Morning Business News Round Up_Feb 22 , 2018

Morning Business News :

  • Q3 GDP growth seen at 6.5-7 pc: SBI study
  • Preserve liquidity to pick quality stocks on derivatives expiry day
  • EPFO reduces interest rate to 8.55% for 2017-18, its third straight cut
  • Bajaj Finserv, Grasim and Titan to be part of Nifty 50 index from April 2
  • TCS, Infy, HDFC help Sensex, Nifty end higher after three losing sessions
  • Stock exchanges try to assuage concerns after MSCI warning
  • BSE to launch cross-currency derivatives next week
  • Dollar hits one-week high as focus shifts to Fed; world stocks fall for 3rd day
  • RIL to acquire 5% in Eros International for Rs 1,000 cr

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  • NSE 500 cos’ performance too improves in December quarter
  • UP investors summit: RIL to invest Rs10,000 crore over next 3 years, says Mukesh Ambani
  • ONGC short-lists 3 US oil service majors to lift output from two fields
  • Wipro to set up Rs220 crore manufacturing unit in Telangana
  • Sun Pharma shares tank over 8%; biggest drag on Sensex, pharma index today
  • Rupee drops 15 paise, nears 65-mark against US dollar as Sensex trips from day’s high
  • Idea Cellular QIP: Birla group telco fixes issue price at Rs 82.5 to raise Rs 3,500 crore
  • Retail firms outdo market in terms of 10-year return

Morning Business News Round Up_Feb 02, 2018

Morning Business News :

  • FPIs may have found a way to dodge LTCG bullet
  • I-T dept has tech to trace black money: CBDT chief
  • Budget reaffirms digital commitment within govt
  • Govt raises import duty on cotton seed oil, olive oil
  • Telecom sector to create 4 lakh new jobs in 5 yrs: Sinha
  • Government defers compulsory E-way bill application
  • Imported luxury cars to be costlier by up to Rs 10 lakh
  • Budget 2018: The great balancing act by Jaitley on social and fiscal fronts
  • Union Budget 2018-19 Announcements In Nutshell
  • Issue guidelines to ascertain predatory pricing: TDSAT to telecom regulator
  • At Rs 6.2 trn, April-Dec fiscal deficit touches 113.6% of FY18 estimate
  • Titan Q3 net rises 21% to Rs 2.8 bn; total income up 7%
  • Bitcoin’s big wipeout erased $44 bn of market value in Jan

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  • Govt misses fiscal deficit target; higher at 3.5% in FY 18
  • Govt hikes customs duty on mobile phones to 20%
  • Budget eyes Rs 80,000 cr from PSU disinvestment in FY19
  • Logistics sector to benefit from National Logistics Portal
  • Maruti sales up 4% at 1,39,189 units in January
  • Royal Enfield January sales up 31% at 77,878 units
  • IMF welcomes fiscal deficit targets set by Arun Jaitley
  • Smart cities mission gets a hike in budget
  • Rupee crumbles 44 paise on LTCG tax, fiscal deficit woes
  • Alibaba raises forecast, agrees to buy 33% of Ant Financial
  • TV18 to increase Viacom18 stake to 51%
  • Oil steady as Opec compliance offsets robust US output
  • Tata Motors worried over drop in commercial vehicle share
  • FPIs infuse more than $1 billion in Indian debt in 2 weeks
  • ONGC pays government Rs 36,915 crore for HPCL
  • Amazon posts largest profit in its history on sales, tax boost
  • Govt lowers market borrowing to Rs 4.07 lakh cr for FY19
  • Gold Monetisation Scheme to be revamped: Jaitley
  • 3 PSU insurers to be merged and listed
  • Highest ever infra allocation to boost investment cycle

Morning Business News Round Up_Feb 01, 2018

Morning Business News :

  • FY17 GDP growth revised to 7.1% from 6.6% earlier
  • Reliance Jio warns public against fake JioCoin apps
  • US Fed leaves rate unchanged; sets up March hike
  • Quess to acquire Monster India, HCL Info’ care biz
  • SBI gets board approval to divest 4.40% CCIL stake
  • Havells India promoters sell 2% stake for Rs 647 cr
  • TV18 becomes majority shareholder in Viacom18 at a valuation of $2 billion
  • IBBI chairman Sahoo defends 94% haircut for stressed firm
  • Sebi agrees to transfer Rs 16.7 bn of surplus funds to govt
  • Recap bonds: Govt fixes coupon rates up to 7.68% with six maturities
  • ICICI Bank Q3 net drops 32% to Rs 16.5 bn; smallest profit in 7 quarters
  • HC allows Daiichi plea seeking Rs 35.6-bn arbitral award against Singh Bros
  • Morgan Stanley shifts p-note base as govt tightens rules for FPIs
  • Trai cuts mobile number port out charges by 79% to Rs 4
  • China January factory growth dips to 8-month low
  • IREDA, Rewa Ultra Mega Solar sign loan agreement
  • Solar Alliance to sign 121 projects by April-end
  • Ramky Enviro to invest₹1,000 cr in expansion
  • JSW Steel logs record Q3 profit of Rs.1,774 cr
  • H&M India sales nearly double to Rs 955 cr in 2017
  • Liquidation is anti-thesis of resolution, says IBBI chief
  • SBI’s deposit rate hike sets stage for rise in interest rates
  • Blackstone to buy Thomson Reuters F&R unit in a $20 billion deal

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  • Galaxy Surfactants IPO sees 19.76 times subscription on the last day
  • Hindustan Copper plans to raise Rs1,400 crore via QIP
  • Vedanta Q3 profit slips about 4% to Rs2,053 crore, lags estimates
  • GST E-way Bill mandatory from Thursday
  • Suresh Prabhu to meet industry next month on new industrial policy
  • Banks can keep recap bonds in HTM category minus any limit
  • Middle Eastern countries must broaden tax bases: IMF
  • Samsung Electronics reaps $39.30 billion net profit in 2017
  • Walmart to pick up 15-20 per cent stake in Flipkart: Report
  • TVS Motor launches crusade against copy cats
  • India moves to stub out tobacco industry rights
  • Hero MotoCorp re-enters premium segment with new Xtreme 200R bike
  • Bulk deposit rates rise as credit growth picks up momentum

Morning Business News Round Up_Jan 23, 2018

Morning Business News :

  • Gross NPA may rise to Rs 9.5L crore by March: Study
  • ‘Tata Sons must consider buying out SP Group’s stake’
  • India sees scope for more integration among oil cos
  • HPCL may acquire MRPL in cash, share-swap deal
  • NCLT seeks McD reply on showcause notice
  • Oil ministry seeks cut in excise duty on petrol, diesel
  • RoC halts registering new cryptocurrency exchanges under Companies Act
  • Axis Bank Q3 profit up 25% to Rs 7.2 bn as net interest income grows
  • Ashok Leyland eyes 5-fold increase in light CVs’ export; to invest Rs 4 bn
  • Budget 2018: Agri-credit likely to increase to Rs 11 trn for better flow

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  • Tencent-backed Practo sees losses triple to Rs 1.9 b in FY17
  • India ranks 62nd on WEF’s Inclusive Development Index
  • GNFC registers highest-ever performance in December
  • India’s richest 1% corner 73% of wealth generation: Oxfam
  • Sanofi to buy Bioverativ for $11.6 billion
  • US FDA completes inspection of Shilpa Medicare Raichur units
  • IFMR Capital facilitates SPiCE bond transaction
  • IMF sees India GDP growth at 7.4% in 2018, China’s at 6.8%
  • World Gold Council investigates standard for gold kilobars
  • CPPIB to invest $144 million in ReNew Power Ventures
  • RBI, govt may give banks more time to switch to IndAS
  • Siemens Gamesa bags orders for 326MW wind power capacities
  • Tiger Global is said to take a $1 billion stake in Barclays
  • Nearly 4% of GDP is lost due to malnutrition, says Assocham, EY joint report
  • India asks Germany to help relax new EU rice import rule
  • Tiger Global is said to take a $1 billion stake in Barclays
  • India’s richest 1% corner 73% of wealth generation: Survey
  • Larsen & Toubro launches second offshore patrol vessel
  • India’s rising government bond yields are credit negative for its public-sector banks
  • Govt has run away by classifying NSEL crisis as private dispute: Charry
  • Goa miners expect lifting of iron ore limit by SC
  • Sugar prices tumble on panic sale by mills
  • Silver imports nearly doubled in 2017, thanks to GST

Morning Business News Round Up_Jan 22, 2018

Morning Business News :

  • Equity investment limit for EPFO may be raised to 25%
  • ONGC, HPCL must respect each other’s autonomy’
  • India to become fastest growing large economy in 2018
  • Trying to bring petrol, diesel under GST: Pradhan
  • ONGC hikes debt-raising by 40% to fund HPCL buy
  • Jaitley likely to address Sebi, RBI boards on Feb 10
  • FPIs pour in Rs 8,700 crore in January so far
  • Sebi to open consent doors for serious violations, cut burden of cases
  • Over 20% of TCS’ hiring in last 12 months was outside India
  • Aluminium makers want duty hike on scrap, abolition of coal cess
  • UP likely to give Rs 20 billion dole to sick govt sugar mills
  • AP govt selects Adani Ports to develop Bhavanapadu Port
  • Saudi Arabia calls for extending non-OPEC cooperation as oil prices rise
  • Govt eases rules for issuing CDC for seafarers
  • HPCL board will be similar to MRPL, OVL: ONGC chief
  • Grasim gets eco clearance for Rs. 2,560 cr expansion project
  • MF folios touch all-time high of 6.65 crore on strong retail participation

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  • Jyothy Labs to ride on ayurveda wave
  • Comm Ministry wants no price curbs on most farm exports
  • IMF, World Bank laud RBI for ‘strengthening’ supervision
  • NMDC keen to augment mineral production in Odisha
  • Govt set to hit divestment goal for first time post ONGC-HPCL deal
  • DCM Shriram’s Q3 profit up 56% at Rs213 crore
  • Maruti plans to launch four products in next 12-18 months
  • Nearly 4% of GDP is lost due to malnutrition, says Assocham, EY joint report
  • 49% Indian companies not likely to secure sensitive data in cloud: Survey
  • Commerce ministry for removal of sunset clause for SEZs
  • GST anti-evasion: Cess likely on pan masala at manufacturing stage
  • Call drops issue telco-specific, can not be generalised: COAI
  • ONGC to borrow Rs 35,000 cr
  • Govt may tweak tax slabs, bring standard deduction
  • JLR ready to launch e-car in India this year
  • Market experts slam Sebi plans to raise F&O lot size
  • Two-year moratorium on tax on haircut, interest forgone likely
  • Acharya bats for online platform to sell bad loans

Morning Business News Round Up_Jan 4, 2018

Morning Business News :

  • India’s GDP growth to slip below 7% this fiscal
  • IBC’s objective not to emphasise on liquidation: NCLT
  • RIL likely to see big cash flow boost: CLSA
  • Parl panel suggests govt to form law on data privacy
  • Insolvency professionals can’t outsource work: IBBI
  • RBI puts Allahabad Bank under corrective action
  • Defence deals worth Rs 2.40 lakh cr signed in 4 yrs
  • Banks recapitalisation: Govt to infuse Rs 76 bn into six weak PSBs
  • Sebi allows commodity bourses to raise transaction charges
  • India cancels $500 mn defence deal, says Israeli arms firm Rafael
  • SBI-led consortium to give Rs 150-bn loan to 350 km Purvanchal Expressway
  • Future Group may buy Snapdeal’s logistics arm for Rs 500 mn: Sources

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  • Dominion Energy to buy Scana Corp in $7.9-bn deal
  • Telecom policy draft eyes $100-b investment, sees India as global data hub
  • TRAI invites inputs on new telecom policy
  • NBCC bags contracts worth Rs. 315 cr
  • At 10.3 mt, sugar output up 26% in Oct-Dec
  • Rising costs, weak demand to hit profits of cement firms
  • Coal India e-auction fetches 76% premium in Q3 FY18
  • Fresh investments in India plunge to a 13-year low as stalled projects rise
  • Crude at 31-month high, oil marketing companies likely to be under pressure
  • Indian Bank revises interest rates for FCNR(B) deposits
  • Telcos may post weak Q3 on cut in interconnect usage charges
  • Arrow Electronics to buy Gujarat-based eInfochips
  • Niti Aayog’s three-point formula for India to beat China’s economic growth
  • India probes cheap synthetic rubber import from China
  • Financial inclusion drive must target the poor: RBI Governor D Subbarao
  • RBI may announce OMO purchase next week to cool yields
  • Revised concession pact for PPP projects at ports gets cabinet nod
  • Pak replaces dollar with yuan for bilateral trade with China
  • Valuation concerns shroud proposed ONGC-HPCL merger

Morning Business News Round Up_Jan 3, 2018

Morning Business News :

  • Open to raising deposit insurance cap of Rs 1 L: FM
  • Govt notifies 1 per cent GST for composition scheme
  • No proposal of PSB merger under consideration: Govt
  • Reliance Industries completes $16-billion expansion
  • Bitcoin not a legal tender in India, says Arun Jaitley

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  • Rupee climbs to fresh 2.5-year high on sliding dollar
  • Gold imports surge 67% in 2017 on restocking
  • Parliament passes Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code Amendment Bill
  • Ruias plan to pay interest, penalty of Rs 35 bn to retain Essar Steel
  • RIL commissions world’s largest refinery off-gas cracker at Jamnagar
  • Prinicipal Financial to buy PNB’s minority stakes in JVs
  • Average aluminium prices to move up by $150 in 2018-19: Nalco CMD
  • ONGC makes significant oil, gas discovery in Arabian Sea
  • TRAI issues interconnectivity rules; fixes 30-day deadline for inking pacts
  • Tata Power commissions 50-MW solar plant in Karnataka
  • Political funding clean up: Electoral bonds scheme takes off
  • Lemon Tree Hotels gets SEBI’s nod for IPO
  • December PMI data signals revival in manufacturing, Indian economy
  • Sebi plan on loan defaults runs into RBI hurdle
  • RINL’s April-December turnover zooms to Rs11,405 crore
  • Bharatmala project may not be a game changer for cement demand
  • Sanjeev Gupta to acquire Glencore’s Tahmoor coal mine in Australia
  • Production of horti crops to hit all-time high
  • Parliament passes bill to raise Nabard’s capital to Rs 30,000 cr
  • Clean energy crosses 62 GW mark; solar over 16W, wind 32.7GW
  • Average traffic speed in top 7 cities drops by 3 kmph: Ola
  • US may stop H-1B visa extensions, send 750,000 Indians back home
  • Volkswagen India charts out growth path
  • MTM losses may require govt to frontload capital in PSBs
  • Banks to refer 25 accounts to NCLT

Morning Business News Round Up_Dec 12, 2017

Morning Business News :

  • FM Jaitley says India on road to fiscal consolidation
  • Stake sale in tower cos can cut telecom sector debt
  • Fuel demand jumps 6.2% in Nov as diesel use recovers
  • Unitech moves SC against NCLT order on takeover
  • Govt considering developing civilian aircraft: Official
  • Essar Port to complete Rs 830 cr expansion at Vizag terminal
  • Real Estate may see investment from financial institutions
  • WhatsApp earnings leaks: Sebi summons officials of at least 12 companies
  • Insolvency row: SBI moves NCLT against debt-ridden IVRCL as deadline looms
  • Farm debt waivers not favoured by ex-RBI heads
  • Non-declaration of Bitcoin gains could lead to a minimum of 20% tax
  • China bank lending hits fresh record after strong credit surge in November
  • IBC auctions: Stressed unlisted firms may get tax incentives
  • Government will fully protect public deposits: Jaitley
  • India Inc garners Rs. 50,855 cr via pvt placement of debt securities
  • Investors face difficulty in linking Aadhaar with MF folios
  • USFDA nod to arm bodes well from Alembic Pharma
  • WTO ministerial begins with moderate hope of outcome
  • Suzuki’s electric vehicle tie-ups aim to aid Maruti, without the risks

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  • Parliamentary panel split on Air India privatisation
  • Asian Paints acquires remaining 49% stake in Sleek International
  • SC to hear Centre’s appeal in Vodafone tax dispute case
  • India’s economy expected to grow at 7.5% in 2018, says Nomura
  • Retail inflation likely exceeded RBI’s 4% target in November
  • Amazon seller base spikes 80 per cent in 2017
  • Essar Vizag Terminal to be shut for a week
  • Videocon loan default 5 times bigger than Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher; 28 firms have 2 days to pay up
  • Bond yields jump on fears of inflation spike, Fed rate hike
  • November marks 217% rise in PE investments, $2.7b exits
  • RBI net buys USD 852 mn of US currency in October
  • Developers apprehensive over tax on unsold flats
  • Govt in talks with Singapore for cruise connectivity: Gadkari

Morning Business News Round Up_Nov 23rd,2017

Morning Business News :

  • High Court refuses to stay probe in RIL gas price issue
  • Power Grid sees $25 bn bounty from Modi’s power plan
  • Maruti may shift entire Swift production to Gujarat

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  • ArcelorMittal team visits Essar Steel, Bhushan Steel plants
  • Tata Tele users to be moved to Airtel under ICR pact
  • Centre to bring in ordinance for changes in banking insolvency law
  • India adds 2,247 MW solar cap in Jul-Sep 2017: Report
  • April-Oct trade deficit soars 60% to $88 billion: DBS report
  • Trai seeks hike in spectrum cap from 25% to 35%
  • Theresa May govt sets aside extra 3 billion pounds for Brexit
  • Electric vehicle fleet can create $300 bn domestic battery mkt: Niti report
  • UBI gets SEBI approval for Rs 1,000-cr equity issue via QIP
  • Indian companies to see better credit profiles in 2018, says Moody’s
  • Cabinet approves ordinance for making changes in insolvency code
  • Cabinet clears wage policy for CPSEs, offers no budgetary support
  • Power generators can pass on cost of retrofitting plants
  • Govt sets up panel to review income tax laws
  • Antidumping agency starts sunset review of duty on caustic soda
  • Cabinet nod for setting up of 15th Finance Commission
  • Govt mulling convening Winter Session of Parliament from 15 December
  • BIS to frame hallmark standards for 24 carat gold jewellery
  • SC bars Jaiprakash Associates directors, promoters from transferring personal assets
  • Paytm acquires stake in online loans firm CreditMate
  • COAI seeks more time for new SIM re-verification modes
  • PE deals touch $8.7 bn, M&A activity hits $2.1 bn in September quarter, says report
  • Japan’s JFE, India’s JSW to bid together for Bhushan Steel as it faces insolvency
  • Spanish firm Eptisa Servicios de Ingenieria SL selected for Patna smart city project
  • Adani close to secure Chinese loans for its Australia project, says report
  • Britain hikes Brexit pot, slashes growth forecasts
  • Coalscam: Docs supplied to Jindal and others, CBI tells court
  • FMCG firms slash prices after govt fiat
  • Global studios, broadcasters come shopping to India
  • Eicher Trucks targets e-comm with new vehicles
  • Papers given to Jindal and others, CBI tells court in coal scam

Morning Business News Round Up_Nov 20,2017

Morning Business News :

  • Naik recalls takeover bids from Ambanis, Birla
  • SBI to start using blockchain for smart contracts, KYC
  • IRP nod must for recovering from defaulter’s a/c: NCLAT
  • I-T slaps criminal charges under anti-black money Act
  • China to join India’s International Solar Alliance
  • Royal Enfield unveils Interceptor, Continental GT 650
  • Wipro BPS unit hits 2020 target of $1 billion
  • Toxic assets: Soon, ordinance to block defaulters from bidding
  • Govt may grant infrastructure status to logistics sector
  • India moves up one notch to 126 in per capita GDP terms, says IMF data
  • Budget deficit may rise in FY18 but will improve in years ahead: Moody’s
  • Govt seeks Rs 13,000-cr surplus from RBI
  • Govt not to sell Cairn Energy shares to recover Rs 10,247-cr tax
  • FPIs infuse over $2 bn in equity markets so far this month
  • Plea against Govt’s stake sale in Dredging Corpn
  • SAIL to diversify product range
  • Domestic stainless steel production to touch 3.6 mt by year-end
  • ‘Digital payments are making financial services more affordable’
  • India’s global exchanges await the ‘GIFT’ of rupee futures trade
  • Goldman Sachs sees four 2018 Fed rate hikes as US growth gains
  • NSE SME to touch 100 mark, 50 IPOs likely in next 6 months

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  • Sebi chief says norms for IRPs soon
  • Eris to buy Strides Shasun’s India branded business for Rs500 crore
  • Telecom Commission to consider IMG recommendations next month for final nod
  • ArthaKranti’s banking tax not singularly superior, says NIPFP report
  • Black money: Swiss Parliamentary panel paves way for automatic information exchange with India
  • India’s holdings of US government securities jump to $145 bn
  • Automobile exporters under pressure as GST refund gets stuck
  • Urban Ladder sets time line for profitability, IPO
  • Real estate awaits return of FDI wave
  • Discounts jump to 20% in commercial vehicles segment
  • Canada protests India’s imposition of 50% levy on import of yellow peas
  • Trai likely to back Reliance Jio’s cashback offers