Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Sunday, May 18, 2003
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Sunday, May 18, 2003 |
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COLUMNS EYE ON THE MARKET From unsustainable jumps... Market on new path of consolidation STOCK prices may well be weaving patterns, not generally seen in the past. The absence of sharp bullish phases cutting across sectors and stock categories may increasingly become the rule as has been the case for much of the last two years. What ... More TAKING COUNT Scare for REC bond investors THE hunt for higher yields in 2002-03 took investors' money to destinations not seen so far. One such parking slot was the Rural Electrification Corporation bond. It now turns out that the risk involved in these bonds may have been significantly ... More SIMPLE ECONOMICS Beware! High coupons do not mean high returns YOU may have noticed advertisements from consultants who offer you government bonds that pay interest as high as 11 per cent. Beware! The actual returns on such bonds will be substantially lower. Why? Take a 10-year bond of Rs 100. Suppose the ... More TAX TALK Capital Gains: Gift of shares add demat costs I MAINTAIN an account with a depository in respect of my shares, which are in demat form. The depository charges transaction cost, demat cost and annual maintenance charges. Can these be reduced in computing the capital gain on sale of ... More KNOW YOUR LAWS CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT National Commission: Principles, procedures THE National Commission, under the Consumer Protection Act, has the jurisdiction: IN FOCUS It's all war in telecom fare IT is one more episode in a long-running soap opera that promises to give even Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on Star Plus a run for its money. No, we are not talking about another of the famed "K" serials from the house of Balaji ... More FD WATCH 
IDBI: A creditable optionIDBI's `Suvidha' fixed deposit scheme is open for investment. Income from the deposits is eligible for tax benefit u/s 80L of the IT Act. Senior citizens also get an additional interest rate of 0.5 per cent. An investment up to one-year is ... More FUND WATCH 
LIC Dhanavarsha 12 — Taking the open-end routeLIC Mutual Fund is to convert the Dhanavarsha-12 into an open-end monthly income plan. Dhanavarsha, a close-end income scheme, was launched in April 1998. The fund has filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India for approval for the ... More COMMENT Sniffing out concentrated holdings MUTUAL funds in India are patronised more by corporate and large investors than by retail investors. But the latter need to be wary of investing in funds that are parking grounds for the former. Investments and pullouts by large investors can ... More AUTO FOCUS 
Honda CR-V: Sedan in an SUVHAVE you wondered about the inspiration behind some of the most cryptic abbreviations suffixed to car names? Many of these are alpha-numeric, difficult to expand and explain, yet they stick in your memory. BMW X5, Nissan NSX, Toyota RAV4, Volvo ... More Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in Subscribe to: Business Line |
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