India Economy News
April-Aug Indirect tax revenue up 45% y-o-y
RBI seen lifting rates by 25 bps
Corporate India News
Rural Electrification Corp. may sell as much as $500 million
of bonds in yen or dollars to exploit lower borrowing costs in those
currencies.
Steel Authority of India Ltd. signed a joint venture agreement
with RITES Ltd. to set up a rail wagon factory in the eastern state of
West Bengal. The venture plans to spend 850 million rupees ($18
million) on the factory, which can build 1,500 wagons a year.
Impact: Positive
Tata Steel Ltd. said it exercised an option to buy 80 percent
of the Direct Shipping Ore project of New Millennium Capital Corp.,
Canada.
Impact: Positive
LIC Housing Finance Ltd., the home- loan lending arm of
India’s largest insurer, was rated
“overweight” in new coverage at Morgan Stanley with a
price target of Rs 1500.
Impact: Positive
RPG firm buys 10% in Aussie coal company
Impact: Positive for CESC
ABB India to buy Metsys for Rs. 8.5 crore
Impact: Positive
United Spirits buys 55% stake in Pioneer Distillaries
Impact: Positive
HSIL to raise Rs. 150 crore through QIP
India’s Reliance Power Ltd. and Adani Power Ltd. are among the
31 bidders for a coal mine in Australia, which is worth about $1
billion.
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