Stocks in news:

• Board meetings:
  Alchemist Realty on bonus issue
  Surana Corporation on preferential issue of 25 lakh shares & 25 lakh warrants
  MIC Electronics on preferential issue of warrants
• Ex-dividend:
  Indoco Remedies (Rs 6.50/sh) and Nestle India (Rs 24/sh)
• Ex-split:
  Kriti Industries from Rs 10 to Re 1
• M&M has orders to sell 45000 Scorpio in US, which is more than what they sold in India. 285 dealers in US signs up to sell the vehicle and are investing USD 178m to set up sale and service outlets - BS 
• Another Essar Steel shareholder PS Subramanian moves an application to stall de-listing in shares
• Gateway Distriparks may buy logistic firms - Agencies - Management says not in talks with any co
• Bharat-Oman refinery defers IPO plans, may look for a strategic partner - BS
• GTC mulls de-merger of real estate biz - HT
• Videcon lines up fresh bid for Daewoo Elect next week - ET
• REL, Tata Power and GMR bid for Singapore's Tuas Power
• Govt will not convert its debt in IFCI into equity - ET
• Deccan set to introduce business class - TOI
• Glenmark likely to sign outlicencing deal worth USD 150m for its drug Oglemilast - ET
• Glenmark confirms ANDA filing with paragraph IV certification for Tarka tablets
• NSE F&O curb update
  New in curb: Essar Oil, MRPL
  Already in curb: Gitanjali Gems, Oswal Chem, Nagar Fert, Parsvnath, IFCI, Hotel Leela, Bongaigaon, Adlabs, GMR Infra, JP Hydro, Arvind Mills
  Out of curb: Balrampur Chini
  No. Of stocks in curb: 13
• New listing:
  Kolte-Patil Developers; issue price Rs 145
• BGR Energy IPO subscribed 110.86 times
• Transformers and Rectifiers IPO subscribed 83.16 times
• Brigade Enterprises IPO closes today; subscribed 1.89 times till now
• SBI
  Cuts Deposit Rates By 25 Bps For Tenures Up To 1 Year From Dec 17
  Says No Need To Cut Lending Rates As Of Now, Most Rates Below PLR: Sources
  Says Pressure On Rates To Go Down Globally, Hence Dep Rate Cut: Srcs
  Says Need To Align Deposit Rates With International Rates: Sources
• Shyam Telelink deposits license fees of 32 cr for GSM license in Rajasthan
• Dr Reddy's to start making 10 Betapharm products in India by Mar: NW18
• Mold-Tek
  To demerge plastics unit into separate listed co: NW18
  Demerged plastics unit to be named Mold-Tek Plastics: NW18
• Gammon India board decides not to issue preferential warrants to promoters, instead consider FCCB issue
• Tata Steel rights issue extended by 1 day; will now close on Dec 22
• HEG board meet on Dec 20 to consider issue of convertible warrants on preferential basis to promoters
• Entegra board meet on Dec 19 to consider rights issue
• IndusInd Bank's Deputy MD submits resignation - BS
• GSM mobile operators may approach Delhi High Court against TDSAT's decision not to stay government's process for issuing new licences
• Global news: Arcelor-Mittal
  Board approves buy-back of not over 44 m shares over 2 yrs
  Says new buy-back program aimed at offsetting issuance of 44 m Arcelor-Mittal shares related to merger between Arcelor and
  Mittal on Nov 13
  Buyback worth $3.18 bn based on co's closing price Tuesday
• Triton Corp board meet on Dec 22 on splitting FV of shares from Rs 2 to Re 1