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Stocks in news: IOC, Nestle, SAIL, Ranbaxy, S Kumar, Suzlon

Nestle India | HUL | NALCO | Cairn India | IOC | SAIL | Kingfisher Airlines | Ranbaxy Laboratories | Videocon Industries | S Kumars Nationwide | UTV Software Communications | Suzlon Energy | Dr Reddys Laboratories | Deccan Chronicle Holdings and Chettinad Cement are the stocks | which are in news today.

March 25, 2013 / 09:44 IST
     
     
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    Here are stocks that are in news today:


    Nestle India
    -Increases royalty rate at 0.2 percent every year from 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent
    -Royalty rate hike staggered over 5 years starting 2014
    Nestle India says:
    -Only independent directors voted on royalty resolution
    -Executive directors recused from royalty resolution vote


    HUL says:
    -No hike in price of Dove Soap 50 gm pack since October 2012
    -Reports of Dove soap 50 gm price hike by 10 percent incorrect
    -No change in pack size of Lux soap 150 gm
    -No change in price or Grammage of Lux soap 150 gm pack
    -No SKU of Rin Powder 250 gm pack
    Alert: SKU is stock-keeping unit
    Alert: Reports of Rin powder 250 gm pack price hiked by 6.7 percent
    -Reports of change in price & grammage of Vim bar incorrect
    -No change in Wheel powder 1 kg pack price since November 2012
     
    Cairn India says
    -Started gas sales from Rajasthan with 0.15 mmscmd initial volumes
    -To target several gas prospects in Rajasthan
    -JV with ONGC starts oil output from Aishwariya field in Barmer
    -See Barmer exploration, development capex at Rs 6,000 crore for FY14
    -Barmer block gas approved price around USD 5/mBtu
    -Will buy out Cairn Energy's residual 10 percent at some point
    -To invest Rs 6,000-10,000 crore over 3 years in Rajasthan
    -Target is to have ultimate production of 500,000 bpd
    -80 percent of benefit in Rajasthan Barmer field goes to govt
    -Govt has to decide on residual stake sale in Hindustan, BALCO


    IOC hikes retail diesel price by 45 Paise/litre
    IOC says:
    -Post price hike, loss on retail diesel seen at Rs 8.19/litre
    -Hike in retail diesel prices by 45 paise/litre excluding VAT
    Alert: Retail diesel prices were last revised by 45 paise/litre on February 16


    SAIL offer for sale (OFS) fully subscribed
    -Gets bids for 24.13 crore shares versus issue size of 24.03 crore shares
    SAIL OFS:
    -Indicative price at Rs 63.07/share against floor price of Rs 63/share


    Sources on SAIL OFS:
    -LIC bids for close to 35 percent; SBI bids for close to 15 percent
    -Largely subscribed by by domestic MFs
    -Non-institutional investors bid for 5 crore shares with 100 percent margin
    ALERT: SAIL OFS subscribed 100.4 percent; gets bids for 24.13 cr shares


    Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) Delhi engineers write to Vijay Mallya (Letter dated Sunday)
    -Will take necessary actions if no response within 24 hours
    -Avoiding payment of salaries is worst form of cruelty
    -Employees being held captive to demand for AOP renewal
    Alert: AOP is aircraft operators license
    KFA Mumbai pilots say
    -Encouraged by Vijay Mallya’s meeting with Delhi staff
    -Appreciate hard work put in by Vijay Mallya
    -Looking forward to take the skies soon
    -Will be encouraged if June salaries paid immediately
    -Will be encouraged if progress made on refresher training
    -Always supported Vijay Mallya & will continue to do so
     
    Karnataka HC postpones KFA & UBHL hearing to next week
    Alert: 8 creditors filed winding up petition against KFA & UBHL


    Coal India (CIL)
    -Finance ministry effects excise duty recovery of Rs 750 crore from CIL: PTI
    -Coal India board seeks clarifications on draft pact with South Africa’s Limpopo govt on JV: PTI
    Alert: Limpopo govt had approached CIL requesting to form JV with one of its public sector firms for acquiring coal mines there


    Other stocks and sectors that are in news today:
    -NALCO cuts aluminum prices by Rs 2,000/Tonne: Reuters Sources
    -Ranbaxy set to get FDA nod on alternative for Novartis’ Diovan, another likely for Roche’s Valcyte: BS
    -Videocon planning to retire substantial portion of its debt from proceeds of stake sale from Mozambique gasfiled by end of the month which could fetch company around USD 2 billion: BS
    -S Kumar looking to sell Reid and Taylor to reduce debt: ET
    -UTV signs 7 year Rs 130 crore deal with ZEE: ET
    -Suzlon’s USD 650 million bond issue to hit markets today
    -Dr Reddy's settles claims versus Nordion; to get cash payment of USD 22.5 million
    -Speed up price pool for gas, PMO to power ministry: FE
    -Deccan Chronicle to demerge print unit, scheme to be shared with lenders during the AGM on March 28
    -Chettinad Cement fixed delisting price of Rs 720/share
    -Geodesic says company's restructuring process in final legs, likely to get completed during 1st half of next week
    -Inter-ministerial panel likely to meet today on selection of legal advisor for planned ETF of PSUs

    Do not intend to levy 30 percent excise duty on Sedans: CNBC-TV18 Exclusive: Govt Sources Say
    -Understand need to clarify definition of small utility vehicles (SUVs)
    -In process of clarifying definition of SUVs for excise levy
    -Two box cars to be treated as SUVs
    -Definition of SUVs unlikely on basis of price
    -Criteria for ground clearance unlikely to be changed

    first published: Mar 25, 2013 08:37 am

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