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EYE ON THE MARKET

Grasim deal may force Gujarat Ambuja hand
GRASIM'S firm hold over the cement business of Larsen & Toubro has the potential to trigger interest in the ACC stock. Gujarat Ambuja Cements (the Ambuja group) has positioned itself to take eventual control ... More

TAKING COUNT

Where is the Sensex headed?
IT DID not stop at 3,300 nor at 3,400 and is now tantalisingly poised at 3,499. Where is it headed? Further north? Maybe. However, in contrast to earlier bull runs, a Sensex rally to previous highs such as 4,700 ... More

SIMPLE ECONOMICS

Housing loan as a put option
DO YOU know that your mortgage loan can be used as a put option on the property? Consider this: You have borrowed Rs 11 lakh and purchased a house for Rs 15 lakh. Your primary collateral will be the property ... More

TAX TALK

Cutting your tax outgo
PLEASE clarify whether I can invest in ICICI Bonds in the name of my wife and claim rebate under Section 88. Please note that my spouse is a housewife. R. S. Khedekar Reply The rebate under Section 88 is ... More

Dealing and trading costs
I AM a pensioner and am engaged in carrying on trading activity in shares on the Internet. Am I entitled to claim expenses such as telephone, subscription to economic newspapers/magazines, depreciation and ... More

IN FOCUS

Maruti IPO: An act of faith
IT APPEARS to be more an act of faith rather than one dictated by cold investment logic. Whichever way one looks at it, the overwhelming feeling is that investors in the Maruti IPO have been driven more by ... More

FUND WATCH

Standard Chartered adds to its income scheme basket
STANDARD Chartered Mutual Fund plans to launch a Medium Term Fund, which will enable investors to invest for three to twelve months. The fund will invest up to 25-25 per cent in government securities and the ... More

COMMENT

Derivatives: Beef up the disclosures
AS usual, mutual fund industry practices are set to march ahead of regulations concerning disosures. The latest development concerns interest rate derivatives. Trading on interest rate derivatives is set to ... More
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