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The Financial Express daily newsletter
Edition of Wednesday, December 01, 2004
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS
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Sensex rockets to all-time closing high
History was created in the stockmarket Tuesday, with the benchmark 30-share BSE
Sensex ended at its all-time closing high of 6,234.29, up 76.52 points, or
1.24%. The Sensex missed its all-time high of 6,249.60 in its intra-day trades
by a meagre 1.17 points. This is the second time this year that the Sensex has
closed at an all-time high.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75635
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REL board will consult RIL on �future prospects�
The ongoing Ambani tussle over �ownership issues� took a new turn on Tuesday
when the Anil Ambani-led board of Reliance Energy Ltd said it would separately
consult the board of its principal shareholder Reliance Industries Ltd on REL�s
future prospects and �related issues�.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75636
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Exit policy for companies moots permanent window
Exit options of companies are going to be substantially easier. A draft exit
policy, formulated by the ministry of company affairs, has proposed to do away
with the mandatory requirement of filing audited accounts to the registrar of
companies for exit.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75638
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Hedge funds, private equity players still find valuations low
Even as 6000 index levels, foreign institutional investors, hedge funds and
private equity players still feel valuations are cheap.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75649
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Powered by IT, Pune in fast lane
As he travelled on the Mumbai-Pune expressway, Jonathan Otterstatter of SPSS
Inc felt good about the fact that his $220 million American firm had outsourced
work to Saama Technologies.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75644
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MoF ups direct tax target by Rs 5,000 cr
Enthused by bumper direct tax collections, finance minister P Chidambaram has
raised the target for the current fiscal by Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 1,44,365
crore.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75637
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Freeze on cable TV rates may go
Monthly cable TV rates across the country are set to go up by 6-7% from January
2005. Increase in cable tariff has been calculated keeping in mind prevailing
inflation rates.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75640
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Edits & Columns
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The silver lining in the gathering cloud
If the resolution of the dispute between the brothers turns out to be
long-drawn out and dirty, the outcome could drag the company and the market as
well down with it.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75612
Defending globalisation
Globalisation is a fuzzy word that means differing things to different people,
which is perhaps why it has so few adherents but a lot of discontents.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75610
Interesting times ahead
RBI has reaffirmed that the increase in interest rates by more than 200bps
during the current fiscal is a change in the direction of interest rates and is
part of the interest rate cycle.
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75616
More in Edits & Columns at http://www.financialexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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Investor
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�Distinguish MF advisory biz from selling�
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75664
Strategic Alliances Fin, Keynote in tie-up to help mid-sized cos in M&A
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75665
Rajiv Shastri of ABN Amro AMC may join as Sahara Mutual CEO
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75666
More in Investor at http://www.financialexpress.com/investor.html
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Money & Banking
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Call rules easy, G-secs seen range-bound
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75676
Barclays Cap urges int�l rating agencies to upgrade India
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75671
Pvt banks have highest std deviation in interest income, assets ratio
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75672
More in Money & Banking at http://www.financialexpress.com/money&banking.html
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Economy
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Crisil predicts no change in GDP projection at 5.6%
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75645
IIM Lucknow develops new market research method
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75647
$215 m ONGC deal for Australian firm
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75683
More in Economy at http://www.financialexpress.com/economy.html
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Politics
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Cong may play umpire in Lalu, Paswan match
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75618
More in Politics at http://www.financialexpress.com/politics.html
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Fe Insight
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With SPS pact, food safety issues take priority
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75608
Standards and trade: what India should do
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75611
A lot of homework needs to be done
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75613
More in Fe Insight at http://www.financialexpress.com/feinsight.html
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Corporates & Markets
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Small firms line up maiden floats
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75660
MindTree radar scans for new acquisitions
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75688
Parmar to make open offer for Videocon Appliances
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75659
More in Corporates & Markets at
http://www.financialexpress.com/corporates&markets.html
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International
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Oil briefly over $50 on winter fears
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75650
Lawmakers grill Citigroup Japan chief over scandal
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75651
Siemens signs gas turbine
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75654
More in International at http://www.financialexpress.com/international.html
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News
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Chinese engines power Bengal farmers
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75634
Bangalore airport promoters �happy� at being asked to bring down project cost
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75632
Bihar ropes in consultants to woo NRI investments
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=75633
More in News at http://www.financialexpress.com/news.html
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