COMPANIES

• Morgan Stanley pays $11.5 million for 7% in indiainfo.com
• Balco privatisation after restructuring
• Ministry opposes Bhel sale
• 3 Tata Tea nominees on Tetley board
• Stemcor acquires Essar’s Hy Grade
• Deutsche Telekom grabbing Qwest, US West

GENERAL

• Extend STP benefits for 10 years, says Nasscom
• 35% peak duty protection will go for consumer goods in April
• CKD car imports get Modvat credit
• Inflation rate down
• Sinha sees difficulties with interest rate reduction
• Bank of Maharashtra ties up with Exim Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank’s gold scheme
• SBI, HDFC tie up for credit info bureau
• Regulator against electricity sops
• Sanskrit gets five times more
• 23,804 cos registered in 10 months

CAPITAL MARKET

• Infotech stocks rise as market drops
• Ban on securities futures lifted
• Another Sebi hearing on ABS Bayer
• J & K Bank floating AMC