Market roundup

COMPANIES

• Tata Group to get into food retail
• Titan to exit Europe
• Kerala govt says Tata Tea 'grabbed' Munnar forest land
• Cement firms increase prices
• HDIL ties up with Lehman Brothers
• Cadbury outsources HR and accounting functions to Genpact

• PM's agricultural package to be ready in 10 days
• Dumping duties on tyres from China, Thailand proposed to be raised
• Petrol, diesel price not to be raised: Murli Deora
• Textile exports to US: rising volumes, falling value

• JM Financial to acquire 60 per cent stake in ASK Securities
• Indiabulls Real Estate raises $400 mn through GDRs
• Oil India to float maiden issue by October

• Upward march: Rupee gains 9 paise
• LIC to sell policies in Saudi Arabia through JV
• Prudential may soon select partner for Indian AMC

• Coke makes moves towards tea, juices and waters
• China acknowledges domestic-product safety problems

• Sharma appointed ONGC chief