Market Roundup

COMPANIES

• Airtel launches international calling services targeted at US NRIs
• Skoda India to hike car prices next month
• Shreyas to raise funds for buyouts
• Glenmark's US unit in supply/marketing pact with Lehigh Valley Inc
• Mazda gets order from Jindal Polyfilms
• Dabur Pharma gets FDA approval for cancer drug
• Hindustan Zinc raises lead prices
• PFC gets 16 bids for ultra mega projects
• Satyam to set up development centre in Malaysia
• Rel Comm looks at acquiring Hutch stake in Hutch Essar
• Airbus in big India investment
• Carlsberg to set up brewery in Rajasthan

• India's patent laws need reviewing; US
• Asia-Pacific mobility market to touch $33.5bn
• EPFO goes online
• East Asia may get affected by US, Europe slowdown: ADB
• Indo-US nuclear deal to be put into operation soon
• India may soon have Airport Economic Regulatory Authority

• Rupee marginally higher
• SBI plans public float next year
• IDBI seeks to open more branches
• Citibank, SIB launch co-branded credit card
• Centurion Bank of Punjab to get into stock broking
• UTI plans micro pension scheme for Union Bank staff
• SBI to begin operations in Israel
• NBFCs re-classified into three groups

• Varun Shipping makes pref allotment to FIIs
• XL Tele IPO gets subscribed 8.7 times
• Ansal Properties plans equity allotment to QIBs
• DBS Chola to pay Rs2 per unit dividend in equity fund
• DSP Merrill Lynch to pay dividend on fixed term fund

• Whirlpool to sell Hoover vacuum cleaner biz
• Muhtar Kent is CEO Coca-Cola Corp
• Saudi Arabia views $60 as acceptable price for oil

• Asia Society awards Mittal with 'Leadership Award'
• Lakshmi Mittal is richest person in UK
• New MD for SBI Factor
• Lok Sabha's criminal hall of fame