Retail investor still waiting for bigger PSU share

Last Updated: Saturday, June 25, 2011, 14:18

A study revealed that between May 2004 and May 2011 the retail investors held merely about 24 percent of total public sector stocks listed during the period under review.

Towards a more enlightened tomorrow

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 13:44

Of all the 640 districts in the country, only two districts spread across India have recorded a negative performance both in regard to male and female literacy levels during the last one decade.

Towards a more enlightened tomorrow

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 13:44

Of all the 640 districts in the country, only two districts spread across India have recorded a negative performance both in regard to male and female literacy levels during the last one decade.

Compact segment dented as micro demand surges

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 16:31

As against an overall 7 percent growth in car sales in the May this year, the most popular segment comprising compact cars actually registered a negative growth last month. The segment comprise cars like Maruti’s Ritz, Swift and Estillo, Hyundai’s i10, i20 and Getz, Tata Motors’s Indica and Indigo CS, and Ford Figo.

Compact segment dented as micro demand surges

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 16:31

As against an overall 7 percent growth in car sales in the May this year, the most popular segment comprising compact cars actually registered a negative growth last month. The segment comprise cars like Maruti’s Ritz, Swift and Estillo, Hyundai’s i10, i20 and Getz, Tata Motors’s Indica and Indigo CS, and Ford Figo.

`Monstrous risks` in emerging markets

Last Updated: Thursday, June 9, 2011, 15:19

Emerging markets face "monstrous" risks this year, with investors continually ignoring intensifying inflationary pressures and credit bubbles, leading market strategist Richard Bernstein has warned.

`Monstrous risks` in emerging markets

Last Updated: Thursday, June 9, 2011, 15:19

Emerging markets face "monstrous" risks this year, with investors continually ignoring intensifying inflationary pressures and credit bubbles, leading market strategist Richard Bernstein has warned.

Lower growth, shakeout await microlenders

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 13:47

Despite rules introduced last month by the RBI, uncertainty still pervades the sector. Industry officials hope that with better regulation the sector will become more organised and focused on customer protection, even as growth and profitability moderate.

Lower growth, shakeout await microlenders

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 13:47

Despite rules introduced last month by the RBI, uncertainty still pervades the sector. Industry officials hope that with better regulation the sector will become more organised and focused on customer protection, even as growth and profitability moderate.

Watch out for early signs of peaking inflation and slowing growth

Last Updated: Monday, June 6, 2011, 12:24

Macroeconomic headwinds in the form of high inflation, fiscal imprudence, corruption and lack of investment growth threaten to dent the premium that Indian markets enjoy over their emerging market peers.

Watch out for early signs of peaking inflation and slowing growth

Last Updated: Monday, June 6, 2011, 12:24

Macroeconomic headwinds in the form of high inflation, fiscal imprudence, corruption and lack of investment growth threaten to dent the premium that Indian markets enjoy over their emerging market peers.