Market Roundup

COMPANIES

• Zee picks up 50 pc stake in Ten Sports
• 3i Infotech acquires majority stake in US firm for Rs54-cr
• L&T in collaboration with Mitsubishi
• Kirana stores get leg up from HLL
• BT enters into joint venture with Jubilant Group
• IVRCL obtains orders worth Rs343-cr
• Nagarjuna Const gets orders worth Rs226-cr
• BP to start CBM exploration in 2007
• Reliance Jamnagar SEZ gets approval from SC
• Bharti signs SMB partnership with Microsoft
• Tata's proposal on P-Note 5 rejected

• US India sign aviation agreement
• FDI in telecom to ensure equality: Maran
• First IT sector union to be launched
  

• Re declines on rising dollar demand
• Tata-AIG partners to hike capital
• Infrastructure Development Finance acquires minority stake in Arcil
• Prudential ICICI to expand: launches derivatives fund
• UTI Bank to raise Rs200-cr through bonds
• ICICI Bank NRI deposit scheme
• 6000 SBI officers take early retirement
• Finolex to foray into insurance
• Indian ties up with ICICI Bank to launch Platinum credit card

• Optimix introduces Dynamic FoF - Series II
• Blue Dart Express not to de-list
• Ondeo Nalco to be delisted
• Sobha Developers plan IPO; fix price band at Rs550-640
• MFs fear imposition of service tax

• Japanese economy growth in third quarter higher than expected
• Growth in Asia may be affected by US slowdown: WB

• Rajat Gupta appointed on Goldman Sachs board
• Aztecsoft chief conferred doctorate