Market Roundup

COMPANIES

• Indian Oil dividend payout at Rs1,460-cr
• REL, Tata Power to pay higher tariffs
• United Spirits to restructure operations
• NPIL acquires Boots' stake in JV co
• Wockhardt acquires Irish drug co
• Tata retail arm ties up with Woolworths
• Pantaloon's joint venture approved
• HT Media, TOI group to start newspaper in Capital
• TVS sales grow 42 pc in Sept
• Tata Motors Sept sales rise by 24 pc
• ICICI OneSource starts ops in South America
• Indian Hotels to acquire Ritz-Carlton
• Tata Tea may exit Sri Lankan plantation
• Infosys gets contract from a Saudi bank

• Auto parts sector says China `dumping` parts
• Income tax collections rise to Rs81,000-cr in first half
• IT Dept to hire 10k workers to scrutinize returns
  

• Rupee higher
• LIC's new premium income rises 150-pc
• Unions oppose LKB, Centurion merger
• StanChart to focus on wholesale banking ops
• South Indian Bank in acquisition mode

• ACC converts FCCBs
• India Infoline to offer trading through mobile
• Fortis Healthcare files red herring prospectus for IPO
• Ind Synergy files for IPO
• Mixed response to IPOs
• Birla Group to raise Rs100-cr from market

• Caparo Group builds world's first T1 prototype
• Global cell phone industry to slow down

• Fortune magazine rates Indra Nooyi as most powerful business woman
• Tharoor withdraws as Moon moves ahead
• Naina Kidwai appointed group GM, HSBC
• Sanjay Budhia appointed on Zenith Birla board
• New director for IOC refineries