The two arms of L&TFH are L&T Finance, with its retail, micro-finance and corporate loan portfolio, and L&T Infrastructure Finance.
While the merger will see the share of the promoter group increase by two percentage points, the move has also seen a few analysts raise concerns.
After 3G auctions, analysts worried over the likely rise in debt and pressure on margins
ICICI Bank's move to amalgamate Bank of Rajasthan (BoR) with itself at a 1:4.72 ratio indicates the bank would pay a premium of 89.4 per cent to Bank of Rajasthan's closing stock price on Tuesday.
Dabur has successfully transformed itself from a company known for its health supplement, Chyawanprash, to a multi-product, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) player.
India Inc's order book doubled in the fourth quarter (January-March) of the last financial year compared, to the year-ago period.
Opportunities will also stem from the clear support for generics.
The central bank may increase both repo and reverse repo rates by another 25 basis points each in the next policy meeting.
US crude oil futures edged down on Tuesday after hitting an 8-week high of $82 a barrel on Monday.
Analysts recommend being selective in picking stocks.
QIP is a capital raising tool, whereby a listed company can issue equity shares, fully and partly convertible debentures, or any securities other than warrants that are convertible to equity shares to a Qualified Institutional Buyer.
Manufacturing sector suffers from project delays, lack of fresh capital.
India Inc could set a new fund-raising record in 2010. Even before the year starts, companies have lined up equity raising plans of Rs 1,50,000 crore, close to two-and-a-half times of what they raised through share sales this year.
Credit-dependent sectors such as real estate and automobiles may also be hit by a rise in interest rates.
The number of FIIs registering with Sebi this year touches six-year low.
The reason is obvious: Both the benchmark indices have almost doubled from their March 2009 levels. The reasons for the stake sales vary from meeting their company's working capital requirements to debt repayment. A few did so for business expansion.
India Inc's order book has more than doubled to an all-time high of Rs 73,320 crore in the second quarter of the current financial year, compared to the first quarter.
It's actually a problem of plenty for investors now. Buoyed by the success of the three companies that sold their QIP issues within a day of opening, as many as 32 companies have joined the queue, hoping to raise a combined Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 400 billion).
In rupee terms, market capitalisation inches closer to GDP.
Besides coming back to power in the recent elections, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has more reasons to smile.
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