Market Roundup

COMPANIES

• Aditya Birla group to acquire Trinethra
• Ranbaxy obtains US FDA approval for hypertension drug
• Deadline set at April 2 for FDI compliance
• Lupin gets tentative USFDA approval
• NTPC power project goes on line
• Nagarjuna gets new orders worth Rs255 crore
• Praj Ind gets orders worth Rs170 crore from US
• Three companies acquire 10 per cent stake in Core Projects
• Aurobindo gets two more approvals
• Essar gets $24 billion worth funding for Hutch-Essar acquisition
• Trai may regulate roaming tariffs
• Jet to acquire 10 Boeing 787 series aircraft for over $1.5 billion

• TDSAT asks Trai to price DTH services
• Infrastructure industry growth rises by 9.5 per cent
• Import duty slashed on edible oil
• Direct tax collections rise by 42.74 per cent in April-Dec 2006
• Crude basket falls to $57.8/barrel

• Rupee moves up marginally
• Pre-budget: Banks likely to ask for tax exemption on interest income
• UTI Bank to raise Rs100 crore

• NSDL freezes 20 lakh demat accounts
• Page Industries files for IPO
• GTL Infrastructure board approves 1:1 rights issue
• Eicher to delist at Rs150 per share
• Kotak MF files for gold ETF with SEBI
• SEBI advocates freezing payout in Nissan Copper counter

• The Wall Street Journal shrinks
• Semiconductor sales to grow at double digit globally: survey

• Venkatesh Mysore appointed country head at Sun Life