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Oil-producing Russia should take advantage of high commodity prices to restructure its economy, the International Monetary Fund's executive board said Wednesday in its annual country survey.

optiontips.in Reform' stocks - The market lingo for stocks that have benefited from the government's recent policy decisions in some sectors such as retail, aviation, and power - are going places. The decision to allow up to 51% foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail has propelled stocks of Pantaloon, Shoppers Stop, and Trent. After the announcement on September 12, the ET Retail index has gained 13.21% against the 3.93% gain of the BSE Sensex. The shares of Spicejet BSE 1.74 %, too, have gone up by 8.86% after the government decided to allow FDI in aviation up to 49%. Shares of Jet AirwaysBSE 1.54 % didn't react to the news, but Kingfisher Airlines BSE -4.80 % gained 20.4%. Similarly, the financial restructuring.... Read More on: http://www.kyachadega.com/2012/10/stock-market-uncertainty-only-buy.html

Here is a list of top fifteen stocks that are likely to be in focus today: Tata Motors Ltd: India's largest automobile company, posted its first loss in 25 quarters after a one-time charge of Rs 2,493 crore on account of Jaguar Land Rover vehicles damaged in the Tianjin Port explosion in August, foreign exchange revaluation and higher depreciation and amortisation expenses in the JLR business. Grasim Industries Ltd: The company which decided to merge with group company Aditya Birla Chemicals India LtdBSE -1.38 % earlier this year, plans to refinance the latter's Rs.1,200 crore loans and transfer them to its books once the merger is complete in the December quarter, said a media report. Coal India Ltd: State-run Coal IndiaBSE -1.58 % ( CILBSE -1.58 %) will invest Rs 6,000 crore to set up 1,000 MW of solar power generation capacity over the next five to six years, according to a senior company executive. Tata Steel Ltd: Forced to go for more restructuring of its UK business due to a "challenging marketplace", Tata SteelBSE -0.55 % will sell its Long Products Europe business by the end of the current financial year.

Analysts are losing more and more confidence in banks with downgrades leading the top financial institutions to 52-week lows. Bargain bin hunters continue to push shares up on the slightest bit of good news, but how long can this continue in light of the harsh realities facing this sector?