Top Stocks in News Today Affecting Stock Market


SKS Trust seeks commensurate directorship in SKS Microfinance: Sources  

Alert: SKS Trust recently hiked stake in SKS Microfinance to 12.69%
Sources on SKS Trust:

-Company asked to induct Vikram Akula as additional director on SKS Microfinance's board

-Company asked to induct V Akula to board immediately as AGM delayed

Telecom regulator cuts spectrum reserve price by 80%

-Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI's) recommendations have come after two previous attempts at selling air waves or spectrum failed due to high reserve prices

Govt issues notification to bring commodity exchange under Finance Ministry: Network18 Exclusive

 -Forward Markets Commission (FMC) to be under department of economic affairs

TCS pips Infosys in large tax department deal

-Deal to set up & manage new software platform for tax department -Infosys was also shortlisted for the 5-year deal

-Valuation of deal is likely at Rs 200 crore

-Project to help simplify taxation and eradicate tax evasion

-Software platform to be ready within 12 months

-TCS will also provide human resources management (HRM) across departments

-Project will enable E-filing, assessment & scrutiny

Indian arm of MNCs to be in focus, RBI eases norms to hike stake

- Alstom , Cummins , GSK, Heidelberg , SKF India ,  Wyeth , HUL , Crisil etc

CNG prices hiked by Rs 3.70/kg in Delhi: PTI

-Mahanagar Gas hikes price by Rs 3/kg in Mumbai

Goa to lift suspension on mining leases after Ganesh festival: PTI

-Around 24 mining leases to be signed in first phase

-Mostly mining lea

 Goa government says

 -Withdrawal of suspension order does not mean that mining activity in those leases could resume

-Mine owners will have to wait for us to lift ban on exports & fresh extractions



Infosys says:

-Have undertaken certain reorganisation within company

-Reorganisation to further improve client focus and competitiveness

V Balakrishnan & Chandrashekar Kakal to get additional roles in company: Sources

-Consulting & Systems Integration to come under Chandrashekar Kakal

Alert: Chandrashekar Kakal was earlier heading business IT services

 -Stephen Pratt will also run utilities and resources vertical in North America

-Growth markets to have a new reporting structure

-All country heads to report to life sciences head V G Dheeshjith

Other stocks and sectors that are in news today:

 -Vedanta may sweeten Hindustan Zinc offer by 10%: BS

-Abu Dhabi utility eyes JP Hyro assets in HP: ET (Listed entity Jaiprakash Power Ventures to be in focus)

-Jyoti Structures okay’s issue of Rs 40 crore fully redeemable non convertible debentures

- Brigade Enterprises launches luxury residential project in Mysore

- Coal Ministry to department of divestment 

- Conditions not conducive for Coal India stake sale: From PTI

- Reliance Power pulls out of JV with Shell for LNG Terminal - Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL) share buyback to begin on September 16, end on March 15 

-Tata Sons appoints Nitin Nohria as non-executive director (Nitin Nohria is dean of Harvard Business School)

Hero MotoCorp says:

-Investment in Rajasthan R&D centre at Rs 450 crore

-Company's three units to create direct employment for 3500 workers

-Three units to create indirect employment for 2500 workers

-Three units include global parts centre at Neemrana

-Three units include Rajasthan R&D centre and upcoming manufacturing plant

-Very bullish on festive season -Supplying aggressively to dealers

-Will look at getting into motorcycles with 230cc engines -Rajasthan centre to provide solutions for local and export markets