Market Roundup

• CRISIL: India Inc.'s fundamentals still strong
• Tata Steel eyeing Thai steel firm
• Tata's having second thoughts about Bangladesh
• GAIL works out tight schedule for Ratnagiri LNG terminal completion
• IVRCL bags Rs.850 crore order from NHAI
• Swiss mint major in tie-up for India venture
• Telecom companies add 2.9 million new customers in Sept.
• Honda to launch City variant with i-VTEC engine
• Dentsu India ties up with fifth largest Pakistani agency
• Tata Teleservices to launch 'nonstop' mobile service
• Marico subsidiary buys soap brand in Bangladesh
• Corporate Results: Infosys, Indiabulls, Aztec Software
  

GENERAL

• Montek moots 8 per cent growth in 11th Plan
• Index of Industrial Production down to 7.4 per cent in August
• Customs and DGFT to exchange EDI shipping data digitally
• Aiyer: Task force formed to monitor LPG supply

• Rupee sheds 35 paise
• RBI: Banks may treat balance in IFR as Tier-I capital
• Indian Bank ties up with NCMS for financing of commodities
• Canbank AMC finalises terms to buy GIC Mutual
• Banking Results: Yes Bank

MARKETS

• NYMEX and MCX sign MoU to develop business oppurtunities
• DSP Merrill Lynch launches Super S.I.P
• KM Sugar Mills IPO opens on Oct. 14

INTERNATIONAL

• Germany may yet have its first woman chancellor
• America and EU offer free trade concessions
• Prince William picks HSBC

PEOPLE

• Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, Nilekani and Premji in Fortune's Asia's 25 most powerful
• Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar gets Corporate Leadership award
• Tata Steel, TCS team win Maple Leaf International award