Finance/Economy Alert

* Chidambaram: Banks conservative on lending to small, medium cos
* Chidambaram says to complete farm loan waiver by Jun 30
* YES Bank hikes prime lending rate, deposit rate by 50 bps
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* Nagarjuna Construction gets orders worth 5.75 bln rupees
* Head says JSW Steel to invest 140 bln rupees in projects by 2010
* Electronic payments through mobile
* FTSE 100 at 5801.60, down 1.20 pts from Friday
* States seek compensation for cut in sales tax on auto fuels
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