Best quarter in 14 years: Block trades raise $7.1 bn as Tata, BAT cash in

Best quarter in 14 years: Block trades raise .1 bn as Tata, BAT cash in

Block trades in India are close to capping their best quarter in 14 years as the country’s booming stock market encourages shareholders to monetize stakes. Shareholders have raised $7.1 billion selling their holdings in India so far this year, with the quarter on track to have raised the most from block trades since the January … Read more

ITC hotels could take up to 15 months to get listed: Puri

ITC hotels could take up to 15 months to get listed: Puri

ITC chief Sanjiv Puri said listing of the proposed demerged hotel entity, ITC Hotels, will take 12-15 months to complete the regulatory process, while the shareholding structure of the company will provide stability to the hotels business and allow ITC to leverage the institutional strengths to build its fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) business. Addressing shareholders … Read more

India in touch with Turkish authorities on wheat consignment rejection: Food Secretary

India in touch with Turkish authorities on wheat consignment rejection: Food Secretary

Amid reports of Turkey rejecting an Indian wheat consignment on quality concerns, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey on Thursday said the government has sought details from the Turkish authorities on the matter as the concerned exporter has claimed that the shipment of 60,000 tonnes had all the required clearances. Meanwhile, after India banned wheat exports on … Read more