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Subrata Das 15 January 2010
The market’s trading band has narrowed. It will not stay that way and will be resolved with a massive move. Will it be up or down? The Sensex edged higher in early trading on Friday, tracking the rise in Asian stocks. However, it pared off early gains very soon and was mostly flat for the...

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With a majority of people going for traditional instruments that are easily available and simple to understand, the investor population is shrinking, says UK Sinha, chairman and managing director, UTI Asset Management Co, in an exclusive interview with Sucheta Dalal. This is the first part of...

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Moneylife Research Desk 15 January 2010
Moneylife’s study of the pattern of stock picks by mutual funds’ equity schemes finds that stock picks are highly concentrated among a few hundreds with portfolios mimicking each other.   The study also underlines the lack of depth and diversity in Indian markets There are 1,477 stocks listed...

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Subrata Das 14 January 2010
Sensex gains 75 points as RIL, ONGC move up; bank stocks decline on continuing concerns of a rate hike Trading started on a high note on Thursday, triggered by Asian stocks which rebounded after a sharp decline yesterday in a knee-jerk reaction to the increase in the cash reserve ratio for...

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Moneylife Digital Team 14 January 2010
SEBI's move to scrap entry loads on mutual funds may have been well intentioned, but it tripped badly in failing to assess the ground realities and the consequences of its actions Five months after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) scrapped entry loads on mutual fund (MF)...

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Pratibha Kamath  and   Sanket Dhanorkar 14 January 2010
The after-effects of the massive boom in engineering, real estate and raw materials of 2003-07 and, of course, massive speculation, continue to be reflected in the wealth-creators’ list. Pratibha Kamath and Sanket Dhanorkar pick the toppers    Once again, we present our annual study...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 January 2010
As a market rally draws a flood of IPOs again, investors are likely to get burnt again, given the inherent nature of IPOs. Initial public offers (IPO) are back in vogue in the calendar year 2010 as the market has hit a 21-month high. However, investors are still nursing huge losses from the...

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Swapnil Suvarna 13 January 2010
Bourses poised to remain in positive territory during Thursday’s trade Indian markets remained highly volatile throughout the day, as they opened lower from yesterday’s close on weak global cues, followed by China’s move to curb lending. However, at the end of the day, bourses shrugged off...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 January 2010
Lack of clear regulation led to an absurd tussle between SEBI and Reliance Mutual Fund over the duration of the statutory warning in the Fund’s ad. Lack of clear-cut regulation from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on how to calculate the duration of the statutory warning (on...

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Moneylife Digital Team 13 January 2010
Mutual fund volumes on NSE and BSE are yet to catch up, as only 792 combined orders worth Rs10 crore were recorded between 8 December 2009 and 12 January 2010 Online trading volumes of mutual funds (MFs) continue to remain bleak if the numbers are anything to go by. According to the data...

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Seven rules to ensure that your broker doesn’t give you a raw deal In the past fortnight, I received emails from four desperate individuals. Each of their stories had a common theme: that money had simply vanished from their brokerage accounts and they were left with hefty liabilities....

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R Balakrishnan on saving  and   investing prudently 13 January 2010
Over the next decade, the state of our infrastructure and our political system may ensure that life does not get any better “By 2020, the people of India will be more numerous, better educated, healthier and more prosperous than at any time in our long history.” This ‘forecast’ is from a...

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Sanket Dhanorkar  and   Ravi Samalad 12 January 2010
SGX Nifty Futures volumes have been falling even before the NSE extended its trading hours. So the latest move by the Singapore exchange to extend its trading session may not impact NSE Nifty volumes at all. Following the National Stock Exchange's (NSE) extension of trading hours, the...

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Moneylife Research Desk 12 January 2010
A new Moneylife study has identified consumer durables as the cheapest among 49 sectors A new Moneylife study of 49 sectors covering 1,252 stocks has identified consumer durables, cement, paper & paper products, plastics and packaging as the top five sectors that are attractively valued,...

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Moneylife Research Desk 12 January 2010
A new Moneylife study has identified consumer durables as the cheapest among 49 sectors A new Moneylife study of 49 sectors covering 1,252 stocks has identified consumer durables, cement, paper & paper products, plastics and packaging as the top five sectors that are attractively valued,...

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Pallabika Ganguly 12 January 2010
Bollywood production house Yash Raj Films, travel operator SOTC and Brandinvest will promote Swiss destinations through special film tourism packages Innovation is the name of the game for both television and cinema marketing. Taking the trend forward, Hindi film producer Yash Raj Films (YRF)...

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Swapnil Suvarna 12 January 2010
Indian markets may continue to slump due to fears over possible monetary policy tightening by the central bank Indian markets opened up higher on reports of better-than-expected December 2009 quarter results by Infosys Technologies, announced before trading started. At 12.00 hrs IST, the...

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Swapnil Suvarna 12 January 2010
A few funds held large cash levels in November. Was it a prudent move? One of the tenets of fund investing is to remain fully invested at all times. Since it would go against the ‘remain fully invested’ philosophy, funds have not developed the expertise to time the market. Of course, this...

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Surya Pharma is on a growth path We have been impressed by small pharma companies like Aarti Drugs and Ankur Drugs and their performance has justified our recommendation. Here is one more pharma stock to look at. Surya Pharmaceutical manufactures and markets active pharmaceutical ingredients...

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Greaves Cotton makes dull engineering stuff but these are in great demand now The high economic growth rate in India has ensured that a large number of very mundane sectors are doing extremely well. Capital goods, mainly light engineering, is one such sector. An unfancied player in this...

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