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INTERVIEW 'IT products, home appliances to be LG's thrust area'
'These sectors will grow massively and shall compensate for the consumer durables saturation,' says K R Kim, Managing Director, LG Electronics.
MARKET REPORT Market@May 17: Day's report Digital is the star performer, gains 8 per cent. Himachal up by 2 per cent. HDFC gains 10 per cent. ACC, Bajaj Auto and Reliance record
impressive gains.
FUND NEWS Back to basics for equity funds The growing realisation that diversification is the best, if not the only, way to reduce risk is visible today with leading equity funds now diversifying their portfolios.
DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for May 18, 2001
Sensex, Wipro, NIIT, Tisco, MTNL... Check out what you can do on Friday.
STOCK TALK
'People will have to start learning about derivatives'
Ramesh Shrichand Damani says it will take 2-6 months to figure out the true impact of Sebi's ban on badla.
SPECIAL
IT industry woes: layoffs, ban on foreign jaunts, cost-cuts...
Faced with a slowdown, a now-subdued infotech industry is tightening its belt and reining in expenses.
Firms go back on job offers, students panic Many firms have withdrawn job offers made to students at campus interviews.
FUND FILE
Zurich India Top 200
Even though Top 200 carries a lower risk quotient with a quality conscious diversified portfolio, its active management is yet to see it outperform its category.
LIC Bond Fund
A return since launch of 13.83 per cent reflects the gains that emanated from its medium quality portfolio held earlier. While the fund has shifted focus on quality with a steady growth in corpus, it remains to be seen if the returns can be sustained in future.
COLUMN
Nedungadi Bank and the saga of RBI inaction
'The RBI made a decisive effort to free Nedungadi Bank from the grip of Rajendra Banthia who controls nearly 40% of its equity by telling him to step down from the board,' says Sucheta Dalal.
SPECIAL
The Berkshire weekend: An American tradition
Superstar billionaires Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger enlighten and regale shareholders every year at the annual meeting, says Hari Sreenivasan.
K V Kamath: taking ICICI to dizzying heights
ICICI CEO K V Kamath's term has been extended by another 5 years. NetScribes analyses his stellar leadership and the challenges that lie ahead.
THE BUDGET & GOVT POLICIES
The Rediff Budget Special: Full coverage Rail Budget 2001-2002: Full coverage
Credit Policy 2001-2002: Full coverage Exim Policy 2001-2002: Full coverage
Economic Survey 2000-2001: Full coverage
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In Focus Capital Market Crisis
Interview P Abraham on the Enron issue
Earlier interviews
Columns
- Sucheta Dalal on on Harshad Mehta
- Mahesh Nair on Amitabh Bachchan
Special
- The Simputer!
- Salary hikes slashed
- Impact of WTO
- Kerala tourism - Oil sector boils over
- IIM placements
- FM on markets
- Ajanta Clocks to shift base to China
- More...
Tutorials - Union Budget
Moneylinks - Amazon's Problem
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