Market Roundup

COMPANIES

• Calvin Klein ties up with Murjani for distribution
• WPP group acquires Ray & Keshavan
• Tata Power to invest Rs9000-cr in Orissa
• Reebok to expand presence
• McDonald's on expansion drive
• UNI shareholders approve stake sale
• Ranbaxy sets sights on URL/Mutual
• Alok Inds to acquire 60 per cent stake in Czech co
• Netherlands eases investment norms for Indian firms
• Sterling Biotech to acquire China gelatin maker
• Moser Baer arm acquires stake in US company
• Aurobindo Pharma signs agreement with Gilead

• India moves ahead in WEF's competitiveness index
• WB govt hands out cheques for land for Tata Motors plant
• Bank norms may be eased for big power projects
• DoT advocates suspension of Press Note 5
• Maharashtra to ease up on land takeover for SEZs
• Railways may phase out non-AC train coaches
  

• Retail credit slows
• NIIT, ICICI Bank to provide finance training
• No moratorium on co-op banks says RBI
• Banks told to cut charges on NRI remittances
• Rupee gains
• RBI may extend Basel II deadline: Leeladhar

• Lotus MF to launch new schemes
• SEBI eases entry/exit norms for F&O contracts
• SEBI suspends brokerage houses
• Accel Frontline to float IPO
• Everest Kanto to issue 19 lakh shares
• BSE plans rights issue: drops bonus plan
• Sebi extends PAN deadline to Dec 31
• Sebi fines Mathew Easow Rs20 lakh

• Enron's Fastow gets six years sentence
• Switzerland leads in competitiveness

• SBI Chennai circle gets new GM
• UNI board gets new members