Stocks in news: HDFC, Indiabulls Housing, IOC, Biocon, Havells

Other stocks and sectors that are in news today:-RBI says restrictions placed on purchase of HDFC Bank shares by foreign portfolio investors withdrawn immediately-M&M's Mahindra Renewables to acquire Mahindra Suryaurja-Airtel network logs highest 4G data speed in January-Havells likely to buy Lloyd Electric's consumer business for Rs 1,500 crore: ET-ONGC plans Rs 29,000 crore capex for oil & gas fields next fiscal-Vedanta to make iron pipes soon-Indiabulls Venture circuit filter revised to 10 percent-NBCC's ex-date for 1:2 bonus issue-NHPC's ex-date for buy back eligibility-Canara Bank's ex-date for 1:10 rights issue. F&O lot size revised to 3084-Dwitiya Trading's ex-date for stock split from Rs 10 to Rs 2 per share-Bharti Airtel completed merger of Augere Wireless Broadband India-Future Enterprises approved and allotted non-convertible debentures (NCDs) worth Rs 265 crore-Biocon & Mylan in focus: US FDA accepts biologies license application for proposed biosimilar pegfilgrastim-IDBI Bank board meeting on February 21 to consider fund raising via preferential issue or any other method-BLS International board meeting on March 6 to consider stock split from Rs 10 to Re 1 per share-Siemens gets order worth Rs 119 crore from Sterlite Power Grid Ventures-Eveready Industries board meeting on February 20 to consider reorganization of packet tea operations-Future Market Network seeks shareholder approval for selling investment in Naman Mall Management-M&M launched Supro Minivan & Minitruck-IP Rings allots 56.33 lakh rights shares at Rs 78.75/share