COMPANIES

• Wipro Q2 net profit up by 4 pc at Rs 230 cr
• Reliance to buy FLAG Telecom for $207 m
• Metaljunction registers 263 pc growth in April-September
• Colgate continues to sparkle
• Adobe, TCS join hands
• Reliance plans to hike stake in IPCL to 51%
• Citigroup Global picks 5 pc stake in SSI
• Blue Dart Express second quarter net up 38 pc
• Coke admits pesticide drag on India Q3 performance
• Mallya raises open offer price to Rs 215

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Repay 25 pc to ICICI Bank by Oct 21, DRT tells Mardia Chemicals
• NHB reduces lending rates
• Dhanalakshmi Bank picks i-flex for tech upgradation
• RBI should allow rupee to appreciate, says Assocham
• IDBI Bank to adopt SAS credit risk tool

MARKETS

• Cement stocks rule firm on price hike hopes
• Rival strength for Tata Steel
• Swiss parent plans to delist Ciba Specialty from BSE
• ICICI Bank Eurobonds oversubscribed 5 times
• Rupee stronger by 38 paise; bonds rally

PEOPLE

• Komal Chhabria wins young achievers' award