TOP HEADLINES
• Telco to hike Indica prices from June 1
• Centre clears third party power sale by DPC
• Bharti to bid for 10-12 mobile licences
• Outlook disputes official claim on raids
• Global IT spend to touch $1.746 tn by 2005
• No more guarantee to power projects: Prabhu
• CCEA approves award of 23 oil blocks
• Private fund flows to India set to plunge
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• Zee Telefilms Q4 net up by 131.93%
• Crisil denies news item
• D-Link appoints new Additional Director
• Cable Corporation Q4 net loss at Rs 107.20 mn
• LIC Housing Finance FY-01 net up by 11.40%
• Dalmia Cement Q4 net at Rs 91.20 million
• Ashok Leyland confirms news article
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INTRA-DAY MARKET REPORT
Market@May 31: Day's report
Software stocks show an impressive recovery during the second half of the day. Global gains 5 per cent. Bhel, Colgate and ITC attract buying interest.

FUND FILE
Unit Scheme-1964
With the declining dividend and the reality of a NAV-based pricing lower than its current repurchase price, US-64 ceases to be a 'safe and risk-free' investment.

JM G-Sec Regular Fund
JM G-Sec Regular Fund may have yielded exceptional returns with 17.75 per cent return since launch but this return is for a brief period and based on a very aggressive portfolio.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for June 1, 2001
Sensex, Wipro, Digital, Satyam, Ashok Leyland... Check out what you can do on Friday.

COLUMN
Is world opinion more important than public interest?
'Our message to the international community is that India is no banana republic and that it can stand up for its people and its rights,' says Sucheta Dalal.

REPORT
American Business Club: a new face, a new mission
The club aims to boost Indo-US partnerships, bilateral trade, and interest about Indian firms and markets in the US.

STOCK TALK
'Another bull run will depend on FII inflow'
'There is no liquidity on the domestic front. If Bush visits India, US money would flow in,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

FUND NEWS
Single investor funds can destabilise unitholders
Some funds have very large single ticket investors who can destabilise the fund if they exit. We bring you a list of funds thriving on single ticket investors.

SPECIAL REPORT
'How we built Infosys from scratch'
The lessons they learnt along the way are applicable throughout the world, Infosys chairman
N R Narayana Murthy told Wharton School management graduates.

MARKET IMPACT
'MSCI downgrade won't affect market much'
VSNL: Status quo and waiting to go

THE BUDGET & GOVT POLICIES
The Rediff Budget Special: Full coverage
Rail Budget 2001-2002: Full coverage
Credit Policy 2001-2002: Full coverage
Exim Policy 2001-2002: Full coverage
Economic Survey 2000-2001: Full coverage