ISSUE - 131 8th NOVEMBER [TUESDAY]

SYNOPSIS - SWATI VERMA

The IBS Times comes again this week to enrich you with the happenings across the globe. We

try to touch on issues affecting people globally; bringing in our own perspectives to make you

think in an alternative context. Gear up for yet another scintillating read.

One issue that has always been a concern for India is its relations with Pakistan. Though Paki-

stan has „awarded‟ India with the title of the „Most Favoured Nation‟ , the context seems to be

suspicious– indicating it‟s consideration of India as a good partner for bilateral trade and not the

other obvious reasons that we wish it should have been. We bring the story in a new light

through the Cover Story this week.

Chanel– a dream brand for every girl is in the spotlight this week. How this brand that com-

menced it‟s journey in Paris turned itself into a global brand; making fashionistas around the

world awestruck is the focus of Brand Track this week.

Sports brings worlds together, but that does not seem to be the case with India as even now each

sport and sportsperson is not getting their „due‟ as they say. Sponsorship is a major concern as

each sport is not getting the credit they deserve ;while some are glorified beyond limit-much to

the dislike of others. This is where we try to view the sole reason that could prove to be a doom

for Indian sports through the Opinion Forum this week.

Nusli Wadia– the creator of the famous Wadia Group that has brands like Bombay Dyeing under

it‟s umbrella is the protagonist of our Focus Of The Week, this week. We try to see how this

man singlehandedly established an empire that the world talks about.

Moreover we have our regular sections of Fast Track, Quick Bites, Market Watch and a special

dose of News @ IBS to give all of you a glimpse of the happenings last week on campus!

Hope you enjoy it! Cheers Swati Verma

SYNOPSIS 1 OPINION 5 FOCUS 8

COVER 2 BRAND 6 NEWS @ IBS 9

FAST-TRACK 3 QUICK BITES 7 MARKET 10

COVER STORY– DECIPHERING OUR NEIGHBOUR’S INTENTIONS! -AKSHAY AGRAWAL Currently red faced with three of it‟s A list Cricketers namely Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif,

Mohammad Amir facing jail terms ranging from 12 to 36 months for their alleged (read now proven)

role in the Spot Fixing Scandal, with the „crooks‟ facing heavy flak from their native bases, the Inter-

national Cricket Council, the Pakistan Cricket Board and boards for cricket all over the world are

bringing disgrace to the „Gentlemen‟s Game‟. You must have acquired a fair idea on the „Neighbour‟

in contention.

On November 5th, 2011 the Pakistan Government decided to implement the process to grant India the

status of “The Most Favoured Nation (MFN). Hold your horses! It implies most favoured nation for

bilateral trade and not other obvious reasons. Mr Ranjan Mathai, Foreign Secretary for India has

quoted that “this move, when actually in place could impact the overall intra-South Asian Regional

Cooperation trade”. He also confirmed the actual intent of the statement by the Pakistan Cabinet was

that the Ministry of Commerce now had the mandate to take forward the process of normalisation of

trade relations between India & Pakistan. This was finalised without an exact time frame, since it

was aimed at being a gradual normalisation process.

Following the above message, Pakistan‟s Prime Minister Mr. Yousaf

Raza Gilani was quick to clarify that the move to grant India a sym-

bolic trading status was simple, and involved none of the military busi-

ness. Thus the constant race that both the nations continue to pursue,

that is, each engineering newer and more sophisticated arms (read mis-

siles) with extended ranges was not a part of the above pact.

The move basically stressed that only the business communities and

stock exchanges of Pakistan and India are the legitimate stakeholders and both needed to be on board

as the political parties of the ruling coalition‟s of both the nations already were.

On a core analytical level, the significance attached to the above argument should be that of indiffer-

ence, since Pakistan has already granted the same to over a hundred nations before actually proceed-

ing to oblige India. Contrary to all the positivity around this recent news, senior civil and military

officials held meetings at the foreign ministry to discuss the implications pertaining to the above

move. The meetings were chaired by Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and attended by various-

military and intelligence officials.

Issuing a statement in Lahore, Gilani concentrated on the commerce ministry‟s role as Pakistan and

India begin with the nitty-gritty‟s of negotiations, the Pakistani PM added that the ministry would

need to take important decisions independently, de-coupled from any military connotations, yielding

mutually beneficial and lasting agreements. The main blessings will be abolition of discriminatory

higher pricing and duty tariffs, the main barriers in the path to increased exports. It was also added

that interests of both, the local and domestic industries would continue to be protected.

Writing and researching for this article, only one trivial (you may call it frivolous) question pops up

in my mind, when will these two nations realise the true potential that they withhold as one entity in

terms of trade and culture in South East Asia?

May be our descendents would be lucky and endowed enough to see light at the end of this dark tun-

nel!

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He also confirmed the

actual intent of the state-

ment by the Pakistan

Cabinet was that the

Ministry of Commerce now

had the mandate to take

forward the process of

normalisation of trade

relations between India &

Pakistan.

Issuing a statement in La-

hore, Gilani concentrated on

the commerce ministry’s role

as Pakistan and India

begin with the nitty-gritty’s

of negotiations.

FAST-TRACK NEWS - KRITIKA SETHI Pranab Mukherjee explains about petrol hike After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had ruled out any roll back in petrol prices, Pranab Mukherjee explains about

the reasons for the price hike. He is optimistic about the differences with ally Trinamool Congress. When asked

about the explanation behind the oil marketing companies taking step of oil hike, he replied that he will reserve his

comments on this issue for right time. Trinamool congress claimed to withdraw from coalition and the issue will be

addressed by PM.

LIC Housing Finance ltd to float Rs 500 crore realty fund

V.K. Sharma - Finance Chief Executive officer of LIC Housing Finance which is a subsidiary of Life insurance Cor-

poration of India said that they will float a Rs 500 Crore realty estate venture capital fund within 2 to 3 months. All

the regulatory approvals are duly received. Moreover, revision of interest rates in accordance with RBI hiking policy

will take place soon.

Another colossal loss– Bhupen Hazarika passes away

The legendry singer and composer died this Saturday, 5th November due to multi organ failure. He was admitted in

Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital and was going through the treatment from June 29th. His companion Kalpana

Lajmi was beside him when he died.

Tallest tower to be built in Delhi-NCR in joint venture by Raheja Developers

Realty company Raheja Developers has entered into joint venture with Dubai based Arabtec Construction to build

tallest tower in Delhi and Gurgaon. Almost 63% stake in project is held by Raheja Developers and rest 37% with

Arabtec Construction. Naresh Raheja said that they aspire to meet international standards of construction.

Can food inflation be indicator of growing prosperity

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that inflation is indeed a problem but the prices of grain are relatively constant

over a period of time. The reason for inflating prices of vegetables, eggs, fish i.e. secondary and tertiary food items is

the excess of demand over supply. Prosperity is evident whereby there is an increase in national income by 8% per

annum compared to 1.6% increase in population per annum.

Rahul Gandhi may be Congress working President soon

Congress General Secretary, Rahul Gandhi is likely to be appointed as working president to help his mother and

party President –Sonia Gandhi. Party expects great transition in the party functioning due to the delegation of higher

responsibility to him. Sonia Gandhi who is expected to have been suffering from cancer has returned from US after 3

months, is keen in delegating the administration duties.

Team Anna members phones are getting tapped Team Anna member‟s phone are being tapped as alleged by Arvind Kejriwal . But the suspicion is not backed by any

evidence only the incidents are arousing such doubts. One of the incidents quoted by him are some member called

Anna for meeting him at Raj Ghat as they wanted to talk and sit in peace there. To their surprise they got a call from

police regarding Anna‟s visit there though matter was not disclosed to anyone.

Beggar thy neighbor policy – That attempts to cure a country's balance of trade, inflation, and unemployment problems by practices

that harm the economic interests of its trading partners. It can take the form of import quotas, raising tariffs, devaluing currency etc.

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Greek PM wins crucial vote

Greek PM, George Papandreou survived a crucial parliamentary confidence vote. A total of 153 law makers

including all MPs from Papandreou parliamentary faction and one former faction member backed the govern-

ment. He promised to broaden the coalition government and discuss the candidacy for PM post with new

government.

MFN status not granted to India as said by Gilani

Pakistan PM Yousif Raza Gilani said that Pakistan has not granted the „Most Favoured Nation‟ status to In-

dia. The Cabinet has only given its approval in principle to move forward on the issue (of MFN) and permit-

ted the Ministry of Commerce, which is actively engaged in trade talks with New Delhi, to negotiate with it

trade-related issues. Gilani's remarks came against the background of a flip-flop by the Pakistan government

on the issue of whether India had been granted MFN status.

Dubai plans to donate used laptops

Three organisations in Dubai have launched a campaign through which the public will be encouraged to do-

nate used laptop computers which will then be recycled and donated to educational and social charitable insti-

tutions. The campaign by the name of 'Tadweer' has been launched jointly by the Dubai Municipality, Emir-

ates National Oil Company and TNT Express UAE.

India v/s West Indies- team India gears up

After losing their No. 1 Test crown in abysmal fashion in England, India is now geared up for a three-match

Test series against the West Indies starting at the Ferozeshah Kotla. There is lesser than usual hype surround-

ing the series, partly due to it being a series against the West Indies and also because it is the end of a year

which saw the World Cup, IPL, Champions League and then the England ODI series in the country. But irre-

spective of the public perception, this series is important for both teams, albeit for different reasons. If India

hopes to put the nightmare 0-4 whitewash of England behind them, West Indies would want to work on the

recent Test series win in Bangladesh.

Milind Kumar shines in Ranjhi Trophy

Milind Kumar‟s first Ranji Trophy match got extra special when he not only notched up a slow but effective

half-century, but also took Delhi to a commanding position over Haryana after the second day of their Elite

division match at the Roshanara Club Ground New Delhi .After Haryana's first innings folded at 293, Delhi

ended the day with 214 runs on board for the loss of three wickets.

Pakistan to have its own inquiry over the fixing scandal

Pakistan Cricket Board plans to hold an internal inquiry into the circumstances that led to the involvement of

its three jailed players in the spot-fixing scandal. The new Chairman of the board, Zaka Ashraf made it clear

that it was surprising that the players got involved in the scandal despite the PCB sending anti-corruption of-

ficers to England with the team. Ashraf, who replaced Ijaz Butt as PCB Chairman last month, said the board

would wait to get the full judgment of the Southwark Crown Court in London on the spot-fixing trial before

starting its own inquiry.

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sold individually. One party will receive the principal at maturity (zero-coupon bond) and the other party will receive the fixed-interest payment over the life of

the bond in the form of a stream of coupons. stream of coupons.

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OPINION FORUM–SPONSORSHIP-A BIG ISSUE IN INDIAN SPORTS - GAURAV MALIK

It dates back to history that sports have been an integral part of a life of a human being. According to our Vedic era sports were

considered indispensable without which the human being was not complete and did not attain full realization. Even our holy

books Mahabharata and Ramayana gives impetus on indulging in Chariot –racing, horse man ship ,archery etc for a human be-

ing to be qualified as a warrior or what we know as „Kshatriya‟

But times have changed now and in today‟s fast moving world people are getting more indulged in business or profit making

activities in sports and have started treating sports as a mode of business and the whole purpose of enjoyment, recreation and

building physical fitness have somewhere lost in the glittering and lightning aspect of money involved. Seeing the recent instance

of the Formula Grand Prix held at the Buddh International Circuit evidenced that the Indian corporate is only concerned with

making huge margins of profit and they are least concerned with improving the quality and standard of sports in its own mother

country.

The bone of contention is that if the businessmen splurge so much of the their

money on sports like Cricket and other western sports then why should they not

spent on promoting other important Indian sports like football, badminton, tennis,

basketball, kho-kho kabbadi etc. Leaving rest aside even our national game hockey

has not got its due even after 64 years of gaining sovereignty. Even a child would

not know what hockey is all about but he would certainly know what the F1 Race is

all about as he is exposed to F1 advertisement or hoardings he would see on the

sidelines. That is where the actual problem lies the exposure or the kind of attention

other Indian sports should get are not getting it, relating to the plight of our national

game was when our national team players had tried to sell off their team-jerseys in

order to make up the investment to be made up for the tournament to be held riding on the lack of sponsors or promoters, also

players were ready to sell off their medals in order to get rid of their financial deficits as they were unemployed and were not

given their dues let alone respect and appreciation. On the other hand Airtel have spent close to around 1000 crores on Indian

Grand Prix to promote western sports. Next comes football where the situation is even worse as compared to our national game.

Its ranking at the world stage is 160 which in itself describes the pathetic state in which it is at the moment, Non –Cricketing

sports are now coming up mainly because of some personalities like Saina Nehwal, Rohan Boppana,Somdev Devburmann to

name a few priding India by representing it at the interanational level. And who can forget Abhinav Bindra who made us proud

by winning the lone gold medal by winning at the Beijing Olympics and Vijendra Singh and Sushil Kumar making us proud at

the Commonwealth Games 2010.Hence these few names would definitely help in building other non-cricketing sports as they by

themselves came up by spending money on their training and practice and have somehow found some support system so that it

did not hindered in the way of reaching the positions they have attained. Cricket has been the major sport in India considering the

amount of sponsors and advertisers it gets and the amount of attention it gets also does not go well with the development of other

sports in India. The lack of infrastructure and basic amenities have been founded wanting among the non- cricket Indian national

players which have only compounded the problem.. Talking about interest, people were ready to buy tickets of Grand Prix which

was priced at 7000-39000 and the inaugural match of Lionel Messi at Kolkata costing up from 700 to 5120. As compared to

commonwealth games where the range was 50-1000 and then also it was a low turnout .

So every sport in India should be promoted with equal efforts and associations like Indian Olympic Association and Sports Min-

istry should address this issue in a more stringent manner and not just by revising National Sports Bill on 14th October 2011

and should try to map India as a sporting nation on the world stage.

Crowding-out Effect- Any reduction in private consumption or investment that occurs because of an increase in government spending. If the increase in gov-

ernment spending is financed by a tax increase, the tax increase would tend to reduce private consumption. If instead the increase in government spending is not accompanied by

a tax increase, government borrowing to finance the increased government spending would increase interest rates, leading to a reduction in private investment.

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Seeing the recent instance

of the recent Formula

Grand Prix held at the

Buddh International

Circuit evidenced that

Indian corporate is only

concerned with making

huge margins of profit.

These few names would

definitely help in building

other non-cricketing sports

as they by themselves came

up by spending money on

their training and practice

they have attained.

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BRAND TRACK— ―CHANEL – FASHION THAT FOLLOWS LIFE‖!! - AVLEEN KAUR SARNA

When it comes to fashion „Chanel‟ is a legendary name for everyone, but for me it is much more than that probably after

possessing it as the most beautiful gift ever. Famous for quilted bags, little black dresses, and that iconic double C logo,

the French fashion house is one of the most well known and instantly recognizable brands in the world. Chanel S.A com-

monly known as Chanel was founded by Gabrielle „Coco‟ Chanel and the first House of Chanel was established in 1909

when she opened the first millinery shop, called Chanel Modes in Paris. Thereafter, she quickly moved into the high

class Rue Cambon graduating from selling women‟s hats to fashion forward women‟s garments. The Chanel clothing

line revolutionized Paris fashion and the way women around the world related to their bodies. Chanel herself dressed in

mannish clothes and adapted these more comfortable fashions which other women also found liberating. With the release

of the little black dress the House of Chanel exploded with fame. It was one of the defining pieces of the company‟s suc-

cess. The simplistic design of Chanel‟s haute couture was appealing to women who had been stifled by the uncomfort-

able fabrics. Her easy moving, jersey type garments introduced a casual feel to the most elegant suits and dresses. Classic

monochrome designs and polished ladylike styles were common along with the use of

tweed fabrics which began with the traditional „Chanel Suit‟ in early 1920‟s. Most of

her fashions had a staying power and it did not change much from year to year or

even generation to generation.

Chanel also became famous for its jewellery collections and perfumes. The signature

fragrance No.5 was created after a fortune teller told Coco Chanel that her lucky

number was five. It was released on fifth day of the fifth month i.e. on 5th May 1921.

In 1935, the renowned designer owned several buildings, employing four thousand

people in France. Closing the couture house in 1939, Chanel continued to sell per-

fumes and accessories in her boutiques. She made her mark again in the fashion world by releasing a revolutionary

Chanel handbag. The Chanel 2.55 became her personal signature on the world infused with many personal references

from her life. In 1957, a fashion Oscar dubbed Coco Chanel as the most influential designer of the twentieth century.

The Chanel 2.55 has remained the „classic‟ Chanel purse throughout history. Its design simplicity incorporates a chain

strap woven with leather, the double C logo that made the brand famous. Also ,some of them like the classic flap, the

clutch, the tote and the bowling bag were the movers and shakers of the fashion world.

„Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance‟ was the image that characterized this brand which could be recognized by

each of its products. Her influence touched many American and European designers, who have continued to reinforce her

concept of uncomplicated classics. One such designer is Karl Lagerfeld who took over designing the Chanel couture line

in 1983 and ready to wear collections the next year. He is widely credited with bringing Chanel back to the forefront of

fashion by taking original Chanel designs and tweaking them to appeal to younger customers.

Year 2000 saw the launch of the first unisex watch by Chanel, the J12, a style whose clean cuts and fusion of masculine

and feminine elements formed a revolutionary watch. To please its young followers, Chanel introduced an „In-Between

Wear‟ in 2003.

Today, Chanel operates over 200 boutiques worldwide. The locations are found in upscale shopping districts, upscale

stores, malls and the major airports. Its wide range of products includes the fashion accessories, jewellery, watches, per-

fumes, ready to wear and handbags. Thus in order to be irreplaceable one must always be different 'owing to which

Chanel remains one of the most prestigious and successful fashion houses in the world.

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Thus ‘in order to be irre-

placeable one must always

be different’ owing to

which Chanel remains one

of the most prestigious

and successful fashion

Chanel S.A commonly

known as Chanel was

founded by Gabrielle

‘Coco’ Chanel and the

first House of Chanel was

established in 1909 when

she opened the first milli-

nery shop, called Chanel

Modes in Paris

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QUICK BITES- NEWS THAT CAN’T BE MISSED ! - LISA .T. SAMUEL

Big Shots…

Rahul Gandhi to take over as Congress Chief in weeks.

Barack Obama and congressional leaders huddle behind closed doors as the debt ceiling deadline

looms.

Company Talks…

Apple Inc gave six of its top executives $60 million in company stock after record revenue of

$108.25 billion last fiscal year.

Bharti Airtel quarterly net down by 38%, lowest profit in the last five years.

ONGC profit up 60% on oil prices.

Power distribution Companies face INR 70K Cr. deficit.

HCL Info‟s net slides 74% to INR 12 cr.

CME Temporarily Reduces Margin to Ease MF Global Account Shift.

GM to recall 38,400 Pontiac G8s on airbag issue.

SAIL‟s profitability will remain under pressure until input prices fall.

Philippines Co to buy Murugappa unit.

Maruti Suzuki October sales plunge by 52.2% at 55,595 units.

GAIL eyes trading in Singapore.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to set up new subsidiary for power.

Economy Speaks…

Crude oil may fall next week on economic outlook.

Inflation to come down sharply by third week of December 2011 : Kaushik Das

Petrol prices raised by Rs 1.8/liter even as oil companies make profits.

Rupee down by 30 paisa vs. dollar.

Indian firms may land iron mining contract in Afghanistan.

Indian tomatoes flooding Pakistan, pushing up domestic prices.

Gold regains Rs. 28000 mark ,silver up by Rs 2,300.

Illegal mining probe, CBI files FIR against 21 persons.

Natural rubber consumption down by 8 %, output up by 3 % in October 2011.

Cement prices push up costs for real estate companies by 20 %.

Indonesia Seeks 5 LT rice from India.

The Captains of the Ships…

CEO of UBS – Sergio Ermotti

Former Tata and Retail PR Agent – Nira Radia

CEO of Mondial-Serge Corel

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FOCUS OF THE WEEK- A MAN OF REMARKABLE WILL AND SUBSTANCE - POOJA DALAL

Doji - It is a name given for candlesticks that provide information on their own and also feature in a number of important patterns. Doji

is formed when a security‟s opening and closing are virtually equal. A doji‟s candlestick looks like a shape of the cross, inverted cross or a

plus sign. Dojis when alone are considered as neutral patterns.

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Many descriptions fit this man well. Some call him a businessman, where others opine that he is more of a

political person. His wife calls him „Crisis junkie‟! But what do you call a warrior who fights not just be-

cause he loves it, but because it is his duty, because he thinks he can make a difference, because he follows

principles he believes in. He won‟t give in so easily. He might have been at the heart of many controversies,

but consider any great man ever who did not earn that distinction!

The owner of original South Mumbai textile giant- Bombay Dyeing, Nusli Wadia is an extremely sorted

man. But he was not always so. When sent to a school in England, he faired horribly. But after being called

back, he proved to be a skilled businessman. While Bombay Dyeing was huge, it did not operate through the

retail segment. His biggest contribution was to start the retail stores that would eventually earn a major share

in the future. But apart from his business acumen, his tendency to get involved in controversies did not go

unnoticed.

His life‟s prime crisis were very much public. And that includes the

episode of the clash with his father, and the legendary duel of the

Wadia‟s and the Ambani‟s. Things never came easily to him. At the

very start of his career, his father decided to sell off their business and

settle in Switzerland. According to him India no longer was for the hon-

est, besides they could live a luxurious life in Europe with the wealth

they already possessed. But for the young Wadia, it was not the luxury

of life that counted most. It was the belongingness. He would rather be

in India and out of business than in Europe and a second-class citizen.

With help and support from his mentor J.R.D Tata, he won over his fa-

ther. And he not only stayed in India, but revived Bombay Dyeing as

well.

The second (and a long) tussle with the Ambani‟s started with Dhirub-

hai Ambani winning over political favours, and as Wadia saw it, ensuring that others are out of favour. The

clash became more complex by the day and went on to include top notch politicians of the day. None of them

ever gained out of it.

Apart from the controversial nature of his well-known feuds, it showed his immense will and ability to get

what he wanted. A similar case was the deal for partnering to sell biscuits (Britannia). Every time whatever

he targeted he achieved.

Maintaining good relations with people in power had been a unique gift Wadia was bestowed with. And his

journey of running and expanding his family business has been paralleled with the progress of BJP too. He

believed India to have an opposition party to keep a check on the ruling party and hence from his early days

has been one of the patrons and ardent supporters of the political party, and one of the businessmen closely

intertwined in the political system of the country.

Having done his duties of a good businessman, he has now bequeathed the functioning of his businesses to

his two sons. Jeh founded and operates the budget airline GoAir and Ness is taking Bombay Dyeing further.

So all in all, Nusli Wadia has had a long and satisfying career, controversy prone for sure, but he came out of

them winning. Many „not so fortunate‟ instances of his business life have passed. And what remains of a

man, to be committed to history should be his greater side. He as a human being, has had tremendous faith in

people, in the fairness of the system (of India), and a firm belief that only one‟s motherland can be a rightful

place for a human.

The owner of the Wadia

Group Nusli Wadia’s jour-

ney of running and expand-

ing his family business has

been paralleled with the

progress of BJP

The owner of original South

Mumbai textile giant-

Bombay Dyeing, Nusli

Wadia is an extremely

sorted man

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NEWS @ IBS– ALL HAPPENINGS IN IBS HYDERABAD! - AVINASH ROY

This week continued to be a week with mixed feelings for both senior and junior

batch. On one side where the first year students have somehow started to enjoy

their new sections with new friends and faculty, for the seniors it had been a hec-

tic schedule with interviews and other selection procedures which lasted even till

midnight for almost every day throughout this week. Let us have a look at what

all happened at IBS this week.

STOCKYARD: BHAV MANDI 2011

Club STOCK YARD came up with its flagship event „Bhav Mandi 2011‟ which

turned out to be a grand success for the club. An event which tried to make the up-

coming future managers at IBS Hyderabad feel and experience the real world‟s

open outcry trading system. More than 40 teams turned out for the event with 2

members each. The event had 3 rounds which mainly dealt with trading shares of

different companies in different market scenarios. The unique feature of the game

this year was the addition of concepts like Short Selling and IPO which made the

game even more exciting and electrifying. Ultimately the team who made the

maximum amount of profit during their trade was declared the winner of the

event. Club STOCK YARD would like to convey its heartiest congratulations to

the winners of Bhav Mandi 2011- Karishma Pandit & Aditya (winning team) and

Aditi Ghosh & Vaibhavi Sharma (runners up).

PLACEMENTS 2010-12 Batch

The placement process for the 2012 batch continued with companies like Smart

Cube and I-bexi who visited campus to hire future managers. The total count of

people placed exceeded 200 with many more yet to join the league. Companies

like Tata Capital, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company (BAGIC) and Cogni-

zant Technologies are expected to visit the campus next week.

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MARKET WATCH - SWATI VERMA

The world markets had a tumultuous week for the world stock markets. The markets continue to jitter due to continuation of the Greek saga. Except China, entire global pack closed in red. Even the Indian stock markets were down due to increased risk aversion in the west which continues to overweigh markets. Food inflation is at 9 months high currently at 12.2%.Strong demand from rural India and shift in dietary habits due to increased standard of living has resulted in higher prices. Removing the supply-chain bottlenecks can help reduce the food prices . But con-sidering that this is a structural problem it would take time before it gets resolved. However, a good harvest in the coming season and steps to reduce wastage can provide some respite in the near term. Amongst the sectoral indices, Auto and Metals lost considerable ground and were down by 3.4% and 2.5% respectively. Both auto and metal stocks were down on concerns over earnings disappointment from select heavyweights. However, FMCG and Power stocks were relatively flat during the week. The next couple of months can witness an upsurge in the Banking stocks due to the saving rate regime. Moreover infrastructure could also be a sector to look out for.

The Movers & Shakers of the Week

Let us have a look at the key economic developments during the week. India's oil marketing companies have again raised petrol prices by about 3% in order to combat losses on sales of fuel due to higher crude oil prices globally and rupee depreciation. Oil prices were raised by Rs 1.8 per liter. This is the fourth price hike by retailers since January. Following the increase, petrol now costs Rs 68.64 per litre in Delhi, up from Rs 66.64 a litre earlier. The retail selling price in different cities will vary according to local sales tax. However, as the move has created a huge furor amongst allies, the government is considering a partial roll back in prices. In news from the power equipment sector, the Heavy Industries Ministry has announced that it will seek duty on Chinese and Korean imports to level the field for domestic vendors against cheaper imports. As per the ministry, this would be necessary for the domestic equipment manufacturers to raise the capacities. Indian companies that pay local manufacturing taxes have been demand-ing a 14% duty on imported equipments, especially on those from China as Yuan is artificially pegged and puts local players at a disadvantage. Global Cues: The world is facing upheavals due to global recession taking place across the globe. France was down by 6.7% while Germany by 6%. They were followed by UK and Japan which witnessed a downfall of 3.1% and 2.8% respectively.

SURGES %Change DOWNFALLS %Change

JAI CORP LTD 18.3 STERLING BIOTECH

20.8

JSW STEEL 16.4 JAIN IRRIGATION 11.3

ALLAHABAD BANK 16.1 REI AGRO LTD 8.3

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BUSINESS JARGONS BY – ANKIT SHARMA

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Sensex 17705.01 17480.83 17464.85 17481.93 17562.61

Nifty 5326.60 5257.95 5258.45 5265.75 5284.20

DJIA 11955.01 11657.96 11836.04 12044.47 11983.24

HangSeng 19864.87 19369.96 19733.71 19242.50 19842.79

FTSE100 5544.22 5421.57 5484.10 5545.64 5527.16

Gold ($/oz.) 1717.50 1721.40 1730.90 1759.40 1754

Crude($/bl) 107.12 106.35 108.65 107.95 -

INR v/s USD 48.45 48.99 49.52 49.65 49.57

INR v/s EURO 68.52 68.66 68.13 68.22 68.11

Flipping -Term used primarily in the United States to describe practice of buying an asset and quickly reselling (or flipping)

it for profit. Though flipping can apply to any asset, the term is most often applied to real estate and initial public offerings.

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