Their top three holdings include Infosys, BHEL and ACC. \n
Venu Srinivasan, CMD of TVS Motor, believes that margin pressures will continue due to raw material costs. He further states that the company hopes to maintain gross margins in FY07.
Suven Life Sciences Ltd has signed an agreement with US-based pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Company to carryout pre-clinical research for central nervous system disorder.
The boards of three PSU banks - Bank of Baroda, Oriental Bank of Commerce and Andhra Bank met in deference to the Finance Ministry's insistence, but quite unexpectedly they did not roll back the rate hikes announced last week.
An elite athlete field of 40 of the world's top 100 long distance runners for the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon.
The chief of the country's second largest public-sector lender said interest rates should fall as and when inflation eases, but pointed out the need to lower deposit rates first.
Banking sector veteran N C Vaghul says that the finance minister's step is neither positive nor regressive. He feels that banks and the finance ministry need to find a middle path. \n
Infosys announced 11 January, 2008 as the date for its Q3 results release
FMCG analyst at SSKI Nikhil Vora believes that the next round of growth for the FMCG sector will get powered by a lot of front-ended investment by companies.
Vasudeo Joshi of Man Financial says that numbers posted by Reliance was slightly below expectations. According to their full-year estimates, EPS is expected at Rs 70 for Reliance.
India is 'relatively under-computerised' with only 4 million personal computers, as against China where the penetration of PCs stood at around 18 million, Microsoft Corporation Chief Executive Officer Steven A Ballmer said.
S Ramadorai, chief executive officer and managing director, Tata Consultancy Services does not anticipate a slowdown in the IT sector. He sees the business momentum continuing.
The small investors must heed the advice of mutual funds and remain invested.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram is expected to extend a relief package for leather and textile exporters, who are hit by the rupee appreciation, as demanded by the commerce ministry.
A Bangalore company now offers to pay users to receive SMS advertisements.
The government ban on external commercial borrowing, or ECBs, for integrated townships has shut off a staggering $12 billion that was to be raised for integrated townships, reports CNBC-TV18.
Paramount Global has agreed to sell its 13 per cent stake in its Indian TV business to Reliance Industries for Rs 4,286 crore, the Indian firm said on Thursday. In a stock exchange filing, Reliance said it has signed a binding agreement with two subsidiaries of Paramount Global to acquire 13.01 per cent equity stake of Viacom 18 Media Private Limited held by Paramount Global. Similarly, in a filing on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paramount Global said the closing of the transaction is subject to the satisfaction of certain customary conditions, including receipt of applicable regulatory approvals, as well as the completion of a previously announced joint venture involving Reliance, Viacom18 and Star Disney.
Aditya Mittal, the son of LN Mittal, the family that pulled off the audacious Arcelor acquisition just last year proves that a businessman of Indian origin can actually rule the world.
Shereen Bhan of CNBC TV 18 speaks her mind about issues related to professional career women. She believes that the men-women ration in media is improving in the favour of the latter.
Empowered committee of state finance ministers on value-added tax has sought to allay fears of traders that the new tax system will lead to increase in prices, stating that the worldwide experience did not support this apprehension.
How are hedge funds viewing India currently and what is their strategy for markets here right now? \n\n
In an exclusive CNBC-TV18 interview, emerging market guru and CIO of Templeton Asset Management, Mark Mobius, gives his take on emerging markets.
Sunil Kashyap, MD, Scotia Mocatta, believes that the downside in gold prices is seen limited to $550 levels.
Raamdeo Agarwal of Motilal Oswal Securities believes that the current market valuations are fair. He feels that the market is still buoyant and the sentiment will remain positive.
Mutual Funds added more than 7 lakh investors into equity schemes in August. Despite this, redemptions out-weighed investments in equity funds.
OPEC members are meeting at Vienna on Monday. Jason Feer of Argus Media thinks that the fear as to how far the oil prices could drop would be uppermost on the minds of the ministers meeting in Vienna.
Market is in an uptrend and there are no signs of exhaustion
usiness with British Telecom will grow, but the proportion will come down
On the fundamental side I could see prices continuing to dip
Deccan Gold Mines is a speculative pick in the gold mining sector
Richard Lucas, renewable energy analyst at Ambrian Partners, says that as oil prices shot up, speculators got very excited about sugar, which drove the price up beyond what it should have gone to, but the long-term view of sugar is very positive.
Brad Durham, Managing Director of Emerging Portfolio Fund Research, EPFR, says that Emerging Market, EM, funds have seen inflows of $450 million last week.\n
Sandeep Dasgupta of Deutsche Bank believes that Bank of Japan's rate stance has been along expected lines. Dasgupta does not expect Bank of Japan to up rates before Q4CY06, early 2007.\n
Investment advisor S P Tulsian and Shahina Mukadam (of IDBI Capital Market) pick out the winners and losers, based on Q1 results of companies.
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