Stocks in news:

• DCB looks to merge with a larger bank - FE; Nasser Munjee, chairman of DCB is also on the board of HDFC
• Results today:
  Steel Strips Wheels
• NTPC provisional numbers today
• Exclusive
  Comm Of Secretaries May Recommend Ban On Export Of Steel Items: Srcs          
  CoS Likely To Recommend Ad Valorem Duty On Export Of Iron Ore: Srcs
  CoS Reiterates Proposal To Do Away With Import Duty On Steel: Srcs
  CoS Advocates Cutting Excise Duty On Steel To 8%: Srcs
• RIL
  Could Pick Up Majority Stake In Marks & Spencer India: Sources
  To Sign MoU With Marks & Spencer For Due Diligence: Sources
  To Look At Strategic Alliance, Equity Partnership With M&S: Srcs
  Alert- M&S has 12 stores In India 
• Steel prices:
  Cabinet price panel may meet next wk on steel price rise: NW18
  Cabinet panel may OK key steps to rein in steel prices: NW18
• Steel Cos plan production cut as prices of raw material rise beyond control - ET
• SEL Manufacturing board approves expansion project with investment of Rs 611.67 cr
• IL&FS Investsmart says
  E*Trade in discussions with various parties to divest its stake
  Not aware if E*Trade has entered into agreement with any co
• Ex-dividend:
  ACC (Rs 10/sh), Blue Dart Express (Re 1/sh), Corporation Bank (Rs 4.50/sh), Gujarat Fluorochemicals (Re 1/sh) and India Tourism (Rs 2/sh),
• Ex-split:
  NMDC from Rs 10 to Re 1 ((goes into ND period, out on Apr 18))
  Shree Renuka Sugars from Rs 10 to Re 1 ((goes into ND period, out on Apr 18))
• Ex-rights:
  United Breweries 1:9 @ Rs 177
  Visagar Polytex @ 2:1
• Govt to make mandatory for foreign cos to set shops in India before supplying power equipment - TOI
• Promoter of Mirc Electronics, Sonu Mirchandani has frozen stake sale plans - ET
• Indiabulls which acquired Pyramid Retail last year facing an irate of vendors for non-payment of Rs 40-50 cr - ET
• Brazilian billionaire offers Tata Motors stake in iorn ore site if they set up car factory in barter - DNA
• RPL refinery likely to start from July, Venezuelan crude deal for June spurs scuttlebutt - DNA
• Kesoram to go to Kumar Mangalan once the succession process comes into effect - FE
• Newsprint prices set to touch $1000/tn affter a 23% hike in March to $760/tn - BS
• Lehman picks up 40% in Peninsula Hyderabad IT park - BS
• Dhanus Tech eyes overseas acquisition - BS