1. Maytas Infra- Another GMR Infra. Only Infrastructure stock in this list.

2. Educomp Solutions- Its valuations tell the story.

3. Financial Technologies (FT)- safe business. (more…)

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No one knows what the market will look like in six months. But today we have more than enough capital.

JOHN THAIN
chairman and CEO, Merrill Lynch, in an interview on CNBC. He said the brokerage firm is “very well capitalized” but didn’t rule out further writedowns if the value of risky assets continued to decline. (more…)

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The Indian southwest monsoon has seen a revival over the past week or so, partially allaying fears of poor crop harvest and the possible adverse impact on macroeconomic variables like inflation. As per the July30 update by the Indian Meteorological Department, the monsoon was 2 per cent below the long term average, same as a week ago. However, the distribution has improved as th deficit over southern India and the central peninsula came down along with the excesses in the north-east and north-west. (more…)

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Historically, India has enjoyed higher multiples because of better quality of earnings but with return on equity peaking, analysts say that foreign investors may become reluctant to keep paying the premium they once did. (more…)

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What’s the next trigger for the markets?

Reforms hold the key
e next trigger could be some positive news from the central
government on the reforms front. It could be either a few concrete steps in the area of divestment of state (more…)

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Monsoon watch
Auto, FMCG firms place their hopes on the rains
The Indian southwest monsoon has seen a revival over the past week or so, partially allaying fears of poor crop harvest and the possible adverse impact on macroeconomic variables like inflation. As per the July30 (more…)

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Big TV, the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Amabni Group’s soon-to-be-launched direct-to-home (DTH) venture, has bagged the official DTH partnership for the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Twenty20 cricket tournament, for a bid of $31.16 million (about Rs 137 crore) for the next four years.
Reliance Entertainment President Rajesh Sawhney said in a statement: “We at Big TV are excited at being chosen the DTH partner of the DLF IPL. As an official partner of this premier event, Big TV will play its role in the enhancement of the league and in the process add to its own business and public profile.” Bharti Airtel, however, declined to comment on the issue. link

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Petron Engineering Construction on Thursday said it has bagged an Rs 100.23 crore order from HPCL-Mittal Energy for its Bathinda refinery. The company has received an order for heater works in HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd’s Guru Gobind Singh Refinery Project at Bathinda in Punjab. Petron Engineering Construction was quoting at Rs 251, up Rs 9.80, or 4.06%. It has touched an intraday high of Rs 279.90

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday allowed exchange-traded currency futures by putting out guidelines on the same. According to the final guidelines of the panel, only USD-rupee contracts of size US$1,000 would be allowed. Besides, only persons who are residents in India are permitted to trade in futures.

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