Archive for March, 2010

HOW IMPORTANT IS INTEREST RATE?

Essentially, interest is nothing more than the cost someone pays for the use of someone else’s money. In India, an individual willing to purchase a home uses bank’s money (through a mortgage) and in return pays interest to the bank for the privilege or the credit card user borrows money for the short term in order to [...]

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GUAR…… “U” TURN AHEAD

Guar gum enjoys prominent position in the exports of minor forest products. India exports guar gum in various forms to all parts of the globe. More than 80 per cent of exports of minor forest products are accounted for by guar gum. . The government has appointed Shellac and Forest Products Export Promotion Council (SHEFEXIL) as the canalising agency [...]

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Weekly Update 29th March – 02nd April

The domestic markets had a mixed week; it started weak following RBI hiking the repo and reverse repo by 25 basis points each and growing concerns from the 16-nation Euro zone—first over conflicting signals from the currency bloc on resolving Greece’s debt problems and second over Fitch Ratings lowering Portugal’s sovereign credit outlook. . But, concluded the week on green [...]

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Union Cabinet Approved the Implementation of Guidelines on Corporate Governance

The Union Cabinet approved the implementation of guidelines on corporate governance for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) from voluntary to mandatory basis. . The official statement said, “The guidelines have now been made mandatory and are applicable to all CPSEs. They cover issues like composition of Board of CPSEs, audit committee, subsidiary companies, disclosures, Code [...]

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LEAD “The Element of Earth’s crust”

Lead is a heavy, malleable, bluish grey metal. It is one of the metals most resistant to common corrosion problems. Lead has some important properties, in particular malleability (i.e. it can be hammered into shape), ease of production, ease of melting and joining, and good corrosion resistance. Applications There are many different uses of Lead. It may be [...]

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COMMODITY WEEKLY COMMENTARY

Most of the commodities closed in positive territory when Federal Reserve repeated its pledge to keep monetary conditions loose for the longer term. Impact was seen on all metals and energy; despite the rise in dollar index. Base metals complex was no exception, copper traded in upside territory. . Power distribution problems after a devastating earthquake in Chile [...]

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NEWS ROUND UP 22nd – 26th March

Hello Friends here we come up with the News Round Up from various categories. Economy ·The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unexpectedly raised interest rates from record-low levels for the first time since it began cutting in 2008, citing intensifying inflationary pressures and a steady economic recovery. The central bank raised the repo rate, the rate at which [...]

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WEEKLY Update 22nd – 26th March

Global market sentiments together with continued buying by foreign institutional investors led domestic markets to pose one of the best six consecutive weekly gains after almost a year. The fact behind such a move is that market participants are gaining a lot of confidence & believe that the domestic economic activity is getting stronger & stronger over the period. [...]

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Take Control Of Your Golden Years Financial Planning Final Part:)

Continuing the final part Sumit’s colleague, Ankit, who is 30 years old, commences his retirement planning at the same time. Given that he also aims to retire at the age of 60 years, he has an investment horizon of 30 years. Assuming, like Sumit, he invests Rs 50,000 every month @ 10% per annum, he will accumulate [...]

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