Market Roundup

• HOV Services to acquire US BPO unit for Rs600 crore
• NTPC bids to acquire Globeleq's power plant in Egypt
• Autoline acquires majority stake in Stokota
• Ethypharm, Shantha Biotech tie up
• NTPC to get Rs900 crore funding from US pension funds
• Teledata to set up chip manufacturing plant in South

• Rail Budget: Freight unchanged, passenger fares cut
• Rail Finances on the upswing
• Consumer confidence sweeps India: Nielsen

• Rupee gains marginally
• PNB to soon finalise JV partner for credit card business
• Syndicate Bank increases rates on deposits
  

• Reliance pref warrants' conversion price fixed at Rs1,402
• Nagarjuna Const to raise $180 million
• Prithvi Info allots FCCBs worth $50 million to Lehman Brothers
• C&C Const lists at 20 pc premium on BSE, falls later
• Transwarranty falls below IPO price on listing day
• Holcim to hike control in ACC, Gujarat Ambuja
• Textile cos rush in with IPOs as TUFS expiry looms

• Toyota to set up $830 million SUV facility in Mississippi, US
• GM may consider stock swap for Chrysler
• Microsoft to acquire medical search engine

• Intel S. Asia appoints new sales director