COMPANIES

• Indal to gain strength through APA
• Reliance bids for 14 oil blocks
• Indian Airlines discounts fares in other sectors
• BPCL, JNPT sign pact for liquid cargo jetty
• Supreme Court allows Colgate's appeal
• Samman Scheme winners
• SQL Star, i2Office in pact
• Daewoo Motors tops in exports
• Maruti's market share down
• TNT has a new logo
• JM Morgan Stanley to advise SAIL on Salem plant
• Apple exits software business in India
• IOC, Petronas in pact for aromatics unit
• Lycos plans instant shops on net
• Hewlett-Packard announces e-speak
• Compaq unfolds new servers
• Daewoo's foreign creditors form panel
• Iridium shareholders asked to shed stake

GENERAL

• IFCI fixes Rs 200 crore ceiling for loans
• Interest cap in FIs' fixed deposits may be relaxed
• ADB loan for Mumbai Port Trust projects
• Unified exchange for oil trade planned
• ICICI announces home loans
• IDBI Mutual plans ATM facility
• RBI to appoint consultants for settlement system
• Standard Chartered to stay with Bank Bali

CAPITAL MARKET

• Stock markets move up
• Z Group in BSE increases
• Exchanges should be vigilant - Sebi
• OTCEI's proposal may be accepted by Sebi
• ICICI's ADR, GDR issue details today
• UTI's overseas subsidiary renamed

PEOPLE

• Hemendra Kothari to get commission on profits
• ESPN chief may join Zee
• Coca-Cola CEO visiting India