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FREE DAILY STOCKS ALERT - 08.01.2014

* FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES: Affected investors in the National Spot Exchange scam can expect to receive their dues before Diwali, said Joint commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Roy . United Stock Exchange could be trying to merge with another exchange, with one potential candidate being subsidiary Multi Commodity Exchange of India Stock Exchange Ltd.

* IDFC: The ministry of road transport and highways has reiterated that the co doesn't qualify to be a lender to the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway Project. 

* IFCI: Launched IFCI Benchmark Rate, the rate below which it will not lend.

* INDIAN HOTELS CO: Has re-branded two hotels in London . Has decided not to go ahead with an initial offer of purchase for its property in Australia .

* INDIAN OIL CORP: The company and two other state-owned refiners said they will defer resuming purchases of Iranian crude by at least three months.

* INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK: Will provide finance up to 5 mln rupees to micro, small and medium enterprises in the manufacturing sector and 2.5 mln rupees in the services sector.

* MANAKSIA: Founders of the company are set to conclude a restructuring that will result in factions of the extended Agrawal family getting control of the
firm's diverse businesses.

* MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA : Produced 80,698 vehicles in December as against total despatches of 90,924 units during the month.

* NHC FOODS: Board has hiked share purchase limit for foreign institutional investors to 49%, RBI said.

* NTPC: Signed a memorandum of understanding with the Geological Survey of India to set up a geothermal power project at Tattapani in Chhattisgarh.

* PIRAMAL ENTERPRISES: Is likely to buy 20% stake in Shriram Capital in three to four months.

* RELIANCE INDUSTRIES: The Supreme Court reserved its order on the issue of appointing an arbitrator for adjudication of a dispute between the company and the government over recovery of cost for development in a natural gas field.

* SHRIRAM CITY UNION FINANCE: Is keen on getting in investors into its housing finance company Shriram Housing Finance in the next two years.

* SPICEJET: Has agreed to buy around 40 Boeing 737 passenger jets worth $4 bln at list prices.

* TATA STEEL: Has been fined 25,000 pound sterling, and ordered to pay 8,320 pound sterling in legal costs over a worker's injury at its plant in Wales .

* TVS SRICHAKRA: Has launched four new tyres for motorcycles. 

* UNITED SPIRITS: Diageo, which holds controlling stake in the company, has appointed Ashoke Ray, to head the compliance division at the Indian spirits
company. Karnataka High Court has questioned an 8.4-bln-rupee loan provided by Diageo to Vijay Mallya-owned Formula-1 team 'Force India '.