Market Roundup

COMPANIES

• Corus board recommends Tata offer
• Reliance Ind Q2 net up 9.18 pc at Rs2,709-cr
• 23 Indian cos included in Forbes Asia list of `best under a billion'
• Ranbaxy net rises 651 per cent
• Reliance Energy net rises 16.80 pc at Rs186.35-cr
• L&T net up 40 pc at Rs201.20-cr in Q2
• ACC net up at Rs225.30-cr
• Reliance, Hutch, Idea plans sharing of cell site infrastructure
• ONGC board approves capex of 16,522-crore for 2006-07
• Taj Group sets up business hotel in Goa

• GoM formed to finalise merger of A-I and Indian
• Left demands amendment of SEZ Act
• Assocham seeks extension of deadline for filing returns
• Export thrust in farm products to empower farmers: Kamal Nath
  

• Rupee up marginally against the greenback
• AIG Capital gets NBFC licence
• Centurion, LKB merger challenged at the Kerala High Court
• HDFC net profit up 23% at Rs368-cr
• Canara Bank Q2 net up 18.41%
• Dewan Housing net up 23%
• IDBI Q2 net up 6 pc
• Interest income lifts Kotak Bank net

• EDS open offer to MphasiS
• Franklin Templeton offers capital protection fund
• Lanco Global increases authorised capital
• FIEM lists at 5.84 pc premium
• Ingersoll Rand to pay interim
• DLF to settle debenture issue with shareholders

• US stocks rise on good results by blue-chips
• Nokia profits fall on back of cheap phones
• Microsoft launches IE version 7

• Kelkar joins HDFC board
• Subodh Karnik to head US airline