COMPANIES

• Ceat returns to black with Rs 6 crore net profit in Q2
• HLL to recast Nepal srubsidiary, plans VRS
• DPC inspection team finds plant in good condition
• Parry posts loss in Sept quarter
• Banks to treat DPC phases as 1 project
• Indo-American wins $10-mn case
• Suprajit buys Shah Concabs for Rs 5 cr
• Torrent licenses R&D product to Novartis
• ACC's Q2 net plummets 70%, sales rise 5%
• GSK may sell Ankleshwar unit to Glenmark
• Nestle net falls 16% to Rs 44 cr in Q2
• Apollo Tyres Q2 net zooms 800% to Rs 27 cr
• Arvind in the black with Rs 29-cr net in Q2
• Zee TV clicks with blockbuster flicks
• Suprajit to spend Rs 2-4 cr on Shah Concabs upgrade
• UK Govt offers R&D facility to Indian cos
• 100% success rate in Godavari gas wells
• BBUNL bags African order
• BEL hands over invar filters to ISRO
• Reckitt Benckiser to make final offer
• Nicholas Piramal raises Rs 100 cr thru NCDs
• Jumbo moves FIPB again to buy out Shaw Wallace
• SSI in talk-mode for acquisition
• ONGC Videsh to acquire 25 pc stake in Sudan field
• Goodlass Nerolac board approves merger scheme
• Godrej Agrovet shrimp feed unit in Chennai
• TCS, Access2future join hands
• Emirates Airline plans fresh investments of $15 billion
• Moser Baer net profit drops; cuts forecast

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• NASD seeks real-time info
• BHP Billiton unlikely to reverse output cut
• Justice dept to oppose EchoStar offer for Hughes
• SEC frames tough rules to check inflated profits

GENERAL

• PM to attend first Indo-Asean meet
• SC dilutes minorities right to run schools
• Two naval vessels to call on Omani Port
• Delhi favours country-specific trade facilitation norms
• Sydney Summit to discuss market access, trips
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• ICICI Bank Q2 net at Rs 285 crore
• State Bank cuts lending rates by 25 basis points
• Srei profit before tax up 20 per cent in first half
• Magma aims at 80 pc rise in business
• New series in Rs 10 notes
• Cholamandalam rights issue to raise Rs 30 cr - Q2 profit up 60 pc
• Ashok Leyland Finance first-half net up 27 pc
• IndusInd posts 2-fold rise in Q2 net profit
• PNB donates Rs 5 cr to PM Relief Fund
• Interest on recap bonds props up Indian Bank - H1 operating profit at Rs 198.66 cr
• Corpn Bank opens another ATM in Mangalore

CAPITAL MARKET

• Volumes top 3.6 cr on NSE
• Bull domination
• Risk management solution for NSE
• Reliance surges 14 pc
• Tata Steel jumps on Q2 performance
• Growth hopes fuel rally in Kochi Refineries
• Record volumes in NSE derivatives
• SEBI scraps demat a/c closure fee
• Reliance sends market soaring
• `SHCIL officials colluded to cause wrongful loss'
• Re strengthens; gilts up

PEOPLE

• Ballabh retires; Batra to hold interim charge
• Toshiba India gets new MD; to focus more on power