COMPANIES

• NTPC FY07 consol net up 18 pc at Rs6898 crore
• Idea may acquire Spice Telecom
• Retail chain Weekender may be acquired by Primus
• GTL arranges war chest of Rs1,000-cr for global acquisitions
• Reliance signs gas supply, marketing pact with GAIL
• Indian Oil to build refinery in Turkey
• Zee cancels deal with BCCI
• TCS Financial plans $50-m capital investment
• Kingfisher, Air Deccan may sign deal

• Government scraps wheat import tender
• Indians among the 'most stressed out biz honchos' globally

• Insecticides India debuts on BSE at discount
• Sebi cancels ombudsman plan
• MIC Electronics shares debut at premium on Day 1
• Infotech issuing equity, pref shares

• Rupee declines
• Sundaram Finance operating profit up 22 pc
• Max New York Life launches new unit-linked plan
• Yes Bank launches $100 mn agro fund

• China hikes trading tax three times
• Dow makes record high
• IBM to lay off 1570 US employees

• Raghuram Rajan to be academic fellow '07 at ISB
• Trehan sells Fortis stake; to join Apollo Hospital
• Burns coming to visit India for 1-2-3 pact