On March 4, Lloyds Steel has called an Extraordinary General Meeting of its shareholders to clear the change in the name of Lloyds Steel Industries to Uttam Value Steels after Uttam Galva group acquired 58.35 per cent stake in Lloyds. It may be noted that the board of directors of the firm cleared the change in name of the company recently
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Report suggests HPCL may post losses in 2012-13
State-run oil marketing company (OMC) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) may report losses in the financial year 2012-13 owing to poor refining margins, forex losses and increasing interest costs, research firm Antique said recently. The company may be able to improve its realisation only if the government raises diesel, kerosene prices, repo
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SCI may post losses in 2012-13
Some investment analysts expect Shipping Corp. of India (SCI) to incur losses in 2012-13 too because of depressed freight rates and a slowing global economy. The slowdown in world economy reduces trade and thereby hurts business prospects of shipping firms. In the quarter ended September 2012, the company posted a net profit of Rs 297 crore mainly because of an extraordinary item
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Rupee exchange rate holds key for petrol pricing
According to analysts, the movement of rupee against the dollar holds key for the future price movement of petrol in the domestic market. Recently, the price of petrol was reduced by oil marketing companies (OMCs) for the second time since 9 October 2012 because of the decline in crude oil prices in the international market
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Section of Congress seek hike in LPG cap
Media reports indicate that some section of the ruling Congress party want the government to raise the cap on the number of subsidised cooking gas per household per year. Recently, the government decided to limit the number of subsidised cooking gas per household per year to six and this has reportedly increased hardships for common man
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IOC posts Rs 96 bn net profit
Following the reimbursement of oil subsidy by the union government, public sector refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC) posted a net profit of Rs 9,611 crore in the quart
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Essar Shipping swings to profit in Apr-Sep 2012
During Apr-Sep 2012, Essar Shipping posted a net profit of Rs 18 crore compared to a loss of Rs 66.8 crore in the year-ago
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OMCs set to announce losses in Sept quarter
Delay in the receipt of compensation from the government may cause the oil marketing companies (OMCs) to post losses during the September 2012 quart
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OMCs’ under-recovery for diesel stands at Rs 9.84
For the first fortnight of November effective November 1, the under-recovery incurred by oil marketing companies (OMCs) on sale of diesel remains at a high level of Rs