Headlines (24/01/10)

• Maruti to invest Rs 1,700 cr on second line at Manesar
• Nuclear generation up on improved uranium supplies
• Index Outlook: Market enters turbulent phase
• Regulators clash over nod for ULIPs
• Q4 export numbers will make up for earlier shortfall
• 4G prospects won't keep off telecom cos from bidding for 3G, says Raja 
• SEBI cracks the whip on FIIs 
• Stock Strategy: Consider shorting Idea Cellular, Ispat Ind
• No short-cuts to affluence
• Weekly news round up

Headlines (23/01/10)

• Gas sales push Reliance Ind net profit up 15.8%
• Bharti Airtel Q3 profit up 2% as competition hots up 
• Turning bus depots into helipads 
• Gratuity cap for pvt sector may be raised to Rs 10 lakh 
• Core sector posts 6% growth in Dec 
• Kaushik Basu sees GDP growth at 7.5% in 2009-10
• City in tizzy as UK Conservatives plug Obama-style plan
• Hedge funds post strong gains in 2009
• ‘India-Malaysia ties should move into knowledge-intensive, high-value industries'

Headlines(22/01/10)

• Sensex tanks on lacklustre Q3 corporate show
• Food inflation eases to 16.81%
• Panel for Rs 50,000-cr soft loan to fund Air India's fleet buy
• ICICI Bank net profit down 13% on treasury losses
• Model colleges planned for 374 districts
• L&T net profit halves, income down 6% in Q3
• Cadbury-Kraft deal wrapped in controversies
• New Companies Act will be the thematic law for this decade
• ONGC net rises 23% on high price realisation, lower subsidy
• Cyprus co Quiveo likely to buy Citicorp Finance's stake in Arcil
• India is preferred eastern hub for major tech firms
• Venture capital investments make recovery in Q4 after 43% drop in calendar 2009

Headlines (21/01/10)

• Wipro Q3 profit rises 21% on higher volumes, steady margins 
• BSNL's rural WiMax roll-out hits a bump 
• Rs 53,000-cr IPOs/FPOs set to hit market this year 
• HDFC net rises 23% in Q3 on higher loan sanctions 
• Dr Reddy's incurs Rs 522-cr loss in Q3 
• Top-tier IT cos trading in expensive zone 
• Auto industry may be heading towards excess capacity by 2012
• Peak power demand to widen to 12.6% this year 
• High inflation, a concern: Pranab 
• CII, Business Line awards for rising TN entrepreneurs 

Headlines (20/01/10)

• RBI allows futures trading in euro, yen, pound sterling
• Cadbury board accepts sweetened Kraft offer
• Australia hopes to kickstart free trade talks in May
• Govt preparing new subsidy sharing mechanism for fuels 
• Tata Power Q3 profits up 40% on lower fuel costs 
• Rupee to test 46-mark 
• Economics needs intellectual honesty 

Headline(19/01/10)

• NTPC plans `French auction' for better follow-on issue value
• Penalty for non-compliance with renewables purchase obligation
• TCS to bring all 2008-09 freshers on board by March
• Cognizant staff to get promotions, higher bonus
• GAIL's net profit zooms on increased movement, lower subsidy bill
• Mahindra launches ‘Gio' in South India
• Investor interest perks up in banking stocks
• Dilemma of deficit and growth…
• Pranab sees signs of turnaround

Headline(18/01/10)

• More cos enter power arena
• Farmers in Punjab, Haryana shift from wheat to other crops
• All moves tied to bank rates
• India Cements undertone positive
• Gold vulnerable to dollar shocks

Headline(16/01/10)

• Tata Consultancy net profit up 34% on rising IT spends
• Top IT cos may vie for ‘e-migrate' project
• 3G winners may not be allowed to merge
• Ruchi Soya takes farm land on lease in Ethiopia
• Cabinet panel to take up soon SAIL stake-sale plan
• Offshore derivatives trading bar on SocGen
• Centre limits mega power projects to 3 per company
• NIIT Tech Q3 net doubles
• No real relief from food inflation until July
• HDFC Bank Q3 profit rises 31% at Rs 818 crore

Headline(14/01/10)

• Centre extends duty-free white sugar imports till Dec
• GTL Infra to buy Aircel tower biz
• Citi offloads blue chips worth Rs 484 cr
• Bank credit soars by Rs 79,514 cr
• Auto, oil sectors anxious as clean fuel deadline nears
• Banks need to look at other sources of income: SBI official
• Infosys results power IT stocks to new highs
• Bharti sets up global biz unit with Kohli as head
• Pranab seeks to rope in States to rein in prices

Headlines(13/01/10)

• Infosys raises outlook for full year on higher Q3 net
• Export push gets Rs 500-cr duty sops
• Industrial growth hits 25-month high in Nov
• Bajaj Auto posts 3-fold rise in Q3 profits
• Teaser home loan rates are cause for concern: RBI
• SBI plans to expand, recruit to fit growth
• Days of multi-billion dollar deals are over: Infosys CFO
• Airtel to ring in Bangladesh soon
• Troubled refiners hope for best in meeting with PM
• Strong barrier at 45 for rupee

Headlines(12/01/10)

• Grain-based alcohol on a high as molasses price soars
• Rising NPAs may hit bank profits: SBI chief
• Nano trial production starts at Sanand
• Rupee hits 15-month high
• Volatility indices at new lows as confidence surges
• Banks see more demand for short-term loans
• 3G spectrum enough only for 3 slots
• Customs, excise revenues to miss target for second year
• L&T to invest Rs 5,000 cr in Gujarat on seven new plants; Rs 2,000 cr in Chennai shipyard
• Bajaj Auto cruises on new brand strategy
• Auto component cos bet on exports to drive growth

Headlines(11/01/10)

• Bank staff productivity doubles in five years
• TVS Motor hopes to ride on Jive, Wego for growth
• Cement demand picks up in AP
• Gold futures may test resistance
• Outsourcing: Europe edging out NA?

Headlines(09/01/10)

• Karnataka to give farmers say in fixing land price for steel project
• NRI investments far short of potential: PM
• Early trading fails to bring in more volumes
• More time for Nifty futures trading on SGX
• Centre offers new deal on Sales Tax loss
• Telenor ups stake in Unitech Wireless to 60.11%
• Credit growth tentative still, rate hikes unlikely: Bhatt
• Aggressive competition to prune profits of telecom cos
• Demand, cheaper loans drive Dec car sales up 40%
• FII offloads small-cap IT stocks

Headlines(08/01/10)

• Hedging pushes currency futures volumes to record $7 b
• Karnataka offers ArcelorMittal 2 sites for Rs 30,000-cr steel plant
• Teaser rate home loans may spell trouble
• Consumer goods sector moves slowly
• Container train operators sceptical of Rlys' premium service
• BSNL-MTNL merger back on the menu
• Food inflation eases to 18.22% on drop in vegetable prices
• Life insurers' losses mount 43% in FY09
• Maruti rIII concept could become reality by mid-2012
• Soaring food prices — Failure of supply management\
• Pfizer to license, sell 40 Strides drugs in US

Headlines(07/01/10)

• Govt mulls two-rate personal tax structure
• Rupee breaches 46 on higher arbitrage
• Investors harp on NSE's ‘super-normal' profits
• Coming soon, designer Nano for Rs 1 crore
• WorldSpace closure jolts employees
• Standardised document in the works for sale of NPAs
• Tata Motors upbeat on trucks market
• One year after the shocker, Satyam's Raju awaits trial
• Sugar stocks' valuations soar with retail price
• Govt divided over continuance of fiscal stimulus package

Headlines(06/01/10)

• Toyota, Honda entry set to change the small-car game
• Bangladesh telecom regulator clears Bharti-Warid deal
• Realty, automobile sectors put steel industry back on recovery path
• Corporate tax collections rise 44% in December
• Will Concept R3 be an image-changer for Maruti?
• Ratan Tata for Govt continuing with incentives
• Top cos may see lower profits in December quarter over Q2
• Auto cos may see 40% top line growth
• NHB brings in strategic partner for mortgage guarantee biz
• Rush for FCCB buybacks in Dec
• Sharp appreciation in rupee

Headlines(05/01/10)

• Opening early, market hits 22-month high
• Auto cos rev up ahead of expo
• Reliance Ind offloads 2.58 cr treasury stocks
• Marico strengthens Malaysian presence
• Chevy Beat may be game changer in small-car market
• Banks cutting credit card limits in ‘balancing act'
• ‘Food prices may come down by next month'
• Fund raising through QIP route brings in Rs 34,100 crore
• DoT to send 3G auction policy to Law Ministry

Headlines(04/01/10)

• Employee stock options are back in vogue
• PM warns against distortion of emission reduction goals
• AP sets up task force to protect IT industry
• Gold may test support levels
• Hedge funds may throw cash into the pit
• Three themes for ports

Headlines (02/01/10)

• With 18% growth, exports turn the corner in November
• Car sales retain pace through December
• Mahindra Renault to live with Logan reality
• Want a job? You'd better be in Facebook
• Pharma cos see opportunity in India
• Home loan demand to build up in 2010
• ‘Credit growth to touch 20%'
• China economy to grow 9.5% in 2010: Report
• Flashback 2009: Ten moments that defined India
• Five investment places you can put your money in 2010

Headlines (01/01/10)

• Taro shareholders vote against promoter group
• Equities prove a good bet in 2009
• Air India's plan to cut wages, flights may run into rough weather
• India's external debt rises by 8.1% at Sept-end
• Infrastructure firms upbeat on prospects
• Current account deficit rises marginally though trade gap narrows
• Sesa Goa ends on higher note
• Rosy 2010 ahead

Headlines (31/12/09)

• TCS to step up hiring as info-tech spending takes off
• Kelkar presents roadmap for fiscal consolidation
• Brokers' body against change in market time
• More IPOs in 2009 but the shares trade below issue price
• Convenience, safety draw people to mobile banking
• Fiscal deficit can't be sustained for long: Pranab