Top Indian private sector lender ICICI Bank, which owns nearly 68 percent of the insurer, is selling up to 181.34 million shares in the IPO.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided that 10 per cent of the government's stake in Coal India Ltd would be sold. Similarly, the sale of five per cent of its stake in ONGC and 11.4 per cent in the hydropower public-sector unit, NHPC, has been cleared.
A day after the Union Cabinet paved the way for the government reducing its stakes in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Coal India Ltd (CIL) and NHPC, the shares of these companies fell 3.4-5.2 per cent on bourses.
If the power plants are reporting low coal stocks with them, it is largely because they have improved their power generation to meet higher demand.
The total market valuation of the BSE-listed companies is nearing the Rs 100 lakh crore-mark following the continued dream run of the bourse.
It was the second straight week of gains for the benchmarks.
ONGC is the country's most profitable PSU.
The broader NSE Nifty moved between 10,705 and 10,785.55, before ending 25.15 points, or 0.23 per cent down at 10,716.55.
Officers of Central Public Sector Units will go an indefinite nationwide strike from December 22, demanding higher salaries and autonomy for the public sector.
The miners were working on night shift when the mine caved in at around 5.30 am.
Not only do you need an effective and independent regulator, you also need competition to flourish.
The valuation of CIL dropped by Rs 20,875 cr to Rs 2,27,926 cr
Valuation of TCS, ITC declines in the week
Arun Jaitley will aim for jumps in other revenue streams for the government.
Ficci also said the new leadership is expected to recognise the industry concerns on land, labour and environment.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
Although the pricing for the IPO is yet to be finalised, people in the know said the band could be Rs 275-300
In dollar terms, TCS' market valuation rose to $84 billion.
If the entire amount of Rs 24,000 crore is raised, then it would be the biggest fundraising exercise by any Indian company ever.
In the domestic market cap ranking, TCS continues to top the list
This will help Coal India become globally competitive, says Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayana Rao.
144 companies will pay Rs 61,087 crore in equity dividends to their shareholders for FY16, an increase of 19.2 per cent year-on-year
The top line growth for the 500 companies slowed down to 8.7 per cent.
Rupinder Pal Singh and Simon Child in the dying minutes of the match saw Delhi Waveriders get past the dangerous Kalinga Lancers with a 6-4 win.
Oil explorer ONGC again emerged as the highest profit-making PSU of the country during 2012-13 while telecom major BSNL turned out to be the biggest loss-making enterprise, says the Economic Survey.
A bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu said, the apex court had granted six months' time to wind up their operations and the companies cannot be restrained from excavating coal during this period.
India's track record of over-promising and under-delivering also leaves plenty of room for doubt.
Muted quarterly earnings, mixed cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflows added to the volatility
Decades of a state-owned monopoly selling coal at a fixed price has taken its toll on production.
However, Adani Australia has clarified on its Facebook page on Monday that in terms of quality of the coal it is almost 50 per cent better than that used domestically.
Sharp fall in capital goods production and manufacturing activity also dented sentiments.
Out of the seven companies, Coal India Ltd and SBI were the top gainers in an overall strong stock market. ONGC, ITC and Infosys were the losers for the week ended April 11.
The market valuation of top seven Sensex companies fell by Rs 24,783.44 crore last week in an overall weak stock market.
The 50-stock NSE barometer Nifty finished 22.50 points, or 0.21 per cent, down at 10,526.20
In the longest losing streak of 2017, the BSE Sensex has lost 1,270 points, or 3.91 per cent. It fell to a three-month low of 31,154.03 on Wednesday.
An announcement has barred the entry of journalists in the finance ministry.
As per the budget document presented in Parliament, public sector enterprises, including banks, are expected to contribute Rs 88,188 crore in the form of dividend and profit to the government in the current financial year.
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