COMPANIES

• Sun Network plans to enter print media
• Eonour plans business recast
• Jindal Power in talks with lenders to set up new plant
• Varun Shipping may buy out hydrocarbon segment
• ONGC starts drive to cut costs in services
• Bharat Forge Q3 net spurts 55%
• Ashok Leyland to spend Rs 390 crore for expansion
• Exide Q3 PAT increases 35.48%
• Dabur opts for evaluation method
• Haldia Petro lenders' meet on 22 January

GENERAL

• China looks at India for metallurgical exports
• ED takes forex tribunal to court
• EU bid to improve WTO functioning

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Karnataka Bank bid to implement Finacle praised
• IOB raises Rs 200 crore through private placement
• HDFC Bank to float Rs 400-crore worth bonds
• Bajaj Capital starts broking division
• Federal Bank net up 37% in nine months
  

MARKETS

• Sensex gains 118 points at close
• PTC to go public in February
• Suven Life allots preferential shares
• Birla Sun holding in Heritage Foods goes up
• Rupee, a bit firmer

PEOPLE

• Krishna Murthy appointed new CEC