* ABG INFRALOGISTICS: Kandla port has taken over a failed container terminal from the company after depositing a security amount of 1.1 bln rupees as lender's dues.
* AGRO TECH FOODS: Jul-Sep net profit rose 15.1% to 106.4 mln rupees, as against 92.4 mln rupees a year ago.
* AMBUJA CEMENTS: Jul-Sep net profit was down 45% year-on-year at 1.66 bln rupees on lower sales realisation and higher logistics costs.
* BAYER CROPSCIENCE: Share buyback of up to 2.88 mln shares to begin on Nov 6 and end Nov 20.
* BIRLA CORP: Production of cement at the company's Durgapur Cement Units resumed following restoration of power supply by Damodar Valley Corp.
* BRITANNIA IND: Is looking to sell its bakery foods arm Daily Bread.
* CAIRN INDIA: Is keen on global partners to explore shale resources in its prolific Rajasthan block.
* CIRCUIT SYSTEMS INDIA : Board has approved buy back of shares worth up to 15 mln rupees at maximum price of 8 rupees per share.
* COAL INDIA: Government's planned divestment of stake in the company likely to be postponed to Jan-Mar.
* EDUCOMP SOLUTIONS: Has defaulted on the provident fund remittance relating to about 15,000 employees in the first six months of the current financial year.
* EMAMI: Jul-Sep net profit rose 35% on year to 799.60 mln rupees, helped by strong net sales growth of nearly 13% to 4.07 bln rupees.
* ESCORTS: Jul-Sep net profit rose 131.1% year-on-year to 436.3 mln rupees, from 188.8 mln rupees a year ago. Net sales increased by 14.8% to 9.4 bln rupees.
* FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES INDIA : Mutual Funds in Jul-Sep sold nearly all the shares they held in National Spot Exchange's parent Financial Technologies.
* FIRST LEASING CO OF INDIA : The company has requested former Central Bureau of Investigation Director R.K. Raghavan to conduct a forensic audit of its financial operations.
* FORCE MOTORS: Will undertake block closure at its Akudi plant between Nov 6 and Nov 9.
* GUJARAT STATE FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS: Has taken an annual shutdown at caprolactum-II unit.
* HDFC BANK: Has cut pricing on its unsecured senior notes to 255 basis points over the three-year US Treasury bond yield.
* IDEA CELLULAR: Has approached the Department of Telecommunications to clear the transfer of erstwhile Spice Communications' licences in Karnataka and Punjab to the company.
* INDIAN OIL CORP: Government's planned divestment of stake in the company likely to be postponed to Jan-Mar.
* INFOSYS: Zimbabwe-based bank Tetrad has chosen to deploy the company's Finacle banking software.
* INFOTECH ENTERPRISES: GAGIL FDI reduced its shareholding in the company to 4.30% from 7.04% earlier.
* ITC: Has forayed into the dormant nicotine chewing gum category with Kwiknic nicotine gum. The move is aimed at diversifying beyond traditional business, which has become tougher on excise duty hikes, anti-smoking campaigns and health concerns.
* JAIPRAKASH POWER VENTURES: Following reports of a possible sale of 2 power plants, the company said any such transaction is a regular exercise.
* JET AIRWAYS: Jul-Sep net loss widened to 8.9 bln rupees from 996.7 mln rupees a year ago.
* LARSEN & TOUBRO: Has got National Highways Authority of India board's approval to list six toll road projects on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
* MULTI COMMODITY EXCHANGE: The Forward Markets Commission has appointed Grant Thorton to conduct a forensic audit of the exchange.
* PI INDUSTRIES: Jul-Sep net profit at 552.9 mln rupees was up 114% on year. Net sales were up 54.7% at 4.6 bln rupees.
* PIRAMAL ENTERPRISES: Posted a consolidated net loss of 322.6 mln rupees in Jul-Sep as the company's finance costs rose sharply.
* POWER GRID CORP OF INDIA : Jul-Sep net profit rose 10.1% on year to 12.39 bln rupees. Net sales were up 28.2% to 39.99 bln rupees.
* PUDUMJEE INDUSTRIES: Jul-Sep net profit rose 38.9% to 2.5 mln rupees, from 1.8 mln rupees.
* PUNJ LLOYD: Has sold the entire stake its Singapore arm owned in Olive Group Capital for a total amount of $20 mln. Chairman Atul Punj has said company aims to mobilise around 25 bln rupees through asset sale in the current financial year.
* MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA: Launched a 9-seater variant of the Xylo, the Xylo D2 MAXX, at 712,000 rupees ex-showroom Mumbai.
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* RAYMOND: Posted Jul-Sep net profit of 922.8 mln rupees, up 83.61 on year and net sales of 12.23 bln rupees, up 9.82% on year.
* SITI CABLE: Jul-Sep net loss widened to 264.6 mln rupees, from 121.6 mln rupees net loss it posted last year.
* SKS MICROFINANCE: Jul-Sep net profit was at 163.4 mln rupees compared with a loss of 2.62 bln rupees a year ago due to decline in provisions.
* WELSPUN CORP: Has got approval from its shareholders and creditors to demerge steel, infrastructure, oil & gas exploration and energy businesses into Welspun Enterprises Ltd.
* ZENSAR TECHNOLOGIES: Board has approved closure of the company's operations in Japan .
* AGRO TECH FOODS: Jul-Sep net profit rose 15.1% to 106.4 mln rupees, as against 92.4 mln rupees a year ago.
* AMBUJA CEMENTS: Jul-Sep net profit was down 45% year-on-year at 1.66 bln rupees on lower sales realisation and higher logistics costs.
* BAYER CROPSCIENCE: Share buyback of up to 2.88 mln shares to begin on Nov 6 and end Nov 20.
* BIRLA CORP: Production of cement at the company's Durgapur Cement Units resumed following restoration of power supply by Damodar Valley Corp.
* BRITANNIA IND: Is looking to sell its bakery foods arm Daily Bread.
* CAIRN INDIA: Is keen on global partners to explore shale resources in its prolific Rajasthan block.
* CIRCUIT SYSTEMS INDIA : Board has approved buy back of shares worth up to 15 mln rupees at maximum price of 8 rupees per share.
* COAL INDIA: Government's planned divestment of stake in the company likely to be postponed to Jan-Mar.
* EDUCOMP SOLUTIONS: Has defaulted on the provident fund remittance relating to about 15,000 employees in the first six months of the current financial year.
* EMAMI: Jul-Sep net profit rose 35% on year to 799.60 mln rupees, helped by strong net sales growth of nearly 13% to 4.07 bln rupees.
* ESCORTS: Jul-Sep net profit rose 131.1% year-on-year to 436.3 mln rupees, from 188.8 mln rupees a year ago. Net sales increased by 14.8% to 9.4 bln rupees.
* FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES INDIA : Mutual Funds in Jul-Sep sold nearly all the shares they held in National Spot Exchange's parent Financial Technologies.
* FIRST LEASING CO OF INDIA : The company has requested former Central Bureau of Investigation Director R.K. Raghavan to conduct a forensic audit of its financial operations.
* FORCE MOTORS: Will undertake block closure at its Akudi plant between Nov 6 and Nov 9.
* GUJARAT STATE FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS: Has taken an annual shutdown at caprolactum-II unit.
* HDFC BANK: Has cut pricing on its unsecured senior notes to 255 basis points over the three-year US Treasury bond yield.
* IDEA CELLULAR: Has approached the Department of Telecommunications to clear the transfer of erstwhile Spice Communications' licences in Karnataka and Punjab to the company.
* INDIAN OIL CORP: Government's planned divestment of stake in the company likely to be postponed to Jan-Mar.
* INFOSYS: Zimbabwe-based bank Tetrad has chosen to deploy the company's Finacle banking software.
* INFOTECH ENTERPRISES: GAGIL FDI reduced its shareholding in the company to 4.30% from 7.04% earlier.
* ITC: Has forayed into the dormant nicotine chewing gum category with Kwiknic nicotine gum. The move is aimed at diversifying beyond traditional business, which has become tougher on excise duty hikes, anti-smoking campaigns and health concerns.
* JAIPRAKASH POWER VENTURES: Following reports of a possible sale of 2 power plants, the company said any such transaction is a regular exercise.
* JET AIRWAYS: Jul-Sep net loss widened to 8.9 bln rupees from 996.7 mln rupees a year ago.
* LARSEN & TOUBRO: Has got National Highways Authority of India board's approval to list six toll road projects on the Singapore Stock Exchange.
* MULTI COMMODITY EXCHANGE: The Forward Markets Commission has appointed Grant Thorton to conduct a forensic audit of the exchange.
* PI INDUSTRIES: Jul-Sep net profit at 552.9 mln rupees was up 114% on year. Net sales were up 54.7% at 4.6 bln rupees.
* PIRAMAL ENTERPRISES: Posted a consolidated net loss of 322.6 mln rupees in Jul-Sep as the company's finance costs rose sharply.
* POWER GRID CORP OF INDIA : Jul-Sep net profit rose 10.1% on year to 12.39 bln rupees. Net sales were up 28.2% to 39.99 bln rupees.
* PUDUMJEE INDUSTRIES: Jul-Sep net profit rose 38.9% to 2.5 mln rupees, from 1.8 mln rupees.
* PUNJ LLOYD: Has sold the entire stake its Singapore arm owned in Olive Group Capital for a total amount of $20 mln. Chairman Atul Punj has said company aims to mobilise around 25 bln rupees through asset sale in the current financial year.
* MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA: Launched a 9-seater variant of the Xylo, the Xylo D2 MAXX, at 712,000 rupees ex-showroom Mumbai.
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* RAYMOND: Posted Jul-Sep net profit of 922.8 mln rupees, up 83.61 on year and net sales of 12.23 bln rupees, up 9.82% on year.
* SITI CABLE: Jul-Sep net loss widened to 264.6 mln rupees, from 121.6 mln rupees net loss it posted last year.
* SKS MICROFINANCE: Jul-Sep net profit was at 163.4 mln rupees compared with a loss of 2.62 bln rupees a year ago due to decline in provisions.
* WELSPUN CORP: Has got approval from its shareholders and creditors to demerge steel, infrastructure, oil & gas exploration and energy businesses into Welspun Enterprises Ltd.
* ZENSAR TECHNOLOGIES: Board has approved closure of the company's operations in Japan .
