Stocks in news: Cipla, Bharat Forge, Shree Cement, SREI, AB Nuvo

Maruti Suzuki CEO Kenichi Ayukawa to CNBC-TV18-The worst of demonetisation is over for the auto industry-Expect Maruti to continue the growth momentum in new fiscal year-Gujarat plant to start manufacturing 20,000 units per month-Waiting period on Baleno to reduce after Gujarat plant goes to full capacity-Haven't set any market share targets

Other stocks and sectors that are in news today:-Bharat Forge in focus; Class 8 truck orders up 28 percent at 22,900 units YoY-Tata Steel may scrap merger plans with ThyssenKrupp-Lenders to auction 2 Kingfisher Airline properties-National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority to bring few more drugs under price control-SEBI and RBI in territorial war over the HDFC Bank trades-SBI, PNB in focus: Banks file cases at Debt Recovery Tribunal for defaults of Rs 3,200 crore-GMR Hyderabad to issue offshore bonds for Rs 1,600-2,000 crore-Tata in talks with Vanguard, Allianz to sell stake in mutual fund business-Srei Infrastructure to acquire Dahej port project-GSPC scarps stake sale in 20 blocks-NLC India's buy back window opens from March 6 to March 20-Asian Oilfield circuit filter revised to 10 percent-Nahar Capital - ICRA reaffirms rating of A1+-IDFC to acquire stake in IDFC AMC & IDFC Trustee for around Rs 244 crore-HDIL to divest 100 percent stake in Excel Arcade for Rs 17 crore-Goa Carbon February production at 17.76k million tonne against sales of 17. 77k million tonne & resumed operations at Bilaspur plant-Celebrity Fashions allotted 30.67 lakh shares and 56.96 lakh warrants to promoters & director-ARSS Infra JV company gets order worth Rs 140.5 crore by Rail Vikas Nigam-ISMT resumed production at Jejuri plant & exploring various strategic investment options for fund raising-Dr Reddy's Labs acquired 100 percent stake in Imperial Credit for Rs 2.05 crore-Maruti Suzuki launches Baleno RS at Rs 8.69 lakh ex-showroom Delhi-NCLT, Allahabad Bench approves transfer of Jaypee Cement (Jaiprakash Associates subsidiary) to UltraTech Cement-Apollo Hospitals board meeting on March 7 to consider issue of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) worth Rs 200 crore-VST Tillers February sales of power tillers at 1527 units & tractors at 651 units-Bharti Airtel signs agreement with Millicom to combine operations in Ghana-Force Motors February production of 2795 units against sales of 2491 units-ICICI Prudential sold 30.74 lakh shares of Kalpataru Power at Rs 191.72 per share-Aditya Birla Nuvo shareholders to vote on Grasim merger from March 10 to April 9-Deepak Nitrite QIP price fixed at Rs 104 per share-Religare says broking business of Religare Securities to be demerged to Religare Broking-Cipla signs pact with Ascendis Health to divest animal health business in South Africa