COMPANIES

• Reliance Petroleum converts foreign bonds into GDRs
• HCL Tech sets up global board
• Aptech to acquire US companies
• BSES to take 12% stake in Petronet
• Gujarat Alkalies to sell power plant
• Infosys 15^th largest IT scrip on Nasdaq
• Satyam Infoway equity placement
• Hughes equity recast to be approved
• Opel Corsa in Jan 2000
• Nahata, Maloo to hike stake in ITI
• P&G, Marico in tie-up for Camay, Ariel
• France Telecom ready to buy Global One
• Ford, workers agree on Visteon spin-off
• Peugeot-Ford accord to continue
• Roche selling Genentech stake
  

GENERAL

• 13^th Lok Sabha constituted
• Inflation at below 2 per cent
• Tax collections at below target
• BOB’s unique fee plan
• Freight rates up 30%
• IBA norms for credit card
• RBI may ban forward deals in gilts companies
• BNP too to go retail

CAPITAL MARKET

• Satyam Infoway to issue ADS
• BSE plans expansion

PEOPLE

• Kesharwani to head ICAO panel
• NatWest ousts CEO