Stocks in news: Jai Balaji Ind, IFCI, SBI

Stocks in news:

• Board meetings:
  Jai Balaji Industries on fund raising
  KDL Biotech results for quarter ended Sep 30
  SB&T International on issue of warrants to promoters on preferential basis
  SRF on capex plans
  Diamond Cables on FCCB / ADR / GDR issue up to Rs 250 cr
  Modern India on stock split
• Ex-dividend:
  Shriram Transport (Re 1/sh),
• Ex-split:
  Jaiprakash Associates from Rs 10 to Rs 2
• Ex-rights:
  UB Engineering 5:13 at Rs 126
• Ford set to announce Tata Group as preferred bidder for Jaguar and Land Rover - Reports
• Tatas eye UK investment bank Close Brothers - Financial Times;Tata among six others suitors
• IFCI board meet today, sets conversion price of Rs 107 for FIs, 3 firms Shinsei-PNB, Sterlite-Morgan and Cargill-Texas in fray
• Lanco Infra to create holding co for verticals, appoints AT Kearney & E&Y to recommend changes- ET
• NSE F&O curb:
  Alok Industries, Neyveli, TTML, Power Grid, Rajesh Exports Essar Oil, MRPL, Gitanjali Gems, Nagar Fert, Hotel Leela, Bongaigaon, Adlabs, GMR Infra
• Out of curb:
  Oswal Chem, Parsvnath, IFCI, Arvind Mills
• Phoenix Lamps eyes Surya Roshi's lightining biz - ET
• Bajaj Auto Demerger - hearing in Bombay HC concludes; HC to issue order on Monday
• Govt may regij revenue sharing agreement to compensate GMR lead consortium for possible loss of
• revenues due to proposed Greater Noida airport - ET
• SBI eyes more banks abroad - FE
• Bid for Govt's 36.7% stake in Gujarat Alkalies will be invited post elections - FE
• Jindal Drilling:
  To make pref issue of 1.2 m shares to Citigroup at Rs 1,280/share
  Alert - Jindal Drilling Issue to Citi represents 10.47% of post-issue cap
• Era Infra Engineers open offer at Rs 615/sh
• General insurance to get full pricing freedom from Jan 1 - BS
• India Glycols acquires Shakumbari Sugar and Allied Ind for Rs 47 cr - BS
• Power Grid gets finance ministry clearance to procure USD 1600m loan from World Bank and ADB
• Coal India hikes prices by 10-15% - ET
• Mold-Tek will sell 10% in KPO unit to PE firms - DNA
• ABG Shipyard to raise USD 200m for expansion - BL
• Cummins India eyes USD 2bn auto sourcing deals - BS
• Colgate to resume trading; be part of NSE F&O; lot size 550 shares; options strike prices between Rs 80-680
• Manaksia IPO opens today; offer of 1.55 cr shares; price band Rs 140-160
• Precision Pipes IPO opens today; offer of shares up to Rs 75 cr; price band Rs 140-150
• Porwal Auto Components IPO opens today; offer of 50 lakh shares; price band Rs 68-75
• Phoenix Mills board meet on Dec 19 on stock split
• Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India files DRHP for IPO of 1.07 cr shares
• Allied Digital
  Likely to close about USD 5 m domestic co buy in Dec: NW18
  Sees FY09 revenue at Rs 650 cr; profit at Rs 75 cr: NW18