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IVRCL Infrastructures: BUY
Investors with at least a two-year horizon can consider exposure to the stock of IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects. Accelerated growth in revenues on the back of faster execution of projects, strong order book and the expanding Government ...
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Blue Star: Buy
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HUL: Hold
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Dishman Pharma: Buy
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Powerful combo
FIM (managed by Farallon Capital Management) and LNM India Internet Ventures (on behalf of Mr L. N. Mittal and family) have agreed to invest an aggregate of Rs 1,580 crore in Sophia Power Company, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Indiabulls Real ...
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Attracting NYSE
Financial Technologies has announced that NYSE Euronext, the world’s leading and most diverse financial market group, has signed a binding term sheet to acquire a 5 per cent equity position in the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). ...
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Magic pills
NPIL Research & Development (NRDL), demerged from Nicholas Piramal, has signed the second agreement with Eli Lilly to develop and possibly commercialise a select group of Lilly’s pre-clinical drug candidates, in return for up to $110 ...
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NEW FUND OFFER
Update
UTI Asset Management Company has declared a dividend of 8 per cent under the dividend option of UTI-SPrEAD Fund. The record date for the same is February 19.Kotak Mutual Fund has launched a 14 months ...
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INSIGHT
INDUSTRY INSIGHT
‘Towering’ logic to share telecom infrastructure
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MUTUAL FUNDS
ICICI Prudential Emerging Star — Adding to textiles, finance
ICICI Prudential Emerging STAR is a three-year-old, mid-cap focussed fund, but with a diversified basket of sectors and stocks. Although on a three-year CAGR basis, the fund has outperformed its benchmark Nifty Junior, its performance over the ...
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Tata Select Equity Fund: Hold
Investors can retain their holdings in Tata Select Equity Fund based on its long-term track record. As the market is in the midst of a highly volatile phase, large-cap rather than mid-cap-based funds may be the more suitable option for ...
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HSBC Equity: Invest
Investors seeking exposure to large-cap stocks can consider investing in HSBC Equity. The fund has built a strong track record over the last five years, when bulls have ruled the roost. HSBC Equity has delivered an annualised return of 55 per ...
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Market View
With continued ability to grow earnings at 20 per cent year-on-year, the market remains resilient to significant falls from these levels. Currently trading at close to 18x, we expect the floor to the market (Nifty) to be around 4600 (15x FY09 ...
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Fund Talk
I hold the following funds: HDFC TOP 200, HDFC Long Term Advantage, HDFC Capital Builder, Birla Equity plan, Franklin India Prima, Franklin India Smaller Companies, Magnum Balanced and UTI Energy fund. I have SIPs running of Rs ...
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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Query Corner
I hold shares of Fortis Healthcare bought at Rs 75. Please tell me the future prospects of this company and advise whether I should hold or sell. M. VimalaFortis Healthcare (Rs 72): ...
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Index Outlook
The Reliance Power stock slipping into a discount on listing assumed apocalyptic significance on Monday. The Sensex was down 1000 points at one point on that day. But sanity returned and markets stabilised to stage a recovery towards the ...
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Reliance
The stock moved down to our first target at Rs 2,230 before staging a recovery last week. The fact that the 200-day moving average line went unchallenged last week is a positive. But the medium term trend in the stock continues to be down. ...
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SBI
SBI too underwent a seesaw movement last week; first plunging to our short-term support at Rs 2,015 and then regaining all the losses to close with more than 100 points gain for the week. The stock appears to have launched in to the third part ...
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Tata Steel
Tata Steel moved lower last week in line with our expectation. But the reversal above Rs 700 denotes that the B wave that began at the trough at Rs 557 could be extending. The momentum indicators in the weekly chart continue to point ...
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Infosys
Infosys Technologies moved within an extremely narrow band last week resulting in a doji formation in the weekly chart, denoting status quo. The near-term trend for the stock is up since the January 22 trough. Extension of ...
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Bharti Airtel
This stock too did nothing last week; meandering sideways in a narrow band. The near-term outlook for Bharti Airtel remains weak as it is moving sideways below its long-term averages. The stock can move lower to Rs 790 next week. ...
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Satyam Computers
Satyam Computers stayed within the range between Rs 390 and Rs 440 for most part of last week; as anticipated. The stock is struggling to move past the resistance band between Rs 440 and Rs 450. A move beyond is required to turn the ...
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Trader's Corner
Stocks seldom open at the same level at which they closed in 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 ...
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Prominent bulk deals on NSE & BSE
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CARS
Honda CR-V 2L: Smaller engine, yet zippy
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BMW powers up 3-Series with new Highline variant
Competition is good for the market. Good for the manufacturers and good for customers. The proof is there to see in the super luxury passenger car market. Mercedes enz, the established player in the segment, reacted to the entry of its biggest ...
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FINANCIAL MARKETS
Top-of-the-mind strategy factors
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STOCK MARKETS
It’s not total recall
One of my friends joined as a lead software architect in a boutique firm last year. He was in charge of their largest client, until last month. Something went wrong with the account for which my friend claims he was not the reason. The point ...
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Baskets of X
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Bull's Eye
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DEBT MARKET
CALL CENTRE
Benefit from the bond market
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DERIVATIVES MARKETS
Derivatives: Changing the rules for better participation
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FOREIGN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
What’s ahead?
With foreign institutional investors (FIIs) having sold off shares worth $3.6 billion from Indian equity markets in 2008 already, investors should keep a close watch on global indices. FIIs had put in $17.2 billion in the 12 months of 2007. ...
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INTERVIEW
Money Talk
Mr Ashok Krishnan has over 15 years experience in technology, management, consulting and entrepreneurship. After spending 14 years in the US in the consulting field, Mr Krishnan returned to India in 2007, where he assumed the ...
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‘Rate softening will have positive effect’
Mr Sanjay Sinha, Chief Investment Officer of SBI Mutual Fund, remains positive on the mid-cap space despite the market decline. He feels that the softening in interest rates would be positive for the economy. He added that the fund ...
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‘Indian equities not in a bear market yet’
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INCOME TAX
Premium paid for parents not exempt
I am a salaried individual and I pay life insurance premium and mediclaim for both my father and mother out of my salary. While my father receives pension, my mother is a housewife. Can I claim tax benefits ...
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IPOS
Will IPOs power on?
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What pricked the IPO bubble
The prospects for the business apart, returns on stocks offered through IPOs are subject to whether the market is in a bullish or bearish mood.
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REC: Invest at cut-off
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BOOKS
First, discover the real you
If you are not one of those noisy rich whose conspicuous wealth routinely screams shrilly ad nauseam, you will find Brett Wilder ideal company. His new book, ‘The Quiet Millionaire’ from FMG Publishing Inc, is a guide ...
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