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Markets & Investing
India-focused hedge funds lose over 25 per cent in 2008
New Delhi, April 20 : Hedge funds, known to be the most seasoned investors across the world markets, have lost considerable ground in the year so far with India-focused funds losing over 25 per cent on the back of global economic uncertainties, a recent report said. Hedge funds are pooled investment vehicles whose investment in publicly-traded securities is huge as compared to average investors. As per data compiled by international fund tracking firm HedgeFund.net (HFN), the Indian average was down by 25.08 per cent so far this year.
Bulls back with a bang;Sensex soars 928 pts
BSE benchmark Posts 2nd biggest single-day rally in both point and percentage terms; all sectoral indices in positive territory
After Monday mayhem Sensex rebounds, reverses, ends flat
MUMBAI, MARCH 18: Surrendering gains of more than 2 per cent in choppy trade, Dalal Street closed with a 0.16 per cent rise today as investors reeling from sharp losses cut their bets ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting. The BSE Sensex closed up 23.97 points to 14,833.46, unable to claw back Monday’s 6 per cent plunge. The index fell as much as 0.9 per cent, before rebounding to be up as much as 2.4 per cent.
Fresh & Healthy Enterprise plans Rs 1,000 cr logistics expansion
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 19: After a successful run in its first year of operation, Fresh and Healthy Enterprise Ltd (FHEL), a fully owned subsidiary of mini-navratna Container Corporation of India (Concor), will be investing around Rs 1,000 crore-1,500 crore for expansion of its cold chain logistics infrastructure. The expansion is slated to begin from the middle of this calendar year, after the company takes stock of its existing operations.
Local brokerages vie for institutional pie
A clutch of home-grown retail brokerages are setting up institutional broking business to win overseas clients and large domestic institutional investors. ??
Guar likely to dip
The guarseed market was in the doldrums last week, owing to rains in parts of Rajasthan. Traders and analysts indicated that the commodity might not see any upward trend in the near future. The market
Barley moves up
Continuous buying from the overseas market has fuelled barley prices, with all indications signalling that the upward trend will continue. Spot prices of barley in the Jaipur market (delivery centre),
Voltamp: Power-driven by power
The Voltamp Transformers scrip was up 23.27 per cent last week and closed at Rs 978.35. The trading volumes jumped manifold from 1.01 lakh shares to 30.15 lakh shares.??
Lanco: No Sasan blues
Despite losing the Sasan power project, Lanco Infratech was in great demand on the bourses. The stock has clocked a weekly gain of 23.17 per cent, with weekly trading volumes of 183.96 lakh shares


