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Standard Chartered Bank INDIAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPT…Looking Beyond the Financials…At the Exchange Risk Involved…What if the Rupee Appreciates !?

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I’m Looking Beyond the Financials here…..at the Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) INDIAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS (IDRs) Issue….am not inclined to recommend Investment,although the Pricing looks reasonable and it will not form part of the Overseas Investment Annual Limit of US $ 200k per Indian Citizen….probably a contrarion here as all seem to be recommending the IDR….I’m a bit …

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India reflect Global Blues and Cues as Stock Indices drop a little under 3% today…confirm your Asset Allocation matches your Risk Profile…you’ll sleep sounder

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Sensex just closed down 460.03 points (2.72 %)  at 16415.76 and Nifty dropped to 4921.40,down 144.80 points (2.86%) reflecting Global Blues and cues…..Volumes were relatively high and this does not augur too well for the immediate short term…tomorrow’s opening may just be weak too There was red ink all over,with just a few specific stocks …

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Tayals of Bank of Rajasthan are having their Cake and eating it too in the Amalgamation with ICICI Bank!

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Ostensilbly under great pressure to vacate the banking field,the Tayals of Bank of Rajasthan are having their Cake at eating it too! The Board of Directors of the Bank at their meeting yesterday have given an in-principle approval to amalgamate the Bank with ICICI Bank The important issue here was what would the swap ratio be….Mrs …

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Bombay Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange…Both Heritages linked to Trees !…Fascinating

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Fascinating…..The Heritage of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) are linked to Trees ! NYSE is 218 years old and BSE is 135 years old  For NYSE it was the Sycamore or Buttonwood Tree On May 17,1792,Twenty Four Stock Brokers of New Your City signed under the Sycamore or Buttonwood Tree at 68 …

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First Time we see Dichotomy between Strong FIIs Inflows and the Sensex Trend…A clear Macro Warning

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SENSEX CLOSE IN 2009 : 17465..SENSEX LEVEL NOW AT 11.09 am,MAY 17,2010 : 16628 Down 367 points from Friday Close….but down 5% from 2009 Close       FII EQUITY FLOWS AND SENSEX MOVEMENTS …A CLEAR DICHOTOMY IN 2010   Year Net Investment US($) million Sensex % Movement in the Year 2005 10707 42 2006 8106 47 2007 17655 47 2008  …

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Bit Early on a Weekend,but try and catch me on TV on DD National at 8.30 am tomorrow morning in ‘Money Plant’ for my Views on Forex Markets,Currencies and related Investment Opportunities…

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I know it’s relatively early morning on a weekend but If you can,catch me on the ‘Money Plant’ Show tomorrow, Saturday,May 15,2010 at 8.30 am in the morning on DD National (It’s Channel 14 if you’re a Hathaway Subscriber in Mumbai) It’s a half an hour show on Forex Markets & Investment Opportunities in it…you’ll sense my views on …

Bit Early on a Weekend,but try and catch me on TV on DD National at 8.30 am tomorrow morning in ‘Money Plant’ for my Views on Forex Markets,Currencies and related Investment Opportunities… Read More »

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