Merged Exxon, Mobil may dominate Asia
A merger between Exxon and Mobil would create a company with good synergy in Asia that would dominate the regional oil industry, analysts said. Few Asian assets would likely need to be sold off following the merger, as apart from Singapore and Japan, the Asian businesses of the two were quite separate.

How to minimise your losses through "hedging"
Sebi proposes to allow trading only in index futures. An index future can be used to reduce the volatility of the equity portion of the portfolio. For instance, assume that a mutual fund scheme has Rs 10 lakh cash earmarked for investment in equity, and after thorough research, it invests in a particular scrip, say ITC.