Stock market analysts have maintained ‘buy’ rating on DLF stock with an intraday target of Rs 293.

According to them, interested traders can purchase the stock above Rs 279 with a strict stop loss of Rs 270. If the stock market remains positive, the stock pricing becomes more attractive, and reach above Rs 298.

Shares of the company, on Wednesday (Dec 31), closed at Rs 281.90 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The total volume of shares traded at the BSE was 5232748. Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 15.16 and 18.89 respectively. The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 1225 and a low of Rs 158 on BSE.

The year 2009 started on a positive note with the benchmark Sensex gaining by over 73 points during the opening trade on hopes of further decline in the inflationary figures and firming trends on the worldwide markets.

The Bombay Stock Exchange barometer, which lost 68.85 points on the last session of 2008, gained 73.24 points at 9,720.55 points in the opening trade with all the sectoral indices, led by metal consumer durables and realty, trading in the positive zone.

The Midcap barometer has moved up by 1.5%, while the Smallcap index has came up by 1.76%.

With the intention to boost its populist schemes, the BJP Government in Chhattisgarh has now decided to offer up health insurance coverage free of cost and cashless treatment facility to 36 lakh families.

Under the proposed scheme, the government will provide annual health insurance coverage of Rs 30,000 to 3.5 million poverty hit families in the state.

Stock market analysts have maintained ‘buy’ rating on ONGC stock with an intraday target of Rs 680.

According to analysts, interested traders can purchase the stock above Rs 665 with a strict stop loss of Rs 652. If the stock market remains on positive track, the stock pricing becomes more attractive, and reach above Rs 696.

Police Commissioner B Prasada Rao said in Hyderabad that the City Police is taking effective steps to tackle any terror situation . It is undertaking various measures like imparting training to its forces similar to that of Greyhounds, an elite anti naxal force, besides other measures

External Affairs Minister