The initial public offering of PTC India Financial Services, Indian non-banking financial institution promoted by PTC India, has received mild response from investors.

US stocks gained after a week of heightened volatility on Friday, but investors were reluctant to make big bets due to turmoil in the Middle East and Japan's nuclear crisis.

Ad film veteran Prahlad Kakkar finds that Indian food and Scotch do, indeed, go well together.

SKP Securities is bullish on Allcargo Global and has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target of Rs 226 in its March 18, 2011 research report.

KRChoksey is bullish on IRB Infra and has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target of Rs 251 in its March 18, 2011 research report.

Equity diversified NAVs ended lower with advance:decline ratio of 5:257 as the NSE 50-share Nifty ended the week on a somber note below the 5400-mark. It was a newsflow heavy week for the market with intense global and local cues.

Leading steel manufacturers SAIL and Essar Steel today refuted the charges of 'cartelisation' and 'unfair trade practices', levelled by ancillary steel producers, by attributing steep hike in HR Coil prices to sky-rocketing raw material costs.

UK on Friday said it hopes that the on-going negotiations on signing a Free Trade Agreement between European Union and India would be completed successfully to the mutual benefit of all.

Work has begun on the first Nokia smartphones based on Microsoft software following the partnership announced by the companies last month, Nokia Chief Executive Stephen Elop told Reuters.

Vodafone's India unit has so far gained the most following India's move allowing mobile users to retain their numbers even when they switch carriers, data from an industry body showed on Friday.

China raised banks' required reserves again in a decision on Friday, the latest installment in its monetary tightening cycle that many had thought would be put on hold after Japan's devastating earthquake.

It still says Nokia on the box, but investors might find the similarities end there.

The Federal Reserve will allow some of the largest US banks to boost or restart dividends payments this year but will restrict the amounts to 30% or less of the company's anticipated earnings, the central bank said on Friday.

Infrastructure and construction firm IVRCL Infrastructure Wednesday said its power, buildings and transport division had bagged orders worth Rs.564.62 crore.

Hyderabad-based construction Firm Ramky Infrastructure today said it has bagged two orders of total worth Rs 288 crore for construction of buildings, among others, reports PTI.

Hindustan Dorr-Oliver has bagged prestigious order worth Rs 546.40 million from Nuclear Power Corporation of India.

Ind-Swift at its board meeting on March 25, 2011 to consider allotment of equity shares upon conversion of warrants issued on preferential basis.

EIH enters into agreement with Pressman Advertising for right issue.

Monotona Securities at its meeting held on March 18, 2011 has approved bonus share in the ratio 4:5.

Banking /Financial sector will get astrological support, says Satish Gupta of astrostocktips.

Libya declared a ceasefire in the country to protect civilians and comply with a United Nations resolution passed overnight, Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa said on Friday.

Union Bank has entered into agreement with Lintas Media Group for period for purpose of developing, planning and implementing media strategy for Bank.

Kewal Kiran Clothing has its Board of Directors meeting on March 29, 2011 to consider declaration of interim dividend.

91-day Treasury Bills auction: Rs.5,000 crore under regular auction

364-day Treasury Bills auction: Rs.3,000 crore under regular auction