• Biocon launches human insulin
• New Ford Mondeo due for launch in Jan '05
• M&M plans to pick up stake in Amforge
• ITC set to enter personal care products
• Shell petrol station by year end
• Ashok Leyland Oct sales skid 16 pc
• Reliance Info offers NLD calls at Re 1 a minute
• PIB approves Rs9,475 cr IA fleet plan for 43 planes

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Sensex ends up 44 pts; Refineries rally

• Lucent reaches pact with workers
• Oil prices fall to 7-week lows
• IBM plans Web-meeting service
• Microsoft's announces jumbo dividend
• Electrolux shuffles its top deck
• MSN to take on Google, Yahoo