Stocks in news:

• Board meetings:
  Shriram Transport Finance to consider preferential issue
  Godawari Power to consider GDR/ FCCB issue
• Jindal Steel's ambitious USD 2.1 bn steel plant project in Bolivia may be delayed as Bolivian senate returns to the chamber of deputies the JV signed between Govt and JSPL - Steel Business Briefing
• More of market cues
  No plans to introduce further measures to stop capital flows: FM
  Left may let govt go ahead with IAEA talks: Reports
• IL&FS Investsmart may be in focus: E*Trade falls 59% in US on concerns its set to go bankrupt
• Telecom Min Says
  To release 3G spectrum for 3G and WiMAX
  To introduce telephone number portability, initially in 4 metros
  3G spectrum to be auctioned; open to all
  Govt not to permit merger of 3G telecom cos for five years
  Govt not to permit trading, re-selling of 3G spectrum
• Anil Ambani statement
  Number portability forward-looking, pro-competition, pro-consumer and pro-choice
  For first time, GSM operators will face real competition
• NSE bars further F&O positions in Essar Oil, IFCI, Bongaigaon, & JP Hydro as 95% of marketwide limit reached
• In T2T from Nov 16:
  Birla Power, Goldstone Tech, and K Sera Sera
• IVRCL Infrastructures to acquire 100% stake in unlisted oil & gas E&P co Alkor Petroo
• Jindal Steel and Power board to consider 1:5 stock split on Nov 21
• UB group close to buying 35% stake in Balaji Distilleries for Rs 96.5 cr, lenders IDBI and IFCI to get equity shares as part of one time settlement - HT
• Ex-dividend:
  Alfa Laval (Rs 10/sh)
• SBI says
  Fund raising unlikely by Dec; possible in FY08, FM to visit bank on Nov 14 for informal meet
  Not to cut deposit rates as of now
• Indian ADRs:
  HDFC Bank down 8%, Sterlite down 5%, Infosys, MTNL and ICICI Bank down over 4.5%
• Gail eyes Qatar petro project - HT
• Rel com, 3 others submits bid for Telekom Kenya, MTNL fails to bid on time - Agencies
• EIH to buy 30% stake in Purvankara's proposed SPV for hospitality biz, Purvankara to hold 69% & rest 10% to be placed to PE players - TOI
• UTI MF to raise Rs 12000-15000 cr abroad in JV with 3-4 global institutions - ET
• ONGC's KG basin output to get delayed by at least 1 year due to shortage of rigs - ET
• Fortis eyes Chennai's Lifeline Hospital chain - ET
• Gati to foary into aircargo, to pitch directly with Blue Dart - ET
• Kilitch Drugs signs agreement for export of generics to US based co
• Govt considering Bid cap on mega power project to 2 per co; Govt wants to derisk from execution risk - ET
• Tilaiya 4000 MW UMPP
  Bid date closes yesterday
  Received bids from 13 firms ( highest number of bids: Krishnampatnam -3, Sasan - 9 and Mundra - 6)
  Bidders - Larsen & Toubro, Lanco Infratech, Reliance Power, Sterlite, Tata Power, AES, Dian Wijaya (Malaysia), Essar, NTPC and Jindal Steel and Power