News:
Ø Reliance Communications said it is no longer in talks with Bahrain Telecommunications Co (Batelco) for selling a stake in its enterprise business unit. Instead, the company said, it is in talks with a private equity consortium that included Samena Capital and hoped to complete the deal by May-end.
Ø Two state-owned steel makers - Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) have evinced interest to be NMDC's joint venture partner in the Rs.15,525-crore proposed steel project at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh.
Ø Tata Power plans to set up a 28.8 MW solar plant near Satara, Maharashtra this fiscal, as a part of its strategy to meet its clean energy capacity target.
Ø Muthoot Fincorp is targeting to nearly double its micro-lending business to Rs.600 crore this fiscal from Rs.330 crore in FY14.
Ø Cairn India plans to invest Rs.5,000 crore on its Rajasthan oil fields in three years to 2016 under a new integrated development plan, even as it seeks extension of block contract beyond 2020.
Ø Work at auto-major Mahindra and Mahindra 's engine manufacturing facility at Igatpuri near Nashik, which has been stalled for the last 13 days following the "tools down" agitation by workers, is likely to resume from tomorrow with the management agreeing to reinstate two suspended employees.
Ø Kolte-Patil has its eye set on Mumbai and Bangalore. Expansion in these new cities will help the company in margin expansion from 35 percent to atleast 40-45 percent.
Ø United Breweries completes Scottish & Newcastle merger.
Ø BPCL announces new gas discovery in offshore Mozambique.
Ø HP may sell stake in Mphasis.
Ø Sesa Goa expect to start production in Karnataka by May. Company is awaiting forest clearance from environment ministry. Hope to get environmental clearance from MoEF.
Ø PC Jeweller plans to open around 20 new showrooms in the country by the end of the current financial year.
Key events for the day:
Ø Board Meeting for Q4FY13 results of: Cairn India, Ultratech Cement, Mindtree, Persistent, Tamilnadu Petroproducts, Mahindra Life, Swaraj engines, Tata Sponge, Zensar Tech, Foseco, Manali Petrochemicals.
Ø India - Parliament session resumes today.
Ø Release of EUR Consumer Confidence.
Ø Release of USD Existing Home Sales.