*Banks to outperform NBFCs; SBI, ICICI top bets: BofA ML
*FY15 GDP growth target at 5-5.5%, 1% higher in FY16: StanC
*Sensex may hit 31,000 in best case scenario: Ridham Desai
*Increase equity exposure now; India to get more FII funds: Udayan
*Realty check: Unoccupied houses at all time high, says JLL
*Yahoo Japan cancels $3.2 billion plan to buy eAccess
*Google Doodle celebrates invention of the Rubik’s Cube
*Evacuation of Chinese nationals from Vietnam begins
*YouTube buying game streaming startup Twitch for $1 bln
*Rajnath keen on MHA, RSS wants him to remain BJP chief
*Elections 2014: Indian real estate awaits proactive govt
*Modi talks of strengthening ties with Russia, Japan
*Jubilant Foodworks Q4 net falls 23.5%, same store sales hit
*Major respite to solar power players in Punjab
*Wheat procurement in Punjab and Haryana touches new high
*Century Textiles gains on talk Kumar Birla to acquire stake
*Odisha mining stay: SAIL has enough ore stocks to run plants
*Pfizer raises bid for AstraZeneca to $117 billion
*Tata Communications up 7%, Vodacom to buy its SA unit
*Expect 22-24% revenue growth in FY15: Arvind
*COMPAT dismisses DLF’s appeal against Rs 630 cr penalty
*DLF to challenge Compat order in Supreme Court
*Suven gets three product patents in Australia, South Korea, China
*Bhel signs pact with Indonesian firm to set up power plant
*Exchange profits cross Rs 1,000 crore in FY14
*Venus to sell Meropenem in Australia; ties up with Lupin
*SBI’s subsidiary State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur plans to raise Rs 500 crore
*Mahindra Group’s realty arm acquires 550 acres in North Chennai
*Rupee at its strongest in 11-months, exporters hard hit
*Markets end at record highs led by cyclicals; Sensex ends 241 pts up; Coal India, BHEL rise 13-17%, TCS falls 6%
*WIPRO, TAKEDA PARTNER TO ENABLE GLOBAL IT PLATFORM
*Strong majority government at Centre is credit positive for India: Moody’s
*India’s overseas direct investments rise in April over March: RBI
*Over 500 stocks hit the upper circuit on BSE
