Stocks in news:

• Results today:
  HDFC, HCC, IFCI, ITC, Nicholas Piramal, NIIT Technologies, Orbit Corporation, Power Finance, Wipro, Wockhardt, Anant Raj Industries, Automotive Axles, BASF, Compulink Systems, Everonn Systems, Greaves Cotton, Gujarat Alkalies, Kirloskar Oil Engines, LIC Housing Finance, M&M Financial, Mukta Arts, PNB Gilts, Pratibha Industries, Sona Koyo Steering, Trent and Welspun India
• Board meetings:
  M&M Financial to consider proposal for private placement of shares
  Akruti City on issue of shares on preferential basis
  Everonn Systems to consider FCCB / ADR / GDR issue
  Jyoti Structures to consider FCCB / preferential issue
  LIC Housing board to consider preferential  / QIP issue
• Ex-dividend:
  Jhunjhunwala Vanaspati (Re 1/sh), Pioneer Distilleries (Re 1/sh) and PSL (Rs 2.50/sh)
• J Kumar Infraprojects IPO opens today; offer of 65 lakh shares; price band Rs 110-120
• Reliance Power IPO closes today
  Subscribed 22.84x; QIB 33x, Retail 6x
  Receives Bids Worth Over Rs 2.34 Lk Cr ($59.7 Bn)
  Receives Over 22 Lakh Retail Applications
• NSE F&O curb:
  Still in curb: Adlabs Films, Essar Oil, GMR Infra, IFCI, Ispat, IVR Prime, Orchid Chem, Oswal Chem, Parsvnath, Rajesh Exports, RPL
  Out of curb: JP Hydro ((total in curb: 11))
• SEBI Proposes 25% Price Band On Listing Day For Issues Up To Rs 250 Cr
• Oil Secy
  Ministers' Panel Meet On Fuel Prices Inconclusive, Next GoM Meet On Fuel Prices In 2 Days
• COAI To DoT
  Applications For Addl GSM Spectrum To Be Honoured As Per Mar '06 Norms
  Latest DoT Criteria Cannot Be Applied With Retrospective Effect
  Latest DoT Criteria Not In Line With TRAI Recommendations
• HDIL to set up 70-acre cyber city in Kochi, to invest Rs 4000 cr
• Pyramid Saimira board approves
  FCCB / GDR / ADR issue up to $ 400 m
  Issue of up to 1 cr convertible warrants to promoters
• Future Capital Fixes Issue Price At Rs 765/share
• L&T launches premium township project in Chennai
• Spanco Telesystems board approves transfer of respondez division & domestic call center ops to indirect wholly owned subsidiaries
• Emco board approves splitting FV of shares from Rs 10 to Rs 2
• Edelweiss Capital finalizes terms of investment in financing subsidiary ECL Finance up to Rs 400 cr
• Wockhardt Hospitals fixes IPO price band between Rs 280-310/share
• Religare Enterprises gets in-principle approval from SEBI for asset management JV with AEGON
• Chowgule Steamships board approves investment of up to Rs 28 cr in Chowgule Ports & Infrastructure
• M&M, Bharat Forge, Sona group eyes ThyssenKrupp's precision forging biz, deal worth Rs 600-700 cr - ET
• OVL to buy stake in Iran’s Kish gas block - ET
• Essar Shipping may merge oilfield services arm - ET
• RNRL Q3 (YoY) Standalone
  Net Sales At Rs 40.74 Cr Vs Rs 73.54 Cr
  Net Profit At Rs 23.79 Cr Vs Rs 10.45 Cr
• HCL Tech
  Revenues up 6.3% to Rs 1816.6 cr vs Rs 1709.2 cr
  Net profits to 7.9% to Rs 332.9 cr vs Rs 285.6 cr
• HT Media YoY
  Net Profit At Rs 36.9 Cr Vs Rs 33.6 Cr
  Net Sales At Rs 319.4 Cr Vs Rs 275.2 Cr
  OPM at 15% Vs 14.3%
  Adjusted PAT AT Rs 28.1 Cr Vs Rs 18.7 Cr
• EMCO Q3
  Net Profit At Rs 15.1 Cr Vs Rs 9.9 Cr
  Net Sales At Rs 243 Cr Vs Rs 163 Cr
  OPM at 12.5% Vs 12.7%
• Eastern Silk Q3
  Net Profit At Rs 25.5 Cr Vs Rs 18.4 Cr
  Net Sales At Rs 169 Cr Vs Rs 125 Cr
  OPM at 19.9% Vs 18.8%