Before the end of the financial year 2012-13, the government plans to offload 10.82 per cent of its stake in state-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and garner Rs 2,700-3,500 crore. The department of disinvestment (DoD) in holding discussions with the steel ministry on this matter and soo
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Govt aims upto Rs 35 bn from stake sale in SAIL
Before the end of the financial year 2012-13, the government plans to offload 10.82 per cent of its stake in state-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and garner Rs 2,700-3,500 crore. The department of disinvestment (DoD) in holding discussions with the steel ministry on this matter and soo
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Govt may offload stake in IOC next fiscal year
Media reports suggest that government may offload some of its equity holding in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in 2013-14. Government held 78.92 per cent stake in the public sector undertaking as on December 31. The government planned to launch a follow-on public offering for Engineers India also after April, reports indicate
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Govt may offload stake in IOC next fiscal year
Media reports suggest that government may offload some of its equity holding in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in 2013-14. Government held 78.92 per cent stake in the public sector undertaking as on December 31. The government planned to launch a follow-on public offering for Engineers India also after April, reports indicate
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Govt receives strong response for OIL share offer
Data from the National Stock Exchange (NSE) shows that the government received strong response for its disinvestment in Oil India (OIL) through offer for sale (OFS). According to the data, the government received bids for more than twice the offer size, at an average price of Rs 517.99 a share. The government aimed to raise around Rs 3,100 crore by selling 60.1 million shares of the firm at a floor price of Rs 5
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Disinvestment secy expects Rs 270 bn from stake sale in FY13
Union Disinvestment Secretary Ravi Mathur informed reporters that the government may manage to mop up Rs 27,000 crore by offloading stakes in state-run firms in 2012-13. It may be recalled that the central government earlier set a target to raise Rs 30,000 crore through disinv
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Merchant bankers await earnings results of SAIL
Agency reports indicate that the merchant bankers appointed for disinvestment in Steel Authority of India (SAIL) would get a clear idea on the financial health of the firm after it announces its December 2012 quarter results in a few days. The government selected merchant bankers for SAIL share sale, including SBI Caps, Kotak Mahindra and Deut
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Govt may restart IOC stake sale
Reports suggest that the government may restart the process of divesting its stake in Indian Oil Corporation following the considerable rise in the share price of oil companies in recent trading sessions. In 2010, the government deferred its plan to offload 10 percent (of its 78.92 percent) stake in Indian Oil because of poor market condition
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Govt to send slew of proposals to cabinet
Union government would send a series of proposals to the cabinet. Among the proposals are the plan to launch a public sector undertaking (PSU) ETF (exchange traded fund). The cabinet would also receive a proposal to ease the offer for sale (OFS) norms to facilitate easier trades through this mechanism. The ministry is also moving a cabinet note to use the disinvestment proceeds for capitalisation of state-owned bank
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Finance ministry hopes to attain disinvestment target
The union finance ministry hopes to meet the target of raising Rs 30,000 crore through the disinvestment of the government stake in public sector undertakings in 2012-13. But some financial market observers feel that the market may not have the capacity to absorb the huge avalanche of shares in such a short span. They point out that divestment in shares of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) last March had no takers and