COMPANIES

• Janus Fund picks up 6.2 percent stake in HFCL
• Honda Accord to be launched in July, 2001
• Ford Ikon price hiked by 1.8 per cent
• Yamaha looks at the rural market
• Torrent Pharma profit dips 11 per cent
• VF Corp to license kidswear Healthtex to Arvind
• Welspun gets large pipeline project in US
• Kinetic to launch three bikes, one scooterette
• LG to commence PC assembly line… lay stress on IT peripherals
• HPCL net at Rs 1,088 cr, up 2.89 per cent
• SAIL reduces debt burden by Rs 945 cr
• Russell to negotiate with Brightstar over VST
• Hikal's net up 5 percent in 2001
• Modern Foods posts loss of Rs 16cr before selloff
• Tube Investments achieves topline growth of 11.3 per cent; declares 50 percent dividend
• HLL, J&J to review JV future potential
• Tatas, SIA float SPV to bid for A-I
• Japanese and Korean brands rule the AC mart in Jan-Apr
• Pentamedia to merge subsidiaries
• VSNL launches unlimited access Internet package
• HLL; out of mushrooms and leather

CAPITAL MARKET

• Sensex down by 23 points
• Diversification activities hit Cipla scrip
• Tatas’ IT stocks rise on rumours of merger
• Sebi upholds ban on First Global

PEOPLE

• Gordon Moore retires from Intel board
• Hind Lever to induct more non-executive directors