FD RECOMMENDATION
Ballarpur Industries: Better, loosely bound
BOND RECOMMENDATION
The recovery phase
FEATURE
Bonds likely to remain range-bound
Call options: More to be exercised
Outlook for 2000-01 second half: Stable
RATING UPDATE
Escorts
The South Indian Bank Ltd
Godrej Agrovet
UTI Bank
Bata India
NEWS NOTES
Inflation crosses 7 pc
Crisil' long-term ratings seen positive
SEBI reduces MF subscription period
RBI cancels Nashik-based bank licence
`Targeting inflation difficult'
FD RATES
Interest rates on Deposit offered by Manufacturing Companies
Interest rates on Deposits offered by Finance Companies
Interest rates on Bank Fixed Deposits
DEBENTURE DIARY
Debenture Diary
FIXED INCOME SECURITIES
Fixed Income Securities over the week