COMPANIES

• Fiat increases stake in Ind-Auto
• Zen Classic in market
• Car sales go up
• GE Capital takes stake in Birlasoft
• ICICI revises ESOS share price
• FMCG companies' sales down
• Nicholas Piramal launches Roche product
• SAIL not to pay bonus to executives
• IA plans more fare cuts to increase marketshare
• BSES set for net foray
• BSES prepays debt
• VSNL introduces new net cable system
• IL&FS wants Thapars' houses attached
• IDBI loan for Hindustan Copper
• Tata Electric acquires ACC power plant
• FIs to fund Jindals for acquisition
• Alstom to take majority stake in Modi venture
• CG CoreEl formed
• Escorts Yamaha stops moped output
• GM plans R&D venture in Canada
• Carolina Power to acquire Florida Progress
• German banks plan merger of retail operations

GENERAL

• RBI plans for better rupee management
• Action force says majority of power units is Y2K compliant
• Citicorp to expand lease and hire purchase
• Hughes application rejected
• FIPB clears Pfizer proposal
• More FDI in Delhi

CAPITAL MARKET

• Sensex peaks
• BSES market cap zooms
• Bhilwara's issue may be blocked
• Morgan Stanley Mutual Fund NAV at peak
• CSE will launch multimedia campaign
• Mayya panel reports on rules for sacking EDs
• Sebi clarifies on stamp duty
• DSP Merrill tops debt mobilisation

PEOPLE

• Friends of IIT being set up by alumnus
• B.K. Khaitan's succession plans
• Leo Castelli, art dealer dead