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Pallabika Ganguly 02 April 2010
A bunch of vested interests seem to be working together to fuel India’s new property bubble, especially in expensive real-estate markets like Mumbai Real-estate prices in India, which are already reaching for the stratosphere, are being further fuelled by a set of vested interests such as...

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Ravi Samalad 02 April 2010
Average assets under management of the 37 fund houses fell 5% in March; JPMorgan Mutual Fund plummeted 24% while Peerless and Edelweiss jumped 150% and 30% respectively According to data available with the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), out of the 37 fund houses, the average...

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Amritha Pillay 02 April 2010
An analysis of the monthly dispatch figures and the newly-commissioned capacities indicates a clear annual over-capacity of a minimum of 36.27MT in the demand-supply situation Over the past few months, the cement industry has been enjoying an upward momentum in cement prices due to the peak...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 April 2010
We bring you an analysis of the major sectoral leaders and laggards for the March quarter The Sensex has only marginally risen from its December quarter closing (17,465) to end up at 17,528 for the March quarter. However, for the past few weeks, the index has been chugging ahead at a fast...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 April 2010
Although a demat account has nothing to do with the derivatives segment, some brokers like MF Global are insisting on this requirement A derivatives trading account has nothing to with a demat account. A demat account is needed to transact in shares in the cash segment where deliveries of...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 April 2010
Fixed deposit holders should watch out. Banks may be snatching a part of the principal under the garb of deducting tax at source Would you think twice before investing in a fixed deposit? The obvious answer would be a resounding ‘no’. But what if a bank is nibbling away at your principal in...

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Moneylife Digital Team 01 April 2010
Markets may remain bullish over the short term, if global cues remain strong The market ended on a strong note today, driven by firm global equity markets. It started the day with a gain. However, it slid soon after that and traded range-bound till afternoon. It regained strength in the...

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Amritha Pillay 01 April 2010
More and more road developers are seeking underwriters for their road projects in order to achieve financial closure faster and bid for more national projects With the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) insisting on financial closure of existing projects—or at least a financial...

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 March 2010
The central bank’s directive to calculate interest rate on savings deposits on a daily basis is likely to dent a big hole in bankers’ books One of the leading public sector banks has told Moneylife that under the new system, its interest outgo would increase by Rs250 crore in the coming year....

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 March 2010
The market trend is down; it will probably move sideways with a downward bias Markets were volatile throughout the day. They started off on a strong note, but soon pared gains and took a dive. Trading was range-bound for the rest of the day. The trend was downwards.  The BSE Sensex ended the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 March 2010
The market has risen in the March quarter. Based on past patterns, what should we expect? Here is a study of the historical behaviour of the markets over the past 25 years After witnessing a few jitters in the month of January, stock markets have rebounded well to end the March quarter on a...

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Ravi Samalad 31 March 2010
The market watchdog has extended the deadline for implementation of its ‘dealings between a client and a stock broker’ mandate till 30 June 2010 and will leave it to the stock exchages to handle sticky issues Market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given breathing...

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Ravi Samalad 31 March 2010
The SEBI directive means that AMCs will have to pay upfront commissions out of their recurring expenses accounts or from their own pockets In a move to bring protect investors’ interests, market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has mandated all asset management companies...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 March 2010
Expect a sideways movement in the bourses As expected, correction has set in after the markets attempted and failed to make a new 24-month high. Throughout the morning session, the index was up but slipped in afternoon trading. The BSE Sensex was down 121 points (down 0.68%) to 17,590 and the...

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 March 2010
The Sensex has regained a level last seen in February 2008. How have the stocks moved since then? Yesterday, the Sensex closed at 17,711. This level has not been seen since 28 February 2008 when the Sensex had closed at 17,824. In this period, the markets have witnessed a lot of volatility....

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Moneylife Digital Team 30 March 2010
The market regulator’s December 2009 circular on transferring funds back to client accounts periodically has created market-wide confusion. Many brokers have not followed this rule, which was supposed to be implemented by 31 March 2010 A little-discussed circular of the Securities and...

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Moneylife Digital Team 29 March 2010
The market is getting long in the tooth and the chance of a sudden reversal is strong Market indices touched a two-year high today. They opened high, sold off in late morning trade and rebounded to record new highs. Even after selling went up in late afternoon trades, the BSE Sensex ended the...

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According to sources, the fruit-juice manufacturer has not been issuing salaries and has also stopped production Another likely casualty of the financial turmoil in the Indage empire is Seabuckthorn Indage Ltd (SIL), which reportedly has not been paying salaries to its employees since...

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Pallabika Ganguly 29 March 2010
The company, which listed on the BSE, has new plans for expansion and broadening its revenue base DQ Entertainment (DQE), a global animation, gaming and live-action entertainment production & distribution company, listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Monday. Its order book stands at...

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Moneylife Digital Team 29 March 2010
The stock markets have rallied strongly for the past seven consecutive weeks. Will the momentum continue? There is a 50% probability of that happening The Sensex has been on a rally for seven consecutive weeks now. From 16,153 on 11 February 2010, it has rallied to a high of 17,644 for the...

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