HOME         WEBSITE         SUBSCRIBE           E-GREETINGS   
                               

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Financial News Flash


Billionaire Ambani Brothers Renew Dispute Over Gas as Judge Joins Panel The fight between India’s billionaire Ambani brothers over natural gas supplies from a field with $38.3 billion of reserves started anew in the Supreme Court after a judge joined the panel hearing the lawsuit.

DLF, India's Largest Developer, Sees No Danger of `Bubble' in Home Prices DLF Ltd., India’s biggest developer, sees no danger of a housing “bubble,” a week after the central bank increased efforts to curb home prices.

JPMorgan, UBS Say Takeovers May Account for 30% of Indian Fees Next Year JPMorgan Chase & Co. and UBS AG expect mergers advisory to account for a bigger slice of revenue in India next year as companies that bolstered their finances through stock sales in 2009 seek acquisitions.

Government Increases Wheat Purchase Price to Raise Stocks, Protect Farmers India, the world’s second-largest wheat producer, raised the minimum price at which the government buys the grain from farmers, aiming to boost output after the worst monsoon in three decades crimped grain production.

Sensex Index Rises for a Second Day; Reliance Communications, Bharti Lead India’s benchmark stock index rose for the second day, led by Reliance Communications Ltd. on reports that the government may lower fees.


Sensex Will Climb as Economy's Revival Boosts Demand, BNP Paribas Predicts Indian stocks may gain as much as 32 percent by the end of next year as a recovery in companies’ industrial output and capacity utilization helps boost growth, BNP Paribas said.

Cairn India Shares Gain After Reaching Agreement to Sell Crude to Reliance Cairn India Ltd., the producer of crude from the nation’s biggest onshore field, gained in Mumbai trading after reaching an initial agreement to sell oil to Reliance Industries Ltd.

Rupee Strengthens a Second Day as Stock Index Gains Signal Capital Inflows India’s rupee strengthened for a second day as stock gains added to optimism foreigners are increasing purchases of the nation’s assets to gain from its relatively fast economic growth.

Sugar Output May Rise Next Year on Higher Price, Weather, JPMorgan Says Global sugar production may increase in the second half of 2010, driven by higher prices and improved weather conditions, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said.

FBI Arrests Ex-Galleon Office Worker, 13 Others in Insider-Trading Probe U.S. prosecutors charged 14 people, including a former employee at the offices of the Galleon Group hedge fund firm, as part of an investigation of an alleged $20 million insider trading scheme.

Stocks in U.S. Rally on Drop in Unemployment Claims, Cisco's Sales Rebound U.S. stocks rallied, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index higher for a fourth day, as jobless claims and worker productivity beat forecasts and Cisco Systems Inc. said a global economic recovery spurred a rebound in sales.

King, Trichet Signal Emergency Policies Nearing End as Economies Improve Europe’s biggest central banks signaled they will start to wind up emergency policies introduced to fight the financial crisis as the global economy recovers.

Agrium Increases Offer for Rival Fertilizer Maker CF to About $4.5 Billion Agrium Inc. raised its takeover offer for rival fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc. to about $4.52 billion, four days after CF sweetened its own unsolicited bid for Terra Industries Inc.

Aeropostale, Limited Sales Trail Estimates as U.S. Consumers Pare Spending Aeropostale Inc., American Eagle Outfitters Inc. and Limited Brands Inc. reported October sales that missed analysts’ estimates before the start of the holiday shopping season.

Hyatt Climbs After Pritzker-Controlled Hotel Operator's $950 Million IPO Hyatt Hotels Corp., the chain controlled by Chicago’s Pritzker family, climbed in its first day of trading after raising $950 million in the third-largest U.S. initial public offering this year.

source: Bloomberg

Blog Archive

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Disclaimer - All investments in Mutual Funds and securities are subject to market risks and uncertainty of dividend distributions and the NAV of schemes may go up or down depending upon factors and forces affecting securities markets generally. The past performance of the schemes is not necessarily indicative of the future performance and may not necessarily provide a basis for comparison with other investments. Investors are advised to go through the respective offer documents before making any investment decisions. Prospective client(s) are advised to go through all comparable products in offer before taking any investment decisions. Mutual Funds and securities investments are subject to market risks and there is no assurance or guarantee that the objectives of the fund will be achieved. Information gathered & material used in this document is believed to be from reliable sources. Decisions based on the information provided on this newsletter/document are for your own account and risk.


In the preparation of the material contained in this document, Varun Vaid has used information that is publicly available, including information developed in-house. Some of the material used in the document may have been obtained from members/persons other than the Varun Vaid and which may have been made available to Varun Vaid. Information gathered & material used in this document is believed to be from reliable sources. Varun Vaid however does not warrant the accuracy, reasonableness and/or completeness of any information. For data reference to any third party in this material no such party will assume any liability for the same. Varun Vaid does not in any way through this material solicit any offer for purchase, sale or any financial transaction/commodities/products of any financial instrument dealt in this material. All recipients of this material should before dealing and or transacting in any of the products referred to in this material make their own investigation, seek appropriate professional advice.


Varun Vaid, shall not liable for any loss, damage of any nature, including but not limited to direct, indirect, punitive, special, exemplary, consequential, as also any loss of profit in any way arising from the use of this material in any manner. The recipient alone shall be fully responsible/are liable for any decision taken on the basis of this material. All recipients of this material should before dealing and/or transacting in any of the products referred to in this material make their own investigation, seek appropriate professional advice. The investments discussed in this material may not be suitable for all investors. Any person subscribing to or investigating in any product/financial instruments should do soon the basis of and after verifying the terms attached to such product/financial instrument. Financial products and instruments are subject to market risks and yields may fluctuate depending on various factors affecting capital/debt markets. Please note that past performance of the financial products and instruments does not necessarily indicate the future prospects and performance there of. Such past performance may or may not be sustained in future. Varun Vaid, including persons involved in the preparation or issuance of this material may; (a) from time to time, have long or short positions in, and buy or sell the securities mentioned herein or (b) be engaged in any other transaction involving such securities and earn brokerage or other compensation in the financial instruments/products/commodities discussed here in or act as advisor or lender / borrower in respect of such securities/financial instruments/products/commodities or have other potential conflict of interest with respect to any recommendation and related information and opinions. The said person may have acted upon and/or in a manner contradictory with the information contained here. No part of this material may be duplicated in whole or in part in any form and or redistributed without the prior written consent of Varun Vaid. This material is strictly confidential to the recipient and should not be reproduced or disseminated to anyone else.


Varun Vaid also does not take any responsibility for the contents of the advertisements published. Readers are advised to verify the contents on their own before acting there upon.


Published Credits goes to following sources & all the mentioned sources as footer below the published material- Bloomberg, Valueresearch Online, Capital Market, Navindia, Franklin Templeton, Kitco, SBI AMC, LIC AMC, JM Financial AMC, HDFC AMC, The Hindu, Business Line, Personal FN, Economic Times, Reuters, Outlook Money, Business Standard, Times of India etc.