COMPANIES

• Glaxo, SmithKline merge
• ONGC Videsh to bid for offshore oil blocks
• Italian apparels to increase market presence
• Godrej to offload stake in Pillsbury
• HDFC considering life cover for soldiers
• GAP merges Dubai operations with India
• Ispat to roll out stainless steel
• Knight Frank India to be a hub for Asia
• BHEL bags Rs 18-cr order from Gujarat
• ABB bags order worth Rs 337m
• Extra risk premium on merchant fleet
• BPL plans to tap European markets
• Godrej Consumer board to meet on Oct 15
• Hero Honda board to decide on special dividend
• RCF pays Rs 20.41-cr dividend

GENERAL

• Attack on Afghanistan continue
• A-I re-routes flights to London, Paris, US
• Car finance rates down to 13.5 per cent

CAPITAL MARKET

• Uncertainty rules the market
• Futures trading likely to begin this month
• RBI may bar OCBs from portfolio investments
• BSE set to merge several regional SEs
• Crisil scales down Sidbi bond issue
• BSE offers 25% discount on card to DSE members