COMPANIES

• MTNL to launch Rs 100 monthly rental
• A-C sector may not meet 25% target
• Bajaj to launch out twin-plug Pulsar in October
• Hughes clinches $100-million Lucent 3G order
• Apollo International ventures into pension funds
• Maruti sales down 4.2% in August
• Tata Ryerson to invest Rs 100 crore

GENERAL

• Mumbai, Kolkata miss CAS bus, Chennai catches it
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• S&P raises Indian banks' outlook
• LIC to invest Rs 70,000 crore this fiscal
• RBI announces 20-year gilt auction

MARKETS

• Sensex crosses 4,300 mark
• Raymond up on brand strength
• Divestment snags fail to stop PSU stocks' journey
• BSE investors' workshop in Hyderabad tomorrow