COMPANIES

• ITC Q2 net up 29%
• RBI hikes foreign fund limit in Dr Reddy's
• Birla Corp posts profit in Q2
• Zydus Cadila eyes biotech firms
• Hindustan Petro plans IPO
• Philips makes a turn around
• Aventis CropScience profit up 300 per cent
• TVS Electronics posts loss
• Vanavil Dyes net dips to Rs 68-cr
• Tata Sons ups borrowing limit by Rs 1,000cr
• LG to sub-contract TV manufacturing
• Sun Pharma net up at Rs 48cr
• NHAI to float Rs 10000 crore bonds

GENERAL

• Govt hopeful of meeting privatisation target
• Govt okays FDI proposals worth $79.1 m
• Internet telephony to open up next year
• One million PCs sold in 3 months
• A-I engineers opt for 15% pay cut
• Tea production to stop by Nov end

CAPITAL MARKET

• Blue chips help the market