Foreign funds' buying spree in HLL pares losses on bourses
Hectic buying by foreign institutional investors (FIIs) in Hindustan Lever helped prop up share prices in an otherwise lacklustre market yesterday. Sentiment continued to remain depressed on account of the political instability in the country and mounting tensions between the US and Iraq.

Uniform settlement can upset arbitrage players' applecart
The success of SEBI's move to introduce uniform settlement in all exchanges depends on a well-defined hedging mechanism, according to market experts. Experts feel the move to implement uniform settlements may not necessarily reduce the arbitrage opportunities available to the BSE brokers since they have the advantage of hedging their positions through the carryforward mechanism.

ICICI's forthcoming bonds may carry coupon of 13.5%
ICICI's Rs 300 crore Safety Bonds are likely to carry a coupon rate ranging between 13.5% to 14%.

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