows that in 12 stocks there were no changes in promoter holdings while in 10 others only a negligible movement was seen.. Chennai, July 19 Promoter groups in the pivotal ...
N-deal: Chidambaram calls for ‘reasoned’ debate
‘Installed N-power capacity utilisation down to 54%’. Hyderabad, July 19 The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, on Saturday urged law graduates and legal experts to educate fellow citizens on the implications of the ...
Index Outlook
The dark clouds parted a little and melting crude prices sent a ray of hope to the hassled equity markets last week. Sensex rejoiced by gaining over 1,000 points in the last two sessions. Market participants will, however, switch from watching ...
Re-building your fund portfolio
Too afraid to even look at your equity fund portfolio? Scary as it sounds, it is time to open those excel sheets and assess the damage that the nearly 40 per cent market correction has wreaked on our equity fund portfolios. The verdict is not ...
Why oil is on the boil
Crude oil news is usually frequent and occasionally dominant — as has been the case in the last few days. The overreaching effect of the price of crude oil is something no one can ignore. And I guess when the price of something forces ...
Time to wake up to retirement planning
Social security will be a big challenge for the Government two decades from now if individuals don’t plan more actively towards retirement. Estimates suggest that by 2025, people aged above 60 will account for 14.5 crore of the Indian ...
The long and short of rupee futures
The RBI has been working on the introduction of rupee futures for some time now. It is widely believed that the RBI was prompted to take this step after the Dubai Gold and Commodity Exchange (DGCX) started trading rupee futures in June 2007. ...
Shree Renuka Sugars: Buy
The domestic sugar cycle is set to enter a favourable phase for producers, with output expected to decline sharply over the next two years, lending support to sugar prices. ...
WGC bullish on gold outlook, despite fall in global demand
‘Credit crisis provides strong case for investment in yellow metal’. Chennai, July 19 Global demand for gold fell 16 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, as bullion rallied past $1,000 an ounce. Demand in India ...
Bajaj Auto: Hold
Shareholders can continue to hold the Bajaj Auto stock. Better domestic sales volumes in the first quarter, robust export growth and planned launches in the executive segment may positively impact the near-medium term ...
Sanghvi Movers: Buy
Investors with a two-three year perspective can consider taking exposure to the stock of Sanghvi Movers, an established player in the business of renting out cranes. ...
HCC: Buy
A strong order pipeline, improved profit margins, benefits from recent business restructuring and removal of uncertainty surrounding the unique Bandra-Worli Sealink project, provide better visibility to the earnings growth of Hindustan ...
Vishal Information Technologies - IPO: Avoid
Investors can avoid the initial public offering of Vishal Information Technologies, a company delivering digitisation and E-Publishing services, considering the high valuation that the offer demands and the inherent business risks, given the ...
Infrastructure funds: Add sparingly to your portfolio
Investors who took exposure to any of the infrastructure theme funds and held on from January 2006 to December 2007, would have made returns of anywhere between 50 per cent and 122 per cent in this period. ...
Franklin India Prima Fund: Switch
Mid-cap stocks and funds that focus on them have taken a sizeable hit during the recent market meltdown. ...
Investment strategy: Accumulating large-caps, timing momentums
The sharp decline in stock prices since January 2008 has left many wondering as to whether the market will ever climb up. Such gloom and doom is part of human nature. We always swing from bouts of optimism to spells of extreme pessimism. As ...
Weekly News Round Up(Latest Audio:English/Tamil)
Wipro Ltd has reported revenue in IT services in rupee terms at Rs 4,405 crore for the first quarter, a growth of 39 per cent, compared with the year-ago quarter. ...
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