TOP HEADLINES
• Hindujas saddened by government decision
• UTI meet on July 9 to devise US-64 exit plan
• Hindujas out of AI bid
• Reliance Comm out of cellular phone bid
• MMCB seeks a week's time from DICGC
• Investors file suit over US-64 suspension
• Govt seeks consensus on FII funds in print
• CII pens plan to boost Indo-Pak trade ties
• Indian Bank scam accused held in France
• SBI will provide liquidity against US-64 units
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• Pentasoft ties up with Macau University
• BSES first-quarter results on July 28
• Modi Rubber open offer date extended
• S Kumars EGM for OK on pref placement
• Global Tele denies news article
• BSE imposes special margin on 4 scrips
• Atlas Copco Q2 results on July 25, 2001
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MARKET REPORT
Sensex sheds 12 points at 3306
A dull session saw defensive stocks gain, while non-Sensex tech scrips slipped. Nifty down 4 points at 1066.

REPORT
India may gain from US slowdown, says
K B Chandrasekhar
K B Chandrasekhar, chairman of Jamcracker Inc, assured the Indian tech sector that the slowdown in the US economy may actually open up new opportunities for them.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for July 9, 2001
Sensex, Digital Equip, MTNL, ACC, Tisco... Check out what you can do on Monday.

COLUMN
Unit Trust of India: The messy change-over
'Whatever the decisions in the next few days, it seems clear that UTI's days as an investment behemoth with a disproportionate influence over the Indian capital market are fast coming to an end,' says Sucheta Dalal.

DERIVATIVES CENTER
Options Trading Strategy Guide
Hiten Jhaveri's guide tells you all that you wanted to know about options and options trading...

INTERVIEW
'Anyone who can kill the market by selling 100 shares of Wipro must be God'
"This is not a case against us. It is a witch-hunt against an organisation that has been globally recognised as one of the best in terms of prevalent practices," Shankar Sharma, director, First Global, tells Pritish Nandy.

'Investment banking set for big growth in India'
"I am very optimistic about investment banking in India. But, like everything else in India, we will take two steps forward, slow down, take a step backwards and then move again," says Udayan Bose, managing director, Lazard.

STOCK TALK
'Market may rally to 4250-4500 after July 2'
'The fear of July 2 is overwhelming. I am not bullish on the introduction of rolling settlement,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

SPECIALS
Building bridges via trade
'Kashmir or no Kashmir, business binds people together,' feel Indian and Pakistani traders.

Concrete set to replace salt
The govt has freed Bombay's salt pans for housing purposes. Will this help rehabilitate squatters or is it just a move to help the builders' lobby?
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The Wintech story gets murkier
The Wintech Computers boss is on the lam leaving students, vendors and employees in the lurch, even as cops probe his nexus with the underworld.

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.

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