TOP HEADLINES
• Domino's denies ham toppings on veg pizza
• Show-cause notices to Hindujas, Sterlite
• UTI in talks with 2 pvt banks for US64 package
• Aptech looking for acquisitions overseas
• VSNL selloff seen hit by bidder's exit
• SBI loan growth slowed to 8% in April-June
• UTI chief says no anxiety on Trust solvency
• Infosys on the prowl in US, Europe: Murthy
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• Smith Pharma Q2 net down by 71.29%
• Birla Corporation Q2 net at Rs 96.60 million
• Kochi Refineries Q1 net up by 211.25%
• DSQ Software Q2 net down by 61.96%
• Jindal Steel Q1 PAT up by 7.76%
• Philips India Q2 net loss at Rs 87.30 million
• SBI Q1 net up by 25.57%
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STOCK TALK
'The mutual fund industry needs to grow up'
'US 64 has been a disaster. If you want to be in equities, try an index fund,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

MARKET REPORT
HLL shines in an otherwise subdued market
Barring select heavyweights, overall market remains bearish. Zee down 16%, NIIT down 9%. Infosys and Satyam are subdued.

DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for July 26, 2001
Sensex, Digital, Pentamedia, Grasim, Tata Power... Check out what you can do on Wednesday.

REPORT
Sensex nearing critical support, seen ranged: Reuters
Indian stock markets are seen south-bound in the short term but will continue to be in a trading range once the slide is arrested, say technical analysts.

INTERVIEWS
'The slowdown had a larger than normal
impact on us'
To counter the impact, we have started to promote e-learning in a big way, says NIIT CEO Vijay K Thadani.

'US-64 crisis may help boost private MFs'
'Investors who went to UTI only for security will now seek more options and look at other mutual funds,' says Vivek Reddy, chief executive, Kothari Pioneer.

'I don't regret Shaw Wallace investment'
Shaw Wallace is a company that can make my dream to go global come true,' says Manu Chhabria in a candid interview.

COLUMNS
KP scam: Bigger than 1992
'If one were to simply add up the amounts mentioned in SEBI's various reports, the size of Parekh's manipulations is far bigger than the Rs 50-odd billion securities scam of 1992,' says Sucheta Dalal.

The heartache overshadowed by a summit

THE UTI MUDDLE
FAQs on the UTI liquidity package
The Unit Trust of India seeks to clarify the doubts that investors have regarding repurchase of US-64 units.
The UTI Crisis: Complete coverage

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

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