COMPANIES

• Dabhol sale starts next week
• Ashok Leyland net dips 30%
• L & T Q3 net up 64%
• ACC Q3 net up 15.6%
• Intel to slash Pentium 4 prices
• SAP to infuse Rs 117 crore in India
• Telcos credit rating lowered
• Spic divests entire 49% in Caltex venture
• Ariana to launch services to India
• Novartis India Q3 up 100.8%
• NPIL acquires ICI India's pharma business
• United Phosporous Q3 net up at Rs 1.6cr
• IOC to spend Rs 1,000 cr on retail ops
• Finolex Cables Q3 net up 14%
• M&M plans restructuring
• Sirpur Paper plans buyback
• First India mulls mutual fund buyouts
• IOC-Sundaram Fin venture launches Powerplus
• Reliance Cap picks 75% of insurance ventures
• Ansals plan new project at Gurgaon
• Batra acquires Centaur Airport

GENERAL

• Inflation dips to 1.57%
• India's forex reserves cross $49bn
• Nasscom revises IT targets

PEOPLE

• Krishna Kumar joins Tata Sons Board