Today’s Morning Business News Snapshot

Ø RBI allows FIIs to use ‘Put’ and ‘Call’ options
Ø ONGC-OIL pay $2.475 billion to Videocon Group
Ø Have bank accounts for all by Jan 2016: Nachiket Mor panel
Ø US trade deficit declines to $34.3 billion
Ø Cabinet to consider proposal to allow FDI in railways
Ø Oil PSUs may find difficult to up dividend payout in FY14
Ø Government may discuss Rs 12,800 crore refund to BSNL, MTNL on January 9
Ø Wall Street scores first rally of 2014
Ø EGoM to consider Indian Oil disinvestment on January 9
Ø Banks’ exposure to qualifying clearing house outside 15% norm
Ø Curbs on gold imports to stay, at least till March: Mayaram
Ø Markets may see 15% jump on decisive poll outcome: Jefferies
Ø Irda okays L&T Infra Debt’s Rs 500 cr debt as infra investment
Ø Sebi issues new norms regarding delivery instruction slips
Ø Report securitised debt trades in 15 minutes: SEBI to bourses
Ø Steel consumption grows 0.5% during Apr-Dec
Ø World Bank to provide $500 m loan for rural water supply
Ø HUDCO raises Rs 2,185 cr from second tranche of tax-free bonds
Ø IL&FS Transportation, Ramky Infra complete AP road project
Ø JSW Investments hikes stake in JSW Steel
Ø RBI panel proposes new category of banks for financial inclusion
Ø Tata Steel, SAIL profit margins seen at decade low
Ø L&T secures major order from Saudi Aramco
Ø IT firms’ performance may stay muted in December quarter
Ø Berkshire stakes name on realty business Warren Buffett barely noticed
Ø Financial Technologies appears before Sebi in MCX-SX case
Ø Hindustan Petroleum in talks with West Asian firms for petchem project
Ø New surrender charge norms apply to Ulips issued after Sept ’10
Ø India rupee ends little changed, inflation in focus
Ø Tata Steel fined over accident in UK plant
Ø SpiceJet orders Boeing jets worth over $4b: Sources
Ø Indian Oil, EIL disinvestment lined up this month: Mayaram
Ø High duty, lack of infra hurdles to growth of super car market
Ø Govt moving cautiously in Hindustan Zinc residual stake sale
Ø Hindustan Motors seeks shareholder nod for Tiruvallur plant sale
Ø Asia Index launches S&P BSE India 10 yr sovereign bond index