Market Roundup

• ONGC to increase domestic production of oil and gas
• Hero Honda sells more than 29 lakh motorcycles in 2005
• Turnaround for HM possible soon
• Audi launches luxury sedan 'A4'
• Maruti announces big ticket plans for India
• Mazda bags contract from GHCL
• Honda Motors willing to exit Honda Siel Cars
• Canada's Magma opens office, forms JV with Lumax
• Reliance Industrial Infrastructure to be promoted by RIL
• Simplex receives contract from Rail Vikas Nigam
• Timken considers setting up manufacturing unit in India
• Sonata allotted land in Hyderabad
• Talks fail between TKM management, union
• GAIL posts marginally higher profit
• Yamaha to invest Rs.300-cr
• US drug cos vie for Narmada Gelatine
• Uttam Galva Steels raises prices
• Corporate results: Riddhi Siddhi, Mastek, TCS, Rajesh Exports, IBM India, GAIL
  

GENERAL

• Govt. sells another 8 pc stake in Maruti
• Industrial growth falls to 6.9 pc in Nov
• Aiyar starts meetings with Chinese oil cos' CEOs
• TRAI seeks operators' views on next-gen network
• Imitation jewellery sector wants removal of duty
• Indirect tax collections rise 12.5 per cent in December
• Govt. approves hydrocarbon deal with Venezuela

• Rupee gains; bonds flat
• ICICI Bank begins operations in Sri Lanka
• Aviva launches new unit-linked plan
• Western Union in pact with SBI
• Scope, Cambridge Integrated in pact to offer 'knowledge services' for banks

MARKETS

• Bartronics lists at premium of 73 per cent on BSE
• Maruti gets Rs.15.67-bn for 8 per cent stake sale
• Another IPO scam emerges in IDFC IPO

INTERNATIONAL

• Nikon dumps film cameras for digital ware
• California's solar power gambit takes off with US$2.9bn
• Boston Scientific ups the ante on Guidant bid