Top Most Stocks in News Today on 04 September 2013


Raghuram Rajan to take over RBI governor today 


National Spot Exchange (NSEL)
# Defaults for the third time in a row
# Declares third payout amounting to Rs. 15.37 crore 
# Issues notices against 14 defaulters
NSEL says
#To recover money from borrowers via sale of their assets

Vikram Akula exits SKS Microfinance
# SKS Trust Advisors ups stake in SKS Microfinance to 12.60 percent from 9.91 percent
# Vikram Akula sells 9.06 lakh shares of company at Rs 132/share
# SKS Mutual Benefit trust Medak buys 10.25 lakh shares
# SKS Mutual Benefit Trust Medak buys shares at Rs 130.79/share
# Sequoia Capital also sells 15 lakh shares at Rs 132/share

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs okays Mylan's USD 1.6 billion deal to buy Strides Arcolab 's unit
# Mylan says transaction is expected to close in Q4 of 2013: Reuters

Mylan deal has now cleared all domestic clearances
# Is now pending only US Federal Trade Commission approval
# Is expected in September

Cabinet approves IndiaUAE aviation bilateral pact
# IndiaUAE bilaterals: 
# Proposal to up seats to 12,800 per week in 2014 winter schedule
# Proposal to up seats to 12,870 per week in 2015 winter schedule

On CNBCTV18 Kapil Kaul, CEO SouthAsian region, CAPA says
# Cabinet move to okay bilateral pact is on expected lines
# IndiaUAE bilateral pact to primarily help Etihad
# Do not see any regulatory challenges to JetEtihad deal

Gujarat Gas in pact to buy 0.85 mcmd gas from Gujarat State Petronet (GSPL)
# GSPL to supply gas to Gujarat Gas from January 2014 to June 2025

RBI to issue circular on 80/20 gold import rule: Sources
# RBI circular to amplify current provisions 
# Customs dept to also issue circular on implementation of 80/20 rule
# RBI issues clarification on 20/80 gold import norms

RBI says:
# Gold sale to SEZs not considered sale to exporter
# Gold sale to export units not considered sale to exporter
# Gold sale to trade houses not considered sale to exporter
# SEZ, export units can import gold exclusively for exports
# Trading houses can also import gold exclusively for exports

SEBI says:
# Bourses to revise indexbased circuit breaker limits daily
# Index circuit breaker limits to be based on previous close
# Post circuit halt, trading to resume with 15 minutes call auction
# New indexbased circuit limits effective from October 1

RBI tightens norms for disbursal of home loans
RBI says
# Upfront disbursal of home loan for incomplete projects a risk
# Banks must link disbursal of home loan to stage of construction

AGMs today
# IDBI Bank
# Tara Jewels

Future Ventures
# PE fund Warburg Pincus set to buy a Rs 350 crore minority stake in Indian ethnic wear brand Biba: ToI
# Move to also include purchase of the stake held by Kishore Biyani’s Future Ventures

LIC Housing Finance
# Has raised interest rates on home loans by 35 basis points but has spared its existing customers from a rate hike: ET 
# To raise Rs 200 crore via 3year bonds at 10.60 percent

Dhanlaxmi Bank
# Planning to raise Rs 60 crore in the next couple of months through preferential allotment
# Bank is also planning to raise Rs 200 crore through right issue or QIP, all these funds will be raised through NRI’s: BS

Dalmia Bharat
# August cement production 759,000 tonne versus 692,000 tonne YoY
# August cement despatches 768,000 tonne versus 699,000 tonne YoY

Mindtree
# Plan two more delivery centres in US
# Looking to acquire companies in package application, infrastructure management to build scale in some domains

Other stocks and sectors that are in news today:
# GMR Infrastructure promoter GMR holdings get 1.9 crore pledge shares released from MOFSL
# Lanco Infratech: Lanco Group has retrenched about 50 percent of its 8000 workforce during the last 15 months: ET
# Wipro bagged USD 125 million (Rs 850 crore) orders from Deutsche Bank for providing application maintenance service: BS
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