Sunday, 1 June 2008. A couple of hundred true aficionados of Hindustani classical music made their way to the Ravindra Natya Mandir at Prabhadevi for the rare pleasure of listening to Begum Afroz Bano, a well-respected name in the world of Indian classical and semi-classical music. These were die-hard fans of the genre – they decided to put it ahead of the IPL cricket final telecast at...
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Market Price: Rs1270
Target Price: Rs1450
Period: 2 months
Asian Paints has been on a continuous upward journey since mid-2001 when the
stock broke out of a price base of about Rs185 and hit a range of Rs275-Rs345;
it remained there till the end of 2004. It then resumed its upward journey
hitting a high of Rs669 in February 2006 and then fell to about Rs570 at the
end of May 2006. Thereafter, it again resumed its northward journey in almost a
straight line till it reached Rs1,246 at the end of January 2008. The stock
fell to about Rs1,115 at the end of February 2008 and then again rose to reach
the current levels of Rs1,287. On the weekly charts, for our purpose of
forecasting, one can take Rs1,100 to be the base level. This was reached in the
week ended 22 February 2008. The stock has taken a bit of effort to get out of
this level, thus forming what is called a support/resistance zone. From there,
it reached Rs1,275 in the week ended 25 April 2008. The next target should be
Rs1,400-Rs1,450 in about two months. This is clearly a short-term momentum
play. The trader should bear in mind that he is just riding the last phase of a
momentum. Keep a strict stop-loss, as the stock has been rising for a very long
time and, indeed, a correction is due, probably after the momentum plays out.
Market Price: Rs68
Target Price: Rs125-Rs130
Period: 4 months
Bhagwati Banquets and Hotels is currently in the last phase of an ascending
triangle formation. The beginning of this pattern can be traced back to late
July/ early August 2007 when the stock had hit Rs30. From there, it steadily
rose to reach Rs89.05 in the week ended 7 December 2007. The scrip fell
immediately thereafter and tried to stage a recovery hitting Rs88.35 in the
week ended 28 December 2007. This attempt failed and the stock fell to Rs59.45
in the week ended 25 January 2008. After moving sideways for a while between
Rs73 and Rs58, it recovered and rose to Rs87 levels in the week ended
16 May 2008. In the current market fall, the scrip has declined and is now
around Rs69. The stock has recovered on the daily charts and is now currently
turning upwards. We expect it to rise and complete the ascending triangle
pattern for which the target is Rs125-Rs130 in about four months. – Anirban
Banerjee
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