COMPANIES

• Reliance to offer Nokia, Motorola handsets too
• BSES clocks 42 per cent lower net profit at Rs 162 crore in ’02-03
• Maruti targets 10 per cent turnover growth in ’03-04
• Chemplast board okays Kothari Petrochem soda plant expansion
• FCB Ulka to spruce up UTI image
• Titan signs wage pact with union; Hosur lock-out off
• Delhi Govt honours Coca-Cola
• Italian company to buy assets for Rs 16 cr — Draft rehab scheme for Hind Fluoro
• Marico Industries: New launches, businesses pay off well
• AMD to target Intel with 'sledgehammer' of a chip
• Cell-to-cell STD rates may fall 32 per cent

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• 3M income spurts 11 per cent to $502million

GENERAL

• Exim Policy is tilted in favour of SEZs, says Council for EOUs
• Commerce ministry mulls Chinese model large SEZs
• Textile industry wants powerlooms to stay under Cenvat
• Truckers may call off stir today

BANKING AND FINANCE

• SBI prepares groundwork for pension funds business
• Pension authority likely in 2 months, says Adsul
• LIC to continue some of guaranteed return schemes
• Reliance Capital Q4 profit up
• Canara Bank farm apprisals
• It's wait and watch on govt securities market
• Banks, FIs seek rejig of State guaranteed debt — Conversion to development loans favoured
• IA launches debit card with ABN-Amro
  

CAPITAL MARKET

• LIC hikes stake in 24 Nifty cos
• Major purchases drive Tata Tea stock, volume
• HFCL's GDRs converted into shares in six months
• Buying interest in NIIT
• Rupee stable; gilts down
• Market likely to see mixed trend