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Swapnil Suvarna 08 January 2010
Indian markets declined, despite positive trends in global bourses The Sensex ended the day at 17,540, declining 75 points from the previous day’s close, while the Nifty closed at 5,245, down 18 points, despite positive global cues. We had said that the market would end the day at a low and...

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Subrato Das  and   Pratibha Kamath 08 January 2010
Well-begun is half done, goes the saying. These stocks have set a scorching pace in the first week’s trading of the New Year Investors of Ucal Fuel Systems and Mangalam Timber Products have a common thing to cheer about. Both the stocks are up an incredible 52% in the first week of this year....

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Subrato Das  and   Pratibha Kamath 08 January 2010
Well-begun is half done, goes the saying. These stocks have set a scorching pace in the first week’s trading of the New Year Investors of Ucal Fuel Systems and Mangalam Timber Products have a common thing to cheer about. Both the stocks are up an incredible 52% in the first week of this year....

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Sanket Dhanorkar 08 January 2010
ITC is apparently using its political clout for blocking FDI in tobacco, leaving foreign investment proposals high and dry. Intense lobbying on ITC’s part has even led to a shift in the government’s stance Indian tobacco-to-hotels conglomerate ITC Ltd (formerly Indian Tobacco Co) is...

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The state government has blocked two online trading sites, including bseindia.com, as they were frequently being used by employees and these sites are not required for government work Maharashtra government employees can no longer browse online trading sites from state headquarters...

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Swapnil Suvarna 07 January 2010
Indian markets ended lower due to weak global cues The Sensex ended the day 85 points down from the previous day’s close, closing at 17,616, while the Nifty closed at 5,263, down 19 points, on the back of weak global markets. Yesterday we had said that the bourses would be down and they...

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SEBI has again put its foot down on the trail commission issue. Will AMFI comply this time? As the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) continues dilly-dallying for over six months on whether trail commission would continue to be paid to the old distributor even after a customer has...

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SEBI has again put its foot down on the trail commission issue. Will AMFI comply this time? As the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) continues dilly-dallying for over six months on whether trail commission would continue to be paid to the old distributor even after a customer has...

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Swapnil Suvarna 07 January 2010
After the ban on entry load from 1 August 2009, the mutual fund industry has seen a massive outflow of investments even as the bull market continued Ever since the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has banned the entry load for mutual fund schemes, fund companies have been...

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Amritha Pillay 07 January 2010
With the State-run company’s Farakka, Talcher and Khalagaon units already on the coal shortage list for a long time, its Durgapur unit is a new addition State-run power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) continues to face serious coal supply shortage at four of its plants....

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Amritha Pillay 07 January 2010
With the State-run company’s Farakka, Talcher and Khalagaon units already on the coal shortage list for a long time, its Durgapur unit is a new addition State-run power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) continues to face serious coal supply shortage at four of its plants....

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These Tata Nanos shown in the image are in a very bad condition, almost 'dumped' on this ground in Kalyan, a Mumbai suburb. We did question the manufacturer, but we have received no answer so far on who has dumped these vehicles, and the reason behind this activity Last year in July, everyone...

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Swapnil Suvarna 06 January 2010
Weak global cues weighed heavily on Indian markets Indian markets remained highly volatile during the day on the back of weak global cues. The Sensex was up 15 points from the previous day’s close, ending the day at 17,701, while the Nifty closed at 5,282, up four points. Yesterday we had...

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Sanket Dhanorkar 06 January 2010
With the launch of an online platform dedicated exclusively for IFAs, ICICIdirect is preparing to take rival platforms head-on One of India’s largest mutual fund distributors, ICICIdirect, on Wednesday announced the launch of an online platform for the exclusive benefit of independent...

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Sanket Dhanorkar 06 January 2010
With the launch of an online platform dedicated exclusively for IFAs, ICICIdirect is preparing to take rival platforms head-on One of India’s largest mutual fund distributors, ICICIdirect, on Wednesday announced the launch of an online platform for the exclusive benefit of independent...

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Swapnil Suvarna  and   Ravi Samalad 06 January 2010
Tata Motors DVR shares are trading at a discount of 40%. If this is a case of market imperfection, it is a huge arbitrage opportunity waiting to be exploited The differential voting rights (DVR) shares of Tata Motors are quoting at a substantial discount to the normal Tata Motors shares....

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Amritha Pillay 06 January 2010
Neville Tuli, chief advisor of the Osian Art Fund, believes that the Fund would have performed better given a longer lock-in period and better market conditions. The fund disappointed investors with poor returns in July 2009 Investors admit that the Osian Art Fund was a genuine case of...

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Amritha Pillay 06 January 2010
Neville Tuli, chief advisor of the Osian Art Fund, believes that the Fund would have performed better given a longer lock-in period and better market conditions. The fund disappointed investors with poor returns in July 2009 Investors admit that the Osian Art Fund was a genuine case of...

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Mobile commerce and mobile banking have the ability to get every user into the banking system provided there is a regulatory framework and clear guidelines for banks, mobile operators and end-users The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been trying to push mobile banking in a big way across...

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IL&FS Investsmart Insurance Brokers will surrender its insurance broker licence to IRDA following its decision to exit the insurance broking business Financial services provider HSBC InvestDirect (India) on Wednesday said that its subsidiary IL&FS Investsmart Insurance Brokers Ltd (IIIBL)...

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