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Calamity Drought and you yet want the Sensex to continue to Celebrate !?

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So it’s finally Out…it’s a drought…the short term Monsoon,rather the lack of it, trigger begins to impact the Sensex….I had warned about this on June 24,2009……Click on  Monsoon Fears fuel Sensex Fears Liquidity and Momentum and Pacifying,Assertive and Assuring Government and Experts Voices in India and overseas had kept our Sensex on track for new recent highs…Irrational…given the […]

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Sesa Goa sinks 10% to Rs 228 as Government finally announces Higher Mining Royalty…Worried ?

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This Blog Piece is to address the responses of Madhu and P P Jain…welcome Jain…this is the first time you’ve taken the trouble to respond The New Mining Royalty Policy……It was awaiting Ministerial Approval………10% Mining Royalty on Market Prices before Freight…a move away from a Flat Rate based on Weight Today,the Ministry finally went by the

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NHPC IPO at Top End of Rs 36…It’s a tradeoff of your Greed and that of the Government !

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The NHPC IPO : Market Hype and Seduction The Market is in Love with the Power Sector Even at Top end of Rs 36 of NHPC’s IPO Pricing Range,  the current grey market premium of Rs 8-Rs 10 is indicating listing gains….The Issue opened this morning and has crossed 3 times oversubscription till afternoon…so clearly the market

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R Ravimohan, Chairman of CRISIL resigns….brought back a lovely memory

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Just read that R Ravimohan resigned as the Managing Director and Region Head of South and SouthEast Asia of Standard & Poor’s and as Chairman of Crisil to pursue another very good opportunity in India, which he will disclose in due course Brought back a lovely Memory of a few years ago… It was a

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Even the Sensex seems to be singing out the hits of Mohd Rafi and Kishore Kumar

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Borrowing a Shakespeare line  ” If Music be the Food of Love,Play on !” What a lovely way to end July and begin August….July 31,2009 was the 29th Death Anniversary of the melodious Singer Mohd Rafi and August 4,2009 would have been the day when the eccentric and my all time favourite Singer Kishore Kumar would have

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Sensex at 16000…looks Expensive….but not if you’re looking 2 to 3 years Forward

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Sigh !…..”I should have got in at 8000 and 9000 and 10000 !” in March and April,just a few months ago !” This is the refrain of most with the Sensex doubling to 16000 in just five months !…one of the quickest rises in the history of the Sensex Most lost a great chance of

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