* BANKING: Citibank has reduced its Base Rate by 25 basis points to 9.50% with effect from Jan 10.
* BROKERAGE: KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK and Danish online trader Saxo Bank are independently eyeing a significant stake in Sharekhan.
* CAPITAL GOODS: Construction equipment maker Case New Holland Construction Equipment India is planning to augment capacity from 2014.
* COAL: Cabinet to discuss proposed coal price pooling mechanism today.
* CONGLOMERATES: The overseas arms of Tata Group have proposed repatriating more money to parent companies than in the previous year through dividend.
* ECONOMY: Heads of two international institutions--International Finance Corp and Asian Development Bank--have told India to improve its investment climate, infrastructure, and financial sector to ensure robust growth.
* ENERGY: Oil ministry will take a proposal to nearly double the price of domestic natural gas to $8.0-$8.5 mBtu to the Cabinet. The Hiranandani Group is in the race to build Bangladesh 's first liquefied natural gas terminal.
* HEALTHCARE: The foreign promoters of GSK Consumer Healthcare have succeeded in increasing their stake in the company to 72.46% from 43.16%.
* HOSPITALITY: Several hotels coming up on the road alongside the runway of the Delhi airport face indefinite delay in opening due to security issues.
* INFRASTRUCTURE: Lenders are set to get more flexibility in public-private partnership projects in the road sector.
* INSURANCE: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has stressed on the need to avoid complex insurance products and their "mis-selling" to boost the sector.
* METALS: The new steel policy, which may be announced in a month, is expected to clear issues related the foreign direct investments, land acquisition and environment clearances.
* MINING: The Supreme Court will on Feb 11 hear a plea by Bhushan Power and Steel seeking a direction to the Odisha government to recommend its name to the central government for the grant of 128 mln tn iron ore reserves in Sundergarh district of the state.
* MUTUAL FUNDS: The Budget may make pension products of all mutual funds as tax saving instruments.
* POWER: Increased availability of coal has helped power producers generate a little more than their target until January end.
* REGULATORY: The Securities and Exchange Board of India has announced changes in the process of scheme of reconstruction, mergers or dermergers carried out by listed companies making it mandatory for them to seek independent valuation report which needs to be cleared by the audit committee of the company's board.
* RETAIL: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board is likely to take up proposals\ of four global brands worth over 7.50 bln rupees for setting up single-brand retail stores in India in its next meeting scheduled on Feb 13.
* TELECOM: Tata Teleservices has introduced a new pre-paid tariff plan for the Delhi-National Capital Region, offering local and national calls at 1.2 paise per two seconds, with a validity period of 30 days. China 's ZTE Corp is shutting down its research and development operations in India to optimise costs amid reduced sales.
