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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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
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Board of Punjab & Sind Bank clears Rs 10 bn capital plan
The board of directors of Punjab & Sind Bank passed an enabling resolution for the bank to raise up to Rs 1,000 crore capital through preferential allotment route. According to media reports, the bank may issue the preferential equity shares to the government during the current quarter. PK Anand, Executive Director of the bank said the capit
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Emerging mkt funds deploy huge amount in Indian mkt
Reports suggested that emerging market funds deployed a sizable amount of funds into Indian equity markets in 2012.These funds, that are a section of foreign institutional investors (FIIs), invest in markets such as India, China, South Korea and Taiwan, among others. On the other hand, India-focused funds witnessed sharp redemptions from their abroad clients during the year, quas
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AOSF urges govt, miners to supply stocked ore
All Odisha Steel Federation (AOSF) urged the state government and miners to liquidate idle iron ore stock and thereby resolve what it claims the "artificial crisis of iron ore". AOSF claims that there is 100 million tonne (mn t) of iron ore stacked up at different mine leases in the state and even the Shah Commission of enquiry has drawn the attention of the government and mine owners on this
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