COMPANIES

• SmithKline Consumer acquires buys Viva, Maltova
• Indianoil road shows from 11 March
• Boots Piramal will push Strepsil harder
• New Matiz from Daewoo
• Dunlop unit re-opening delayed
• Kirloskar sues ex-VP
• Shimadzu will invest more in India
• Hutchison Max unveils global brand Orange
• Sun’s 76% stake in Coates cleared
• United Phosphorus promoting brands

GENERAL

• Bank of India in retail push
• IDBI Bank PLR on cash credit cut
• Sugar import duty raised to 60 pc
• Registration certificate for NBFCs must: RBI

CAPITAL MARKET

• Sensex touches new high
• Sebi will disclose daily fund transactions
• More scrips for rolling settlement
• Rs 5-lakh fine on Morepen Laboratories

PEOPLE

• Seshagiri turns down Trai berth
• Zacharias quits Madura Garments, joins Sify
• Arora appointed Wyeth regional VP