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Market uncertainty shifts investors from delivery-based trades

Falling volumes of delivery-based trades implies that investors are keen on taking advantage of the intra-day rise and fall in prices

Underpriced IPOs, overboard gains

Underpricing is difference between offer price of IPO, prices on day of listing when price discovery happens in market place

Local institutional buying cushions market fall

Turn buyers for the longest stretch in a year

$4.7-bn FCCBs await maturity as rupee hits all-time low

Debt burden of 47 companies with outstanding bonds set to shoot up

Big pharma's muscles swelled in FY13

Market capitalisation for majors grew 40%; patent expiries in advanced economies a big help

Traders bearish as Nifty falls below 200 DMA

Analysts say the index could drop another 6-8%

Retail investors' return remains elusive for the Indian market

Several have invested heavily in mid-cap stocks that are down 50-60% of their peak values in Jan 2008

FII inflows have failed to cheer markets in 2013 so far

Every Rs 1-cr FII inflow has coincided with a Rs 11-cr investor wealth erosion

Commodity derivative volumes shrink for first time; gold leads fall

Asset quality deterioration seen moderating in third quarter

Bankers sound a note of caution for Q4 ending March 2013 and beyond. The scenario is changing for the better but things will look up gradually

CTT may take a toll on commodities futures

After a similar tax was levied on securities, Nifty futures volumes shifted from NSE to the Singapore exchange

Asset quality deterioration moderates in Q3

Gross NPA only grew by 3.38% in Q3 vs 15.01% in Q2

FMCG volumes decline, but margins hold fort in third quarter

Analysts say as macroeconomic environment remains challenging, pressure on revenues will continue

ONGC, RIL top list of potential CSR leaders

BSE 500 firms will be required to spend over Rs 6,750 crore in the first year itself

Rs 100-cr CSR bill likely for each of top-15 BSE companies

In first year, ONGC spending likely at Rs 405 cr, followed by Reliance Industries' at Rs 377 cr

Tata Group's four little gems

Trent, Tata Global Beverages, Titan Industries and Tata Chemicals may not be big contributors to the Tata kitty, but these are still significant to its growth story

A roundabout tale in branding

The Tatas' track-record in brand-building has been chequered for a group that has ironically had and continues to have a fairly strong presence in consumer-facing businesses

Tata's little gems

How the small companies in Tata's kitty hvae contributed to the growth of the conglomerate

Stock options gain traction on NSE

Index futures' attraction has slipped, NSE says it's after an awareness campaign on the relative positives

FMCG shows signs of a let-up with volumes slipping

Second quarter numbers hint at a rocky road ahead with a slowdown in discretionary categories set to continue