INVESTMENT WORLD
STOCKS
Marico Industries: Buy
FMCG stocks appear to be a good defensive proposition for investors under current market conditions, given the companies' strong cash coffers, low debt in the balance sheet and the relatively low sensitivity of consumer spends (on FMCGs) to ...
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Elecon Engineering: Hold
Increased capex in user industries, change in product mix and entry into new businesses spell good times for this company.
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Reliance Communications: Hold
The company will be one of the beneficiaries of the multi-year mobile expansion story. However, allocation of spectrum and competition are key concerns.
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B. L. Kashyap and Sons: Hold
The company is relatively insulated from uncertainties in land development or correction in market price of land, which have affected construction stocks.
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UTV Software: Buy
UTV is in a heavy investment phase as it forays into new media platforms. It will take time before its investments deliver, making the stock more suitable for aggressive investors.
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Query Corner
I have bought Himachal Futuristics at Rs 45. What should I do now? Should I sell it? Munmun. B Himachal Futuristics (Rs 22.2): The stock had a dream run from Rs 18 to Rs 50 in the first few months of 2006. The May crash saw ...
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Reliance
RIL moved in an extremely narrow band between Rs 1,383 and Rs 1,341. As mentioned last week, the stock has retraced exactly 30 per cent of the up-move recorded from the June 2006 low. This reflects inherent strength in the stock. The ...
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SBI
SBI could not move past Rs 1,050. It has dipped below the 200-day moving average again . Though, the oscillators in the daily chart are signalling a buy, the weekly charts are not yet conforming. Short-term supports for the stock would be at ...
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Tata Steel
Tata Steel did not make any decisive move last week. It could not get past Rs 450, emphasising that the medium-term outlook continues to be weak for this stock. Momentum indicators are just beginning to look up in this stock. But a setback ...
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Infosys
Infosys was one of the worst affected in last week's sell-off. The stock moved down to our first target of Rs 1,961. It has halted just above its 200-day moving average. Ten week ROC has moved in to negative and the 14-week RSI is at 44. ...
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ACC
A lackadaisical movement was observed on ACC last week. Short-term resistances for the stock are at Rs 816 and then Rs 868. Inability to surpass these levels will keep the short-term outlook weak. The intermediate-term trend will turn positive ...
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Index Outlook
Sensex hit a slippery patch last week. It, however, did a commendable good job of holding steady despite a spiralling rupee, zooming crude prices, hawkish Bernanke-speak and inflation that refuses to come down. The Reserve Bank of India has ...
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ONGC
It was yet another strong performance from ONGC last week with a gain of 4 per cent. The stock has moved past the resistance at Rs 868 and seems to be headed towards our next target of Rs 938. The strong up-move suggests that this could be third ...
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Trader's Corner
Stocks seldom open at the same level at which they closed in the previous session. When they open well above the previous session's high or below the previous session's low, they form a `gap' in the chart. The Japanese, in their picturesque ...
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MUTUAL FUNDS
DSP-ML Equity Fund: Invest
DSPML Equity has adopted a flexi-cap strategy to manage risks and deliver consistent returns.
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Tata Service Industries: Hold
Investors can stay with Tata Service Industries Fund, which, with 19 per cent return over the past year, marginally under-performed its benchmark Sensex. It has, however, beaten its benchmark in 16 of the 23 months since launch, on a rolling ...
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Fund Talk
Though equity funds have delivered healthy returns in the past four years, equities remain a volatile asset class and an investor in them has to prepare for some downside risks.
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Birla India GenNext: A fancy for media
Birla India GenNext is a theme-based fund that seeks to benefit from the country's rising consumption pattern. The fund aims at investing in companies which manufacture products or render services that directly reach the consumer. While the ...
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INSIGHT
Gold: Not always a bright idea
Is investing in gold really a good idea? What returns can you expect from the precious metal if you hold it for the long term? The answers may surprise you.
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SMART MESSAGE
Short 'em
`Short' is in — players with big money can now sell stocks they do not own (or `short' them, in stock market parlance). Institutional investors, who were hitherto allowed to sell short only in the derivatives market, would soon be doing ...
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CARS
A new dawn from the land of rising sun
The Nissan Teana, a luxury sedan, will be launched in India soon. In terms of design, it is a classic Nissan, marrying with elan the gracefulness of European simplicity and the streak of Japanese quirkiness that the company's cars are famous for .
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Hyundai Getz a new zing in its Prime
The new avatar of the Hyundai Getz will hit the roads next week — redesigned and with the same compact 1.1-litre eRLX engine that is offered in the Santro Xing.
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TWO/THREE WHEELERS
Bajaj Pulsar: Yet another trim
Bajaj has kept the brand's aspirational image alive by constantly upgrading its looks and features, and by adding newer, bigger and more powerful engines to the basic bike.
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Cosmetic touches for Unicorn
By the new Honda variant the attempt is to infuse a bit more of excitement into an excessively practical bike.
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Brand make-over for the Gladiator
To further cash-in on the bikes emerging popularity, Yamaha Motor India has launched a new variant with cosmetic changes meant to give the bike a different style identity.
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AUTOMOBILES
SECOND ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
Two years of speed
It is two years since the Bikes & Cars page set off and this two-page special marks the journey. The last two years have been the most active for the Indian automotive industry with an unprecedented number of new vehicle launches at almost ...
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INVESTMENTS
Make assetworthy allocations
You have just landed your first job fresh out of college. It is an exciting time, full of promise... you have your whole future ahead. But let's face it — setting priorities on a limited income can be frustrating, especially when you do not ...
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ECONOMICS
High expectation, low satisfaction
Consider this. Recently, an acquaintance was narrating about his trip to a boutique. His son wanted to buy a black suit, which you may think is a fairly easy choice. The boutique, however, had 10 different shades of the colour. Two hours later, ...
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STOCK MARKETS
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