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Bargain hunting helps indices close higher25 Aug, 2008, 0513 hrs IST, DEEPAK MOHONI
The market declined for the second successive week, with the Sensex finishing 2.19% or 323 points lower, the Nifty losing 2.33% and the CNX Midcap falling 2.71%.

Global stock indices mirror each other 25 Aug, 2008, 0502 hrs IST, Shakti Shankar Patra
Though the harbingers of globalisation may not have envisioned it, the interdependence of world economies and the free flow of capital have made global stock indices mirror each other.

BoI's stock a good bet for long term investors
25 Aug, 2008, 0452 hrs IST, Karan Sehgal & Diana Montei Ro
Bank of India’s cheap valuations belie its strong performance across key parameters. The stock is an interesting bet for long-term investors.

Piramal stock outperformed the Sensex 25 Aug, 2008, 0433 hrs IST, Kiran Kabtta
Piramal Healthcare’s stock has outperformed the Sensex since the start of this year. There’s still significant upside left in the stock and long-term investors can accumulate it at the current price.

Analysts'Picks: Tata steel, Idea cellular, Tata chemicals, Lupin, ONGC
25 Aug, 2008, 0424 hrs IST
Tata steel, Idea cellular, Tata chemicals, Lupin, ONGC are good for investment.
Analysts'Picks: ONGC Govt had indicated that subsidy-sharing in FY09 will be fixed at Rs 45,000 crore for upstream cos Rs 20,000 crore for OMCs and oil bonds issuance at Rs 94,600 crore.
Analysts'Picks: Lupin Lupin has entered into multiyear agreement with Forest to promote the latter’s VHC product AeroChamber Plus to paediatricians.
Analysts'Picks: Tata chemicals Goldman sachs initiates ‘buy’ recommendation on Tata Chemicals with a target price of Rs 435, implying 29% potential upside.
Analysts'Picks: Idea Idea launched its mobile services in Mumbai last week.
Analysts'Picks: Tata steel CLSA maintains ‘outperform’ rating on Tata Steel, but lowers its target price to Rs 745.

Stock market may undergo correction in short term 25 Aug, 2008, 0418 hrs IST
With FY09 valuations looking fair, the stock market may undergo a correction in the short term before seeking a trend.

KEL stable growth is good bet for investors 25 Aug, 2008, 0415 hrs IST, Ramkrishna Kashelkar
Kabra Extrusiontechnik’s stable growth prospects, low valuations and healthy dividend yield make it a good bet for long-term investors.

Investors can scale operations with Unitech and DLF
25 Aug, 2008, 0349 hrs IST, Supriya Verma Mishra
Investors who want to take advantage of growth in the domestic real estate sector can draw strength from DLF’s impeccable delivery record and scale of operations, while the bravehearts can go for Unitech.

LIC is on shopping spree! 25 Aug, 2008, 0331 hrs IST, Krishna Kant
Not Everybody is selling while it’s demoralising for investors to hear about the exodus of deep-pocketed FIIs, they can take heart from the fact that LIC, the big daddy of the Indian equity market, is on a shopping spree.

IT sector grapples with fluctuating rupee
25 Aug, 2008, 0325 hrs IST, Santanu Mishra & Ranjit Shinde
The IT sector is grappling with problems, but all’s not over yet. There are still some value picks for investors who are willing to be patient.


Source:ET

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