COMPANIES

• Ranbaxy net profit up 68 per cent
• Hughes Software Q2 net down 52%
• 10 Indian firms in best small companies list
• TVS Suzuki Q2 net profit down 48.67%
• Govt amends Companies Act
• UTI board clears steps for HR overhaul
• Arvind Mills sells properties
• Escorts tractor units close shop
• IA may levy new surcharge
• ABTO complains about loss to BSNL

GENERAL

• Reserve to cushion investment value fluctuations
• America pounds regions around Kabul
• Naipaul wins Literature Nobel Prize

CAPITAL MARKET

• US sentiment helps Indian markets
• Tokyo stocks open higher, techs ride Nasdaq