Market Roundup

• TN sugar mills and oil companies agree on price for supply of ethanol
• KPIT Cummins in expansion mode
• DoT moots three revenue-sharing ADC models
• Swaraj Mazda to expand capacity--to invest Rs.250 cr
• UK's National Health Service shortlists Apollo Hospitals
• Citadel Research develops Car-Scope
• InfoStep sets up offshore centre in Hyderabad
• Siemens Medical plans to expand R&D operations
  

GENERAL

• CII-ORG MARG report: India emerging as major food market
• Govt. aims to get Bangalore airport ready by 2010
• Increased edible oil imports adversely impacting farmers
• EPF board of trustees to meet on Monday
• 1.55 lakh candidates appear for CAT
• IT returns can be filed from anywhere in the country from next year
• Open Sky policy for VSAT services soon

• IOC enters call money market
• Bajaj Allianz introduces e-consultation
• Govt. may merge foreign operations of PSU banks
• Call rates to ease further; bonds lacklustre
• UBI to set up 100 village knowledge centres

MARKETS

• Venture funds show interest in Paramount stake
• Gold prices set to zoom

INTERNATIONAL

• Saudi Arabia asks oil consumers for "road map" of demand
• Dubai airshow: Boeing overhauls Airbus with US$10bn worth of orders
• Ford to cut additional 4,000 jobs
• FTSE at 4-year high as metals provide the boost

PEOPLE

• Ned Swarup is acting CEO for ING Vysya Bank