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India’s NSE to introduce FX futures on 29 August (20 August 05:27) |
| The Bombay Stock Exchange and a unit of Multi-Commodity Exchange of India have also applied to SEBI to offer currency futures, but their approvals are still pending |
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Power, realty counters prop up markets (20 August 03:59) |
| The markets ended firm with the benchmark index settling 0.9% or 134 points higher at 14,678 levels |
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Indiabulls Securities downgrades Kotak Mahindra Bank to HOLD (20 August 02:13) |
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Company Update: Usha Martin (20 August 01:11) |
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Kotak recommends Balaji Telefilms for a target of Rs220 (20 August 12:59) |
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India may up investment cap in stock exchanges (20 August 12:13) |
| The new cap would be applicable for local and foreign investors and would enable existing investors to raise their stakes further |
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Sensex up around 100 points in early deals (20 August 10:53) |
| The markets opened firm with the BSE benchmark moving up around 100 points to 14,645 levels |
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Why credit growth is so high (19 August 11:48) |
| If the high rate of inflation is taken into account, there is no contradiction between lower economic growth and a higher rate of growth in advances |
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Pakistan must now attend to its economy (19 August 11:07) |
| Inflation has trebled since Musharraf lost effective control last year, and foreign exchange reserves have fallen 40% since October |
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Sensex settles 102 points lower (19 August 04:06) |
| The markets ended weak for the fifth consecutive session with the BSE benchmark index settling 102 points or 0.7% lower at 14,544 levels |
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Sharekhan puts BUY on Crompton Greaves (19 August 01:18) |
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Stock Update: Wipro (19 August 11:28) |
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Indiabulls Securities keeps BUY on Tech Mahindra (19 August 11:19) |
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Balaji Tele shares up on snapping JV with Star Group (19 August 10:19) |
| Shares in the Indian firm opened up 1.3% at Rs174.90 and were trading up 4% at Rs179.50 in early deals |
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Markets slip on weak global cues (19 August 10:12) |
| The markets slipped in early deals on weak global cues with the 30-share BSE index was skidding nearly 1% to 14,502 levels, with all but one component falling |
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M&M’s acquisition: a bargain? (18 August 10:47) |
| Analysts are surprised at the low valuation and concerned that the acquisition may involve some undisclosed risks |
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Investments by Indian firms to decline 30% from last year: RBI (18 August 10:37) |
| Companies will invest Rs1.73 trillion in fresh projects in 2008-09, against Rs2.45 trillion in the previous year |
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Sensex ends 78 points lower (18 August 03:49) |
| The markets ended weak after a choppy session with the benchmark index settling 78 points lower at 14,646 levels |
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Union Bank ties up with Edelweiss, Wealth Advisors (18 August 03:13) |
| Edelweiss would take care of the bank’s east and west zone clients, while Wealth Advisors would see north and south zone ones |
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Kotak Securities downgrades Thermax to ACCUMULATE (18 August 02:44) |
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Indiabulls Securities downgrades L&T to HOLD (18 August 02:34) |
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Markets choppy at noon; auto counters in reverse gear (18 August 02:15) |
| Auto counters witnessed selling pressure in noon deals with the BSE auto index sliding 1.6% or 61 points. Amtek Auto, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors among key losers |
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Angel Broking puts BUY on KNR Construction (18 August 10:32) |
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Markets open weak; Sensex slips over 85 points (18 August 10:13) |
| The 30-share BSE index shed over 85 points to 14,638 levels. The 50-issue NSE index was down 0.84% at 4,394 |
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Lanco to fund equity participation with profit from construction unit (18 August 12:10) |
| By the end of the first quarter, the company’s EPC division had orders on hand worth Rs12,611 crore |
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Are valuations at further risk? (18 August 12:09) |
| At best, earnings may grow at a compounded average growth rate of about 20% in fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2010 |
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Ask Mint | How do collateralized debt obligations work? (18 August 12:08) |
| An investment in CDO is basically an investment in the cash flows originating out of the assets backing them |
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More than oil needed to trigger market upswings (18 August 12:07) |
| Oil and lower inflation numbers could be possible triggers, but investors would prefer a steady trend in both these numbers rather than sporadic movements |
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Yes Bank targets 1,000 SME clients by FY’09 (17 August 11:45) |
| 2,500 SMEs and emerging businesses acorss the country have been identified; the bank already has added 120 clients in Apr-June and wil increase this to 45% by ‘09 |
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Could this be the first time Infy misses its annual guidance? (15 August 12:45) |
| Since fiscal year 2002, Infosys has beaten its annual dollar-based guidance by an average of 10% |
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5 banks set to underwrite Hindalco rights offering (15 August 12:20) |
| The firm says it’ll issue 520 million shares at Rs96 each to existing shareholders, a 29% discount to the current share price |
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The long and the short of capital markets (14 August 10:28) |
| The long and short of capital markets is that market forces should decide asset prices instead of regulators or politicians interfering and trying to establish a floor to an asset value |
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Sensex tumbles 369 points by close (14 August 04:06) |
| The BSE benchmark touched a low of 14,686 levels in intra-day deals. Banks, realty scrips witness heavy sell-off |
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Indiabulls Securities cuts Bank of Baroda’s target price (14 August 02:29) |
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India Infoline puts BUY on Satyam Computer (14 August 12:03) |
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Company Update: Sun Pharma (14 August 11:50) |
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Hindalco’s rights issue: prepare for more dilution (14 August 12:59) |
| Although dilution for shareholders is so high, the addition to the firm’s earnings is insignificant in the near term |
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SBI will not benefit by merging State Bank of Saurashtra with it (14 August 12:10) |
| We are trying to say that the merger is not in employees’ interest and it should not be done to please the managers |
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It’s too soon to toast the end of credit crisis (13 August 11:35) |
| Banks have already reported losses and writedowns of half a trillion dollars ; forecasts of $1 trillion no longer seem far-fetched |
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Left’s withdrawal may make it easier for govt on privatization (13 August 11:33) |
| Ogawa is in India for an assessment of the country’s fiscal situation |
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Sensex ends 119 points lower (13 August 04:33) |
| Marketmen said a weak trend in overseas markets and concerns over slowdown in economic growth influenced the trading sentiment in India |
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Markets volatile in noon deals (13 August 02:40) |
| Marketmen said a weak trend in overseas markets and concerns over slowdown in economic growth mainly influenced the trading sentiments here |
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Tata Capital in alliance with Mitsubishi UFJ (13 August 12:43) |
| The memorandum of understanding includes investment banking services, global offerings of Indian equities and other services |
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Indiabulls Securities puts SELL on MTNL (13 August 10:42) |
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Sharekhan puts BUY on Shiv-Vani Oil (13 August 09:14) |
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FIIs paring stakes in rate-sensitive sectors (13 August 12:43) |
| Continuous selling in sectors such as banks and infrastructure was mainly because of expected monetary tightening, a slowdown in demand and high valuations |
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Bsnl’s IPO creates a buzz in the market (13 August 12:21) |
| The government and the BSNL board are pushing ahead with plans for an initial public offering, or IPO, of 5-10% of the group |
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FIIs: masters at short-selling (13 August 12:20) |
| When the markets bottomed in mid-March and again in mid-July, they were heavy net buyers, especially in the derivatives segment |
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Asian stocks close mostly down, Nikkei falls ahead of key data (13 August 12:17) |
| Investors remain worried about weakening Asian economic growth, as the region feels the chill from a US-led world slowdown |
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Sensex ends 292 points lower (12 August 03:48) |
| Lower-than-expected IIP figures for June dampened sentiment. Metal, bank counters witness sell-off |
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