MARKET NEWS

BOARD MEETING
• BANAS FINANCE, to consider the issue of bonus shares.
• MADRAS CEMENTS, to consider interim dividend.
• MEDICAMEN BIOTECH, to consider conversions of warrants.
• MURUDESHWAR CERAMICS, to mull pref issue of shares, convertible warrants.
• RAMCO INDUSTRIES to consider interim dividend.
• RASOYA PROTEINS, to allot 13.6 mln shares on warrant conversion.
• RATHI GRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIES, to consider disinvestment of subsidiary.
• SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES and TECH MAHINDRA, to mull merger.
• STATE BANK OF BIKANER AND JAIPUR, to consider interim dividend.
• STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE, to consider interim dividend.
• STEELCAST, to consider issue of shares on conversion of warrants.

DATA ALERT FROM OVERSEAS
• JAPAN ALL INDUSTRY INDEX for Jan.
• JAPAN STEEL PRODUCTION for Feb.
• UK PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCES for Feb.
• UK AGENTS' SUMMARY OF BUSINESS CONDITIONS for Mar.
• MINUTES OF BANK OF ENGLAND'S MARCH MONETARY POLICY MEET.
• US EXISTING HOME SALES for Feb.
• US ENERGY DEPARTMENT PETROLEUM STATUS REPORT for Mar 16 week.