MARKET REPORT
Tech stocks lead 71-point gain in the Sensex
Markets witnessed overall strength. Buying interest in new economy stocks infused renewed life.

TOP HEADLINES
• RBI seeks to simplify forex rules
• CBI chargesheets Johari brothers
• Bajaj, Kawasaki plan bike for world market
• Drawback rates for 29 categories revised
• Indian cellular mart set to grow: ABN Amro
• Dereservation of six SSI sectors soon
• AV Birla group denies bid for Enron unit
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CORPORATE HEADLINES
• L M Thapar to acquire voting rights in BILT
• IFCI withdraws nominee director from LML
• Diamond Cables bags huge TNEB order
• Geometric Soft, Wipro Tech in strategic pact
• Soffia Soft AGM to seek nod for pref issue
• High court directive to Polaris Software
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DAILY TECHNICALS
Trading strategy for November 27, 2001
Sensex, Digital Global, Global Tele, Ranbaxy, Hughes Software... check out what you can do on Tuesday.

STOCK TALK
'Cut the bureaucracy'
'China gets FDI worth $40 billion annually. Our government just can't make up its mind. We all suffer,' says Ramesh Shrichand Damani.

COLUMN
Time for a one-dollar deal with Enron?
'Maybe it is a good idea for institutions and MSEB to consider a low-priced buyout of the equity from Dynegy and later sell it at a premium to bidders such as BSES and TEC', feels Sucheta Dalal.

INTERVIEW
'We won several gold medals in Doha'
At the recently concluded fourth WTO meet in Doha, Qatar, India has bagged several golds and a platinum too, claims Commerce and Industry Minister Murasoli Maran.

'UTI to focus on good fund managers, better systemic supports'
'This will enable us to translate what clearly is abundant potential into outstanding performance,' says UTI chairman M Damodaran.

SPECIAL REPORT
Consolidation: New mantra of small IT cos
The depressing economic situation is forcing small and medium IT companies to look at mergers and acquisitions.

SEARCH
Headhunting by the Mouse
Companies, job seekers and professional recruiters are all turning to the Net. With varying degrees of success.

THE BUDGET & GOVT POLICIES
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