Market turns a blind eye to freight hike
The railway budget did not evoke any major response as marketmen ignored the 4 per cent across-the board freight hike.

Derivatives : A new battleground for BSE and NSE
The BSE is gearing up to take on arch rival, NSE, on the derivatives front. In the `business case' the exchange has made a strong case on the value of the BSE membership.

Three Prudential-ICICI funds exceed 5 per cent crossholding
Three funds from Prudential-ICICI hold more than five per cent of net assets in two of their own funds — ICICI Premier and Growth Plan -- as on January 31, 1999.

  WB team to study comex function
  World Bank team to appraise comex upgradation plan
  CBA predicts lower commodity prices index
  CBA sees lower 1999 commodity prices in new index
  Commodity Briefing
  Forex and gilts market wear a deserted look
  Money, forex markets grind to a halt
  Crisil downgrades debt plans of 3 spinning mills
  `Re will hold firm for some time'
  The final countdown
  Market briefing
  Carbon Black
  Sops for the steel sector
  Stock markets reshuffle pharma, FMCG stocks on results surprises
  Bonus for two Tata funds;AMC plans two schemes
  Asian bourses struggle after Dow Jones fall
  Dow seen mixed
  Low arrivals put coffee exporters in tight spot