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A straight five-week rally—where are we headed?

The stock markets have rallied strongly for the past five consecutive weeks. How will the markets perform this week? Moneylife’s study of similar historical patterns points to a solid trend


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A breakout?
The Sensex may move up by another 200 points or so, but we are in an overbought situation
Moneylife Digital Team
Persistent’s IPO valuation looks attractive
The company’s EPS is expected to be Rs25 in FY10 with price-earnings of 11.92; its peers are currently trading at a P/E between a range of 10.99-15.97
Pallabika Ganguly
Marico expects a turnover of Rs2,500 crore for FY10
The weak monsoon and food inflation have impacted the purchasing power of the lower income group, resulting in marginal growth for the FMCG sector
Amritha Pillay
India’s logistics performance index plummets to 47
The capacity of countries to efficiently move goods and connect manufacturers and consumers with international markets is improving around the world, but much more is needed to spur faster economic growth and help firms benefit from trade recovery, says the World Bank
Pallabika Ganguly
“Service tax is a bit of a dampener for the realty industry”
Sobha Developers Ltd’s managing director JC Sharma discusses the impact of service tax
Ravi Samalad
IFAs accuse brokers of eyeing trail commission through MF dematerialisation
IFAs allege that the investor is unaware of the change of broker and claim that the ARN number changes after dematerialisation of MF units
Yogesh Sapkale
Logjam in Babudom
The government wants to use e-governance as a tool for better administration. It needs to wake up to the fact that e-governance requires not only technology infrastructure, but also the human will to make it work
Sanket Dhanorkar
Are bond markets sceptical of FM’s borrowing plans?
Bond Street seems to have taken the FM’s fiscal consolidation plans with a pinch of salt as bond yields have since surged past 8%, perhaps due to the government’s borrowing programme
Pallabika Ganguly
Kiri Dyes buys German DyStar; may raise Rs400 crore through equity, debt
After buying Germany-based DyStar for €50 million, Kiri Dyes and Chemicals may raise about Rs400 crore through equity and debt for expansion and launching new products


‘Private participation in hydropower is not large
Om Metals Infraprojects Ltd plans to expand its reach in domestic as well as overseas markets.
Government to give aid worth Rs50 crore to five food parks
Out of six food parks approved last year, five parks will receive Rs10 crore each in the next financial year for setting up their infrastructure
Mutual Fund prospectuses: Too much legalese, too little
Bizarre fund ideas and what SEBI should do to control them. This is the second part of a two-part analysis
Court dismisses S Kumars’ defamation suit against
A Mumbai civil court has dismissed a defamation suit filed by S Kumar’s unit against the Narmada Bachao Andolan in relation to its Maheshwar Dam project
Retail investors return to the IPO game
The recipe that’s working: strong fundamentals, attractive pricing and recent listing gains
Fund prospectuses: Too much legalese, too little substance
Stripped off their legalese, prospectuses of mutual funds are prone to misrepresentations and inadequate disclosures. As a result, the investing community continues to be
Mercator to expand in dredging, bulk and tanker segments
Mercator Lines is planning to increase its presence across various verticals depending on the opportunities available. It plans to improve capacity in its bulk, tanker and
New AMFI chief blames distributors for mis-selling, ignores
Industry body AMFI acknowledges rampant mis-selling of MF products; puts blame on distributors, ignoring the fact that poorly-performing products of AMCs, aggressively sold with
‘Most people don’t prefer to fight with their
The former deputy governor of the RBI says that training of banking staff can help change their attitude
IL&FS Transportation Network's road project in Chhattisgarh
While ITNL’s public issue is slated to hit the market tomorrow, its major road project in Chhattisgarh faces legal action. A PIL filed by an RTI activist is pending with the
Celebrity Fashions is scouting for a strategic investor
Celebrity Fashions is planning to invite a strategic investor for its bottoms division which is being hived off as Celebrity Clothing
Will Birla MF’s Capital Protection Fund leave a hole
The company had to extend the NFO closure in order to meet its target. But will the Birla AMC incur a loss while running this fund?
'Bringing the axe down on Axis Bank': Spark Capital's way
Is Axis Bank being made the target of a massive bear hammering?
Motilal Oswal’s fund offer asks investors to take a
The draft document of offer for the new ETF by Motilal Oswal AMC uses a proprietary index. But it does not explain the weightage assigned to the stocks underlying the index or how
‘People are afraid of speaking against teachers,
The former deputy governor of the RBI says that if a bank offers you a higher rate of interest than its peers, you should be a little careful

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