Stocks in news:

• Board meetings:
  Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn to consider raising Rs 160 cr via QIP / FCCB / GDR
  Uttam Sugar audited results for year ended Sep; expansion of crushing, distillery capacity; setting up green field project in Karnataka; fund raising
  LG Balakrishnan on demerger of forging division into separate co
  Radhe Developers on merger with Radhe Infrastructure & Projects
  Riga Sugar audited results for year ended Sep
• Ex-bonus and split:
  Kanoria Chemicals ex-bonus at 1:2, split from Rs 10 to Rs 5
• FM says:
  IFCI's Decision To Scrap 26% Stake Sale 'Correct'
  Expect More Bidders For IFCI's Stake On Re-bidding
  Decision To Invite Bids Again Rests With IFCI Board
• Bharti sells 10% tower biz for $1bn
  Valuation of tower subsidiary post deal- $10-12.5b
  7 PE players Temasek Holdings, ICD, Goldman Sachs, Macquarie, AIF Capital, Citigroup, IEP acquire stake
• New listing:
  Brigade Enterprises; to be part of NSE F&O eClerx Services 
• Govt hikes export price of rice as domestic prices have shot up by Rs 150-200/quintal since Nov - BL
• Retail FDI may come in 3 phases, consumer electronics and sports goods first in line - ET
• RIL ties up with Bata India to start its footware vertical - ET
• Sops for oil cos; exploration cos may get service tax exemption and refiners may gain from excise duty rejig - ET
• Goa says no to SEZs - ET
• Temptation Foods plans to raise $200m via FCCB or GDR issue - BS
• Govt to subrcribe to SBI rights issue in a non-cash transaction - ET
• FDI cap on select broadcast areas may be hiked to 74%
• Gail in deal with RCF for coal gasification plant in orissa - FE
• Idea ask DoT to issue LoIs for nine circles
• JSPL to start mining in Jharkhan soon - FE
• Suzuki says will cut Maruti 800 price, wants to maintain market leadership - DNA
• HDIL lines up 5547 acre SEZ in Virar - DNA
• Time Technoplast close to 2 domestic buys - DNA
• NDTV open offer at Rs 438.98/sh
• FM says banks bearing disproportionate burden of financing growth of economy
• Murli Deora says ministers' panel on fuel prices to meet by Jan 15; Govt seeks Left agreement to hike fuel prices
• Indiabulls
  To Enter Life Insurance, Signs 74:26 JV With SocGen
  SocGen JV To Have Capital Of Rs 300 Cr
• Advanta India board meet on Jan 2 to consider acquisition of a co
• Cambridge Technology board approves acquisition of Bangalore-based Q-Soft Systems
• F&O curb: Adlabs Films, Parsvnath
• MCX re-files Prospectus For IPO, to Raise Rs 600-700 Cr Via IPO; Financial Technologies To Dilute 5-7% Stake In MCX IPO
• Kinetic Motor
  Taiwan's SYM increases stake in co to nearly 15%: SYM
  To enter electric scooter market in 2-3 months: Sulajja Firodia Motwani
• JSW Steel board approves
  Forming JV to set up steel plant in Georgia
  Investment of 49% equity in Geo Steel LLC in Georgia
• Adani Enterprises board meet on Jan 4 to consider raising long-term resources