COMPANIES

• Grand hotel group scouting for property in London
• Castrol in talks with RIL, EOL to sell lubes
• Timex eyes 25% operating profit margin
• Mudra Comm bags Electrolux account
• Sanmar Properties to merge with Chemplast
• IVRCL net rises
• Open offer for 36.42 pc of SRF Polymers
• Tata postpones Indigo Station Wagon, Indica Sport launches
  

GENERAL

• IDL blast leaves 7 workers dead

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Kakathiya Bank awarded for performance
• Bank of India cuts prime lending rate
• Uco Bank Revises Deposits Rates
• HCL Tech expands LOMA ties
• Karnataka Bank loans for gold purchase
• IndusInd Bank board to mull consolidation on December 2
  

MARKETS

• Outsourcing gives kick-start to auto components stocks
• Ruchi Soya rides on US crop failure
• Buyers return to Reliance
• Rupee moves in narrow range