* ANDHRA BANK: Has reduced its benchmark lending rate by 0.25% to 10.25%, making home, auto and corporate loans cheaper for borrowers.
* ASTER SILICATES: SICOM Investments and Finance's open offer for 26% stake in the company will begin on Apr 17 and end on May 3.
* AURIONPRO SOLUTIONS: Will provide its financial supply chain management software solution fscmPro to Federal Bank.
* BATA INDIA: Reported net profit below market estimate at 509.10 mln rupees for Oct-Dec, up 13% on year. Net sales grew 18.1% on year to 5.09 bln rupees.
* ESSAR PORTS: CLSA ( Mauritius ) has sold 3.35 mln shares of the company and 2.63 mln ESSAR SHIPPING shares on Tuesday through a bulk deal on NSE.
* FAIRFIELD ATLAS: Board of directors has approved delisting its shares from the BSE.
* FRESENIUS KABI ONCOLOGY: Has put production at its Kalyani unit in West Bengal on hold following observations made by US Food and Drug Administration.
* HAVELLS INDIA: US-based financial institution Janus has picked up 5.16% stake in the company for an estimated 4.20 bln rupees.
* HINDALCO INDUSTRIES: Announced a lockout at its Silvassa plant in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, following continuation of workers' strike.
* HUBTOWN: Promoter has got 50,000 pledged shares released from L&T Finance.
* INDIA INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE COMPANY: Will provide partial guarantee to bonds issued by 15 infrastructure firms, including GMR, GVK, L&T and Gammon.
* LANCO INFRATECH: Is seeking private equity investment to increase its solar capacity by five fold.
* LUPIN: Global drugmaker Mylan has launched a generic version of the company's key anti-cholesterol drug Antara.
* MAWANA SUGARS: Has approached the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction for a revival plan after losses eroded more than half of the company's net worth.
* MAHANAGAR TELEPHONE NIGAM: Is waiting for a sovereign guarantee from the government to raise 30 bln rupees through long-term bonds as dwindling cash flows squeeze spending.
* MUTHOOT FINANCE: Expects to add another 60-70 bln rupees to its assets under management in 2013-14.
* MINDTREE: Is confident of meeting industry body NASSCOM's revenue growth guidance for 2012-13 (Apr-Mar), as it expects a strong performance in Jan-Mar.
* NTPC: The board has approved investments worth 129.53 bln rupees in two states.
* OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORP: Government has offered Abu Dhabi National Oil Company a host of investment opportunities in the refining and petrochemical sector in partnership with the company and INDIAN OIL CORP.
* ORIENT PAPER & INDUSTRIES: Has completed demerger of cement unit.
* PERSISTENT SYSTEMS: Has launched a compliance-based automation solution designed specifically for pharmaceutical packaging and product lifecycle management.
* PVR LTD: Has bought 23.92% stake in CINEMAX via open offer.
* RAJSHREE SUGARS & CHEMICALS: Produced 24,526 tn sugar in January, up from 23,590 tn a year ago.
* SMS PHARMACEUTICALS: Board has approved buyback of up to 1.55 mln shares of the company at up to 300 rupees per share.
* STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA : The government is likely to sell 10.82% stake in the company through an offer for sale around Mar 20.
* TATA CONSULANTACY SERVICES: Will pay $30 mln to settle a seven-year old case in the US filed by two former staffers, making it the largest employee class action suit settlement by an Indian company.
* TATA MOTORS: Arm Jaguar Land Rover has started selling Jaguar XJ Ultimate luxury passenger car in India for 17.82 mln-18.80 mln rupees ex-showroom Mumbai.
* TATA STEEL: Has bought 512,000 shares of TATA POWER from the open market on Monday for 49.9 mln rupees.
* WELSPUN SYNTEX: Promoter Welspun Mercantile has fixed the open offer price to acquire up to 26% shares of the company at 13 rupees per share.
* ASTER SILICATES: SICOM Investments and Finance's open offer for 26% stake in the company will begin on Apr 17 and end on May 3.
* AURIONPRO SOLUTIONS: Will provide its financial supply chain management software solution fscmPro to Federal Bank.
* BATA INDIA: Reported net profit below market estimate at 509.10 mln rupees for Oct-Dec, up 13% on year. Net sales grew 18.1% on year to 5.09 bln rupees.
* ESSAR PORTS: CLSA ( Mauritius ) has sold 3.35 mln shares of the company and 2.63 mln ESSAR SHIPPING shares on Tuesday through a bulk deal on NSE.
* FAIRFIELD ATLAS: Board of directors has approved delisting its shares from the BSE.
* FRESENIUS KABI ONCOLOGY: Has put production at its Kalyani unit in West Bengal on hold following observations made by US Food and Drug Administration.
* HAVELLS INDIA: US-based financial institution Janus has picked up 5.16% stake in the company for an estimated 4.20 bln rupees.
* HINDALCO INDUSTRIES: Announced a lockout at its Silvassa plant in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, following continuation of workers' strike.
* HUBTOWN: Promoter has got 50,000 pledged shares released from L&T Finance.
* INDIA INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE COMPANY: Will provide partial guarantee to bonds issued by 15 infrastructure firms, including GMR, GVK, L&T and Gammon.
* LANCO INFRATECH: Is seeking private equity investment to increase its solar capacity by five fold.
* LUPIN: Global drugmaker Mylan has launched a generic version of the company's key anti-cholesterol drug Antara.
* MAWANA SUGARS: Has approached the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction for a revival plan after losses eroded more than half of the company's net worth.
* MAHANAGAR TELEPHONE NIGAM: Is waiting for a sovereign guarantee from the government to raise 30 bln rupees through long-term bonds as dwindling cash flows squeeze spending.
* MUTHOOT FINANCE: Expects to add another 60-70 bln rupees to its assets under management in 2013-14.
* MINDTREE: Is confident of meeting industry body NASSCOM's revenue growth guidance for 2012-13 (Apr-Mar), as it expects a strong performance in Jan-Mar.
* NTPC: The board has approved investments worth 129.53 bln rupees in two states.
* OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORP: Government has offered Abu Dhabi National Oil Company a host of investment opportunities in the refining and petrochemical sector in partnership with the company and INDIAN OIL CORP.
* ORIENT PAPER & INDUSTRIES: Has completed demerger of cement unit.
* PERSISTENT SYSTEMS: Has launched a compliance-based automation solution designed specifically for pharmaceutical packaging and product lifecycle management.
* PVR LTD: Has bought 23.92% stake in CINEMAX via open offer.
* RAJSHREE SUGARS & CHEMICALS: Produced 24,526 tn sugar in January, up from 23,590 tn a year ago.
* SMS PHARMACEUTICALS: Board has approved buyback of up to 1.55 mln shares of the company at up to 300 rupees per share.
* STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA : The government is likely to sell 10.82% stake in the company through an offer for sale around Mar 20.
* TATA CONSULANTACY SERVICES: Will pay $30 mln to settle a seven-year old case in the US filed by two former staffers, making it the largest employee class action suit settlement by an Indian company.
* TATA MOTORS: Arm Jaguar Land Rover has started selling Jaguar XJ Ultimate luxury passenger car in India for 17.82 mln-18.80 mln rupees ex-showroom Mumbai.
* TATA STEEL: Has bought 512,000 shares of TATA POWER from the open market on Monday for 49.9 mln rupees.
* WELSPUN SYNTEX: Promoter Welspun Mercantile has fixed the open offer price to acquire up to 26% shares of the company at 13 rupees per share.
