Stocks in news: Indiabulls Hsg, SpiceJet, Coal India, CESC

October CPI inflation at 5 percent versus 4.41 percent (MoM)Alert: October CPI inflation at 4-month high-Food inflation at 5.25 percent versus 3.88 percent (MoM)-Rural inflation at 5.54 percent versus 5.05 percent (MoM)-Urban inflation at 4.28 percent versus 3.61 percent (MoM)-Vegetable price inflation at 2.42 percent versus 0 percent (MoM)-Combined fuel & light inflation at 5.32 percent versus 5.42 percent (MoM)-Clothing, footwear inflation at 5.62 percent versus 6 percent (MoM)-Cereals & products inflation at 1.46 percent versus 1.38 percent (MoM)

September IIP growth at 3.6 percent versus 6.3 percent (MoM)Alert: August IIP revised to 6.3 percent from 6.4 percentAlert: September IIP at 4-month low-April-September IIP at 4 percent versus 2.9 percent (YoY)-Mining sector output at 3 percent versus 3.8 percent (MoM)-Manufacturing sector output at 2.6 percent versus 6.9 percent (MoM)-Electricity sector output at 11.4 percent versus 5.6 percent (MoM)-Basic goods output at 4 percent versus 3.4 percent (MoM)-Capital goods output at 10.5 percent versus 21.8 percent (MoM)-Intermediate goods output at 2.1 percent versus 2.6 percent (MoM)-Consumer goods output at 0.6 percent versus 6.8 percent (MoM)-Consumer durables output at 8.4 percent versus 17 percent (MoM)-Consumer non-durables output at -4.6 percent versus 0.4 percent (MoM)

Finance Ministry issues clarifications on swachh bharat cess-Swachh bharat cess at restaurant, eating joint to be 0.5 percent of 40 percent i.e. 0.2 percent-Total services tax & swachh bharat cess to be 5.8 percent (14.5 percent of 40 percent) of total amount-Swachh bharat cess will be payable on services provided on or after November 15-Swachh bharat cess payable for services given on or post November 15, but payment received before that

Government on FDI (foreign direct investment)-Brings in FDI related reforms & liberalisation in 15 sectors-Sectors include agriculture, mining, plantation, defence-Sectors include broadcasting, aviation, construction, manufacturing-Sectors include private banking sector, cash & carry wholesale trading-Manufacturing sector opened up for wholesale, e-tail & retail sectors-FDI rules for NRI investments eased-Bottlenecks for FDI into limited liability partnerships eased-Propose increase in FIPB limit to Rs 5,000 crore from `3,000 croreSalient FDI measures:-Limited liability partnerships, downstream investment & approval conditions-Establishment & transfer of ownership & control of Indian companies

Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion sources: FDI in construction-Minimum area & investment conditions removed in construction-Each FDI-funded real estate project will be separate-Exit from construction projects via auto route if 3 years investment in FDI-Company can exit a project if it is completed-There will be no lock-in period for hotels, tourist resorts-100 percent FDI in completed projects allowed-There will be no lock-in period for construction of educational institutesFDI in single brand retail:-30 percent of sourcing to be considered only from date of 1st store-Sourcing clause dropped with FIPB (Foreign Investment Promotion Board) nod for state of art & cutting edge techFDI in other sectors-FDI up to 49 percent in defence made through auto route-100 percent FDI in non-news channels through auto route-100 percent FDI allowed in duty free shops-100 percent FDI allowed in CIC, non-scheduled air transport-100 percent FDI in ground handling services-100 percent FDI in teleports, DTH, cable networks allowed-49 percent FDI to be allowed in regional transport-49 percent FDI allowed in broadcast through FIPB route-FPIs can invest up to 74 percent in private banking-FPIs can invest up to 49 percent in defence--Full fungibility of FDI allowed for private banks-FDI allowed in coffee, cardamom oil & palm oil-e-commerce companies allowed to do e-commerce retail-Same entity can now carry out business in wholesale & single brand retail-FDI in limited liability partnerships allowed through auto route-Companies without operations in India won't need FIPB nod for investing in auto sector

CNBC-TV18 analysis: Impact of FDI on private banks-All private banks except HDFC Bank to benefit right away-HDFC Bank has 74 percent foreign investment, ICICI Bank has 67.5 percent-Axis Bank has 46 percent foreign stake, IndusInd Bank has 69.5 percent-Kotak Mahindra Bank has 47 percent foreign stake, Yes Bank has 42 percent

SpiceJet Q2-Net profit at Rs 23.8 crore versus loss of Rs 310.4 crore (YoY)-Total income at Rs 1,040.1 crore versus Rs 1,450 crore (YoY)

NMDC Q2-Net profit at Rs 810.2 crore versus Rs 1,566.7 crore (YoY)-Total income at Rs 1,602.2 crore versus Rs 3,105 crore (YoY)-EBITDA at Rs 902.3 crore versus Rs 2,006 crore (YoY)-EBITDA margin at 56.3 percent versus 64.6 percent (YoY)

Prabhat Dairy Q2-Net profit at Rs 3.6 crore versus Rs 1.3 crore (YoY)-Total income at Rs 245.3 crore versus Rs 206.6 crore (YoY)

Valecha Engineering Q2-Net loss at Rs 40.2 crore versus loss of Rs 4.6 crore (YoY)-Income from operations at Rs 163.8 crore versus Rs 135 crore (YoY)

Tilaknagar Industries Q2-Consolidated net loss at Rs 70.9 crore versus profit of Rs 0.6 crore (YoY)-Consolidated total income at Rs 99 crore versus Rs 181.3 crore (YoY)

Shree Renuka Sugars Q2-Net loss at Rs 232.5 crore versus loss of Rs 129.1 crore (YoY)-Total income at Rs 963.2 crore versus Rs 1,629 crore (YoY)

Dr Reddy's Laboratories receives temporary restraining order for Esomeprazole capsules-Dr Reddy's says US Court grants temporary restraining order on sales of Esomeprazole in USAlert : AstraZeneca had objected to the usage of colour purple in Esomeprazole

Other stocks and sectors that are in news today:-Indiabulls Housing Finance to buy UK 40 percent in UK-based OakNorth Bank for USD 100 million: PTI-Green nod for Tata Steel’s Rs 185 crore expansion in Odisha: PTI-SBI to launch mobile wallet for feature phone users next month: ET-October auto sales: Tata Motors global wholesales up 14 percent at 92,949 units (YoY)