March 24 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories

in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories

and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Headlines

- Wood Group poised to extend takeover talks with UAE's

Sidara

- National Grid chief says Heathrow had 'enough power'

despite fire shutdown

- Malaysia to crack down on Nvidia ( NVDA ) chip flows under US

pressure

- James Hardie to buy building products group Azek ( AZEK ) for

nearly $9bn

Overview

- British oilfield services and engineering firm Wood Group

has agreed to extend a deadline for talks with

Dubai-based Sidara for a possible takeover offer after a failed

attempt six months ago.

- National Grid's chief executive John Pettigrew has

insisted the electricity transmission network remained capable

of feeding enough power to Heathrow throughout the airport's

closure last week, as airlines' anger over the decision to shut

down for nearly 24 hours grew.

- Malaysian trade minister Zafrul Aziz said Washington was

demanding Malaysia closely track the movement of high-end Nvidia ( NVDA )

chips that enter the country over suspicions that many

are ending up in China, in violation of U.S. export rules.

- Fibre-cement maker James Hardie Industries ( JHX ) said

it would acquire U.S. outdoor building products maker AZEK

Company ( AZEK ) in a cash and stock deal worth $8.75 billion

including debt, looking to boost growth with new offerings to

homeowners.

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)