COMPANIES

• RPG group finalises corporate governance norms
• Mitsubishi not to have stake in Lancer venture
• Zen Classic to be in market in September
• Peugeot to sell stake in JV to Premier
• NTPC awards Talcher contract to Bhel
• Konka plans Rs 500 crore investment
• Vitol gets BPCL naphtha
• Modi Rubber to sell stake in Modi Xerox
• TACO, Owens in JV
• Rallis, FMC sign agreement
• New internet price war
• Lumax reduces stake in JV
• ISP showcase centre from SGI India
• Alfa Laval to make India export base
• Athlon from AMD to take on Pentium III
• Elf suggests way out for TotalFina
• Cisco to invest in KPMG
• EMC acquires Data General
• Daewoo restructuring plan on 11 August

GENERAL

• Rupee on a roller coaster
• Policy change on payment to private road builders
• LPG prices worldwide touch $275 per tonne
• DD1, DDII to run all day
• 3 Indian public sector banks to reject wage pact
• Gold import policy not to be changed
• HSBC revamping operations
• IDBI entering securitisation

CAPITAL MARKET

• Major share prices harden
• Y-2K - reason enough to shut down bourses on December 31, 1999, says Sebi
• Special margin on 21 BSE scrips
• Rs 360 crore raised by ICICI's safety bonds
• Private and unlisted companies cannot use FI funds for buyback
• Rolling settlement planned for 10 scrips
• Rs 70 crore raised by Coal India
• GIC Growth Plus II performing well
• Prime says primary markets are inactive