Market Roundup

• HM launches the Mitsubishi Montero
• DoT to revive ITI
• Spice Comm signs Rs250-cr deal with UK Co
• New Lenovo laptops
• Bartronics to manufacture tags
• Tata Tele to invest Rs110-cr in Kolkata to expand network
• DoT not in favour of sample verification of mobile users

• US nuclear pact only for power generation: PM
• Wheat prices shoot up
• Drug prices may fall by more than 50 pc
• TVS group to expand MyTVS chain
• Japan proposes new free trade group
• Andhra, UP, Rajasthan favourite haunts of domestic tourists
• SEZs may get full service tax exemption
• Apartment prices seen falling in metros

• Rupee strengthens against dollar
• SBI, ICICI to get full banking status in Singapore
• Govt mulling curbs on FDI in financial areas
• SBI wants ICAI to defer accounting code
• Enam enters insurance broking

• CARE gives 'Grade 2' rating to Cambridge Tech IPO
• DHL to buy Blue Dart shares at Rs550 a share
• Gokaldas Exports offers 30 per cent dividend
• DLF IPO may be postponed
• Real estate company Orbit Corporation plans IPO
• ICICI Bank sells stake in IDFC for Rs252-cr
• Tata Motors to float IPOs for two arms
• Carlyle to invest $100mn in India
• GMR Infra to list on Aug 21
• Reliance Life Insurance launches Reliance Connect 2 Life Plan

• Dell posts disappointing Q2 results
• Cigarette companies let off lightly

• Sify appoints Suri Venkat as COO
• Murali Venugopalan appointed director HR at Virtusa