Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi announced on Wednesday that preparations are in the works to boost coal reserves at thermal power plants from 24 million tonnes (mt) to 40 mt by March 2023. As of Tuesday, coal reserves at coal-fired power plants stood at 24.6 mt, according to the National Power Portal. “Our coal inventories are…
Oil prices fell for the third day in a row on Wednesday, as investors worried about the impact on fuel demand from rising global economic threats and increasing COVID-19 regulations in China. Brent crude futures had fallen 51 cents, or 0.5%, to $93.78 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude in the United States was trading…
Suzlon Energy shares fell 7% to Rs. 7.10 after the company’s rights issue to fund Rs.1,200 crore opened for sale on Tuesday. Suzlon Energy rights entitlement (RE) shares or partially paid shares also fell 30.19% at Rs.1.85 against the rights offer price of Rs. 2.50 on the NSE. While the rights issuance concludes on October…
The cement industry is on a consolidation spree With two new purchases. While India Cements has announced the sale of its Madhya Pradesh plant to Parth Jindal’s unlisted JSW Cement for Rs.477 crores, the Adani Group is on the verge of acquiring the cement asset that Jaiprakash Associates has placed up for sale in order…
Tata Consultancy Services’ earnings increased 8.3% to Rs.10,465 crores in the second quarter of 2022-23, up from Rs.9,624 crore the previous year. “In terms of profitability, we crossed Rs.10,000 crore for the first time ever,” said TCS CEO Rajesh Gopinathan. Profit increased 10% sequentially from Rs. 9,478 crores in the first quarter of FY23. Revenue from…
According to persons familiar with the situation, billionaire Gautam Adani’s Adani Group is in advanced talks with debt-ridden Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd. to buy its cement unit. The ports-to-power mixture could spend around 50 billion rupees ($606 million) for a cement grinding machine and other minor assets. While conversations are progressing, they might yet be…
USDINR opened with a gap up at Rs.82.20 in the previous session after closing at Rs.81.90 on Thursday, and the market saw primarily dollar purchasing by corporates and banks as rupee pressure persisted on Friday. With other Asian currencies plunging – CNH from 7.02 to 7.12 and KRW from almost 1400 to 1412 – with…
Oil prices rose after OPEC+ agreed to limit production by 2 million barrels per day, a rate more than the market had anticipated. Oil prices rose in response to the news, but the gains were limited as the market awaited the U.S. response. OPEC+ has been undershooting its own output for months, so the market…
On Friday, the gold rate in India stayed largely unchanged as the yellow metal remained stable in the worldwide market. Gold December futures on the Multi Commodity Exchange were trading flat with a bearish bias at Rs 51,965 per 10 grams. On the MCX, silver December futures were trading at Rs 61,600 per kilogram, up…
The World Bank reduced its FY23 growth forecast for India to 6.5% from 7.5% in June, the most pessimistic prognosis for the country by any major institution, as it warned of a “deteriorating external environment.” For FY24, it has trimmed the growth forecast by 10 basis points to 6.5%. “In the face of slowing global…
