The Cabinet has decided on a reserve price of Rs 3705 crore per Mhz for the 2100 Mhz band for the upcoming spectrum auctions, telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here today.
The commission has finalised a base price of Rs 3,646 crore per Mhz for CDMA band, nearly 17 percent higher than the price suggested by TRAI.
Shares of National Fertilisers Ltd (NFL) fell over five percent in the morning trade. This happened after the government began its divestment on the bourses. Within an hour of the issue being launched, it was subscribed 24 percent of the total 3.74 crore shares on offer.
The base price for state-run Oil India Ltd's share sale, to take place on Friday, has been set at a 5.6 percent discount to its share price, the company said, in a deal that will raise about USD 575 million.
GSM industry body COAI today sought 50 per cent reduction in the reserve price of 1800 MHz spectrum band in Delhi, Mumbai, Rajasthan and Karnataka circles for the upcoming auction.
RS Sharma, former chairman of ONGC tells CNBC-TV18 that sentiment seems to have got adversely affected since the ONGC auction did not get fully subscribed. He reitrates that Rs 280 would have a perfect base price.
The market started strong today, but closed on a tepid note below 5400. It was ONGC and Reliance, the two big oil stocks that bailed the index out today, says Udayan Mukherjee, managing editor, CNBC-TV18.