India has been rejoicing the fall in oil prices globally. The government is twice as happy as the general public since they have increased taxes on oil products even while periodically asking oil companies to reduce prices.However, all is not well in oil producing countries. Apart from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), which is finding it difficult to balance their budget, the biggest problem of falling oil prices is in the US. The world’s largest economy today is also the largest producer of oil, more than even Saudi Arabia and Russia, thanks to the shale oil boom there 10 DECEMBER 2014, Mumbai MARKET INSIGHT 3 750-point correction wipes out Rs 2.5-lakh crore in market-cap 60 stocks saw market capitalisation erosion by more than Rs 1,000 crore each. TCS was the biggest loser, that recorded m-cap erosion of Rs 23,348 crore in past three trading sessions MARKETS 4-5 Markets snap 3-day losing streak; banks gain Asian markets end mixed; Nikkei slumps 2% EXPERT SPEAK 6 Q&A: K Subramanyam, assistant vice- president (institutional research), Asit C. Mehta Securities IPO 7 As IPO market picks up, small FMCG firms go for valuation kill The endeavour to make a significant gain on listing is pushing firms to price an IPO at the maximum possible level PERSONAL FINANCE 8 Things OFS investors need to keep in mind Retail investors need to look at company fundamentals, discount being offered before investing SPECIAL REPORT 9 10 things you must know about Google's Great Online Shopping Festival The three-day online festival kicks off today and runs across most e-commerce portals CORPORATE 10-11 M&M said to be buying stake in Swedish Co Reliance Capital to sell Yatra.Com stake for Rs 500 cr POLITICS 12 Jaitley to meet state FMs tomorrow on GST BSP, Congress attack Centre on religious conversion in Agra TECHNICALS 13 STOCK DATA 14-18 MARKET REPORT COVER STORY 2 Why low oil prices could trigger the next market fall The fall in prices because of the boom in shale oil production in the US is already causing jitters in the bond markets
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India has been rejoicing the fallin oil prices globally. Thegovernment is twice as happyas the general public since theyhave increased taxes on oilproducts even whileperiodically asking oilcompanies to reduceprices.However, all is not wellin oil producing countries.Apart from the Organization ofPetroleum Exporting Countries(Opec), which is finding itdifficult to balance their budget,the biggest problem of falling oilprices is in the US. The world’slargest economy today is also the
largest producer of oil, more thaneven Saudi Arabia and Russia,thanks to the shale oil boom there
10 DECEMBER 2014, Mumbai
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750-point correctionwipes out Rs 2.5-lakhcrore inmarket-cap60 stocks saw market capitalisationerosion by more than Rs 1,000 croreeach. TCS was the biggest loser, thatrecorded m-cap erosion of Rs 23,348crore in past three trading sessions
MARKETS 4-5Markets snap 3-day losingstreak; banks gain
IPO 7As IPOmarket picks up,small FMCG firms go forvaluation kill
The endeavour to make a significant gainon listing is pushing firms to price an IPOat the maximum possible level
PERSONAL FINANCE 8Things OFS investors needto keep inmindRetail investors need to look at companyfundamentals, discount being offeredbefore investing
SPECIAL REPORT 910 things youmust knowabout Google's GreatOnline Shopping FestivalThe three-day online festival kicks offtoday and runs across most e-commerceportals
CORPORATE 10-11M&M said to be buyingstake in Swedish Co
Reliance Capital to sellYatra.Com stake for Rs500 cr
POLITICS 12Jaitley tomeet state FMstomorrowonGST
BSP, Congress attackCentre on religiousconversion in Agra
India has been rejoicing the fall inoil prices globally. The govern-ment is twice as happy as the gen-
eral public since they have increasedtaxes on oil products even whileperiodically asking oil companiesto reduce prices.However, all is not well in
oil producing countries.Apart from theOrganization of PetroleumExporting Countries(Opec), which is finding itdifficult to balance theirbudget, the biggest problemof falling oil prices isin the US.The world’s largest economy
today is also the largest producer ofoil, more than even Saudi Arabia andRussia, thanks to the shale oil boomthere. However, production of shaleoil is a costlier affair as compared totraditional methods of crude oilextraction. Shale oil production,depending on the location, costs any-where around $40 to $70 per barrel ascompared to sub $10 per barrel levelsby Opec.With oil prices nowaround the cost
of production, the first signs of the jit-ters are visible in the bond market,especially the energy junk bondmar-ket, also known as the ‘cov-lite’ ener-
gy bonds. Safeguardsknown as covenants areembedded in the bonds sold. Energybonds sold, especially to energy trans-portation companies had fewercovenants and thus called ‘cov-lite’bonds. Junk bonds are debt instru-ments carrying a rating of BB or low-er. According to a Financial Timesarticle (paywall) bonds sold by com-panies that transport oil and gas haveemerged as some of theweakest dealsin terms of protection offered tolenders.These ‘cov-lite’ bonds have surged
in recent years as demand for higher-yielding assets on account of easycash due to quantitative easing pickedup.Most of the oil transportation com-panies benefited from such demandwhen oil prices were higher.Lower oil priceswould prevent fur-
ther expansion and investment inshale oil exploration and might alsoresult in lower production. This inturn would impact revenues of oiltransportation companies. Accordingto Moody’s ‘covenant quality index’which measures the quality score ofcovenant bonds, the scores are theweakest till date and have beenrunning long for the longestperiod of time.
Low oil prices naturallyare bad for the entire oilsector. Shale oil has beenone of the biggest reasonsfor the US economy get-ting back on its feet. It hasprovided employment tomillions and revived cap-ital expenditure in the
economy. From one of thelargest importer of oil, USA today
is a net exporter. The energy sectoraccounts for roughly one-third if S&P500 capex and nearly 25% of com-bined capex and R&D spending.According to JP Morgan, oil com-
panies now account for 18% of highyielding bonds as compared to 9% in2009, when oil prices had brieflytouched $40 a barrel. Analysts at JPMorgan say that if oil prices stay below$65 and stays there for the next threeyears, then upwards of 40% of all ofthese bonds could default.
Whylowoilpricescouldtriggerthenextmarketfall
he fall inpricesbecauseof theboominshaleoilproduction in theUS isalready
causing jitters in thebondmarketsT
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DEEPAK KORGAONKAR
After hitting Rs 100-lakh crorein the last week of November,an about 750-point correction
in the S&PBSE Sensex has seen amar-ket capitalisation erosion ofmore thanRs 200,000 crore in past four tradingsessions.Total investor wealth, measured in
termsof cumulativemarket valueof alllisted companies, plummeted by Rs
220,706 crore and stood atRs 98,52,367crore at the end of the day's trade onWednesday. It was Rs 10,073,073 croreon December 4. S&P BSE Sensexdeclined732points from28,563 tocloseat 27,831 today.Of this,more thanhalf orRs 1,29,128
crore got eroded just fromthe30-shareBSE Sensex companies that includeblue chips like Tata ConsultancyServices (TCS), Infosys, Wipro, Oil andNatural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and
Reliance Industries,whichsawmarket-caperosionofmore thanRs8,000croreeach. 53 stocks saw market capitalisa-tion erosion by more than Rs 1,000crore each. TCS was the biggest loser,that recorded m-cap erosion of Rs24,729 crore in past four trading ses-sions. The stock fell 4.8% fromRs2,637to Rs 2,510 on the BSE.Infosys, whose founders sold 32.6
million shares of the company for Rs6,484croreviaopenmarketonMonday,have seen m-cp erosion of Rs 15,918crore. The stockdeclined 6.6% fromRs2,102 to Rs 1,964 during past four trad-ing sessions.Market experts, however, suggest
that investors should use the currentfall inequities asanopportunity tobuyfroma long-termperspective.“Technically,weareof theviewthat
unless and until the market is notapproaching tomajor supports buyingmay not emerge but it’s a normal cor-rectionand investors shoulduse it asanopportunity tobuyandtraderscan takecontra view of buying around majorsupports,” said Shrikant Chouhan,Head- Technical Research, KotakSecurities.Meanwhile, out of BSE-500 compa-
nies, the market value of 144 stocksdeclined more than 4% each in pastfour trading sessions. Idea Cellular,Aban Offshore, SpiceJet, HCLInfosystems, CCL International andElder Pharmaceuticals declinedbetween 10-15%.Jet Airways, Bharti Infratel, PI
Industries, NCC, Pipavav Defence andOffshore, HMT andOpto Circuits havebucked the trend by gaining between12-30%during the period.
each. TCSwas thebiggest loser, thatrecordedm-caperosionofRs23,348crore inpast three tradingsessions
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INDRANI MAZUMDAR
Benchmark indices ended mar-ginally higher to snap threedaylosing streak, helped by a
rebound inChinese shares, ledbybankshares. The 30-share Sensex gained 34points toendat 27,831 and the50-shareNifty surged 15 points to close at 8,356.Meanwhile, foreign institutionalinvestors were net sellers in Indianequities worth Rs 221.52 crore onTuesday, as per provisional stockexchange data.
Thebroadermarketsoutperformedthe benchmark indices- BSE Midcapand Smallcap indices gained 1% each.
SECTORS & HOT STOCKSOn the sectoral front, BSE ConsumerDurables index was the top gainer up2.4% followed by BSE Bankex andPower indices up 1% and 0.7% each.However, BSE Capital Goods, IT andFMCG are lost sheen and ended downbetween 0.4-1%. ONGC gained 2.4%.The government has finalized plans tosell a part of its stake in Coal India,ONGC and NHPC under its disinvest-ment programme for the current fiscalyear. Coal India ended up 0.2%.Moreover, ONGC Videsh won anExploration Block- 14TAR-R1 in NewZealand.
Reliance Industries ended downnearly 1%. RIL and China’s Shandong
Ruyi Science and Technology GroupCoexecuteddefinitiveagreements forajoint venture in textiles.GAIL lost 2.2%on caution after the UP Governmentagreed toconstituteahighpowercom-mittee for GAIL’s Jagdishpur - Haldiapipeline. The government has plans tofinalise the proposal for coal linkagerationalisation and swapping arrange-ments of about 40 thermal power pro-jects, amove that is expected tosaveupto Rs 6,000 crore in logistics cost.
The proposal includes swappingagreements for power projects of com-panies including Adani Power,Indiabulls Power and NTPC, amongothers. NTPC ended the session withmarginal gains. Tata Power gainednearly 2% after it signed an agreementfor acquisition of 540 MW coal basedthermalpowerproject inMaharashtra.Among the metal pack, Sesa Sterliteendedup1%whereas itspeerHindalcolost 0.4%.
RatingagencyCRISIL in reportdat-
edDecember2, 2014said thatnet inter-est margin of banks are expected toimproveslightly in2014-15due tograd-ual recovery in the economy, controlover cost of funds and better assetmixleading to higher yield on advances.Among individual stocks, AllahabadBank, Oriental Bank of Commerce,Canara Bank, Indian Overseas BankandAndhraBankareupmore than3%each. State Bank of India (SBI), UnionBankof India,Bankof India, SyndicateBank, PunjabNational Bank and Bankof Baroda, Ais Bank, ICICI Bank andHDFC Bank ended up between 0.1-5%onNSE.
SharesofCiplaendedupnearly 1.3%after the company said its Mauritius-based firm plans to divest its entirestake in China-based pharmaceuticalcompany. Dr Reddy’s Lab ended up0.6%. Auto shares ended mixed. HeroMotocorp gainedover 1.2%.Accordingto news reports, the company is tyingup with Snapdeal to sell motorcycleson the online platform. Index heavy-weight and Auto major, Tata Motorsclimbed1.5%. TataMotors’sunitJaguarLandRover recalledabout 7,000sportscars in the U.S. Shares of Bharti Airtelwitnessedprofit takingandended low-er.The stockhadgained inearly tradeson reports that the Telecom DisputesSettlement and Appellate Tribunal(TDSAT) has set aside a penalty of Rs650 crore imposed on the company byDepartment of Telecommunication(DOT) in a roaming case. BHELdeclined 2.5%.
According to media reports, thecompany would set up an integratedsolar photo-voltaic manufacturingfacility of around 500MW per annuminMaharashtra. Its peer L&T lost 1.2%.
Asian shares, the dollar and oilprices all slumped onWednesday, pulling back as
global growth concerns and politicaluncertainty in Greece prompted aflight to safety. Still, investors couldtake little comfort from data showingChina'sannualconsumer inflationeasedto a five-year low of 1.4% in November,signalling persistent weakness in theworld's second-largest economy andleading some topredict thatBeijingwillmove more aggressively to head offdeflation.
MSCI'sbroadest indexofAsia-Pacificshares outside Japan slipped 0.2%, butwasoff lowsasChinese shares rebound-ed after a sharp selloff on Tuesday. TheShanghaiComposite Indexwasup2.4%,
a day after a rollercoaster session inwhich itmarkeda3-1/2-yearhighbeforecollapsing to losemore than 5%.
Japan's Nikkei stock average tum-bled 2.3%, as a stronger yen promptedinvestors to sell exporters' shares.
A Japanese government surveyreleased before the market openedshowed big Japanese manufacturersgrew less optimistic in October-Decemberandseeconditionsworseningfurther in the following quarter, sug-gesting that the economy is slow torecover fromarecession.Aseparate sur-vey showed Japanese consumer confi-dence worsened for a fourth straightmonth in November. The governmentreset itsviewonconsumerconfidence toweak. Brent crude slipped about 0.8%to$66.29abarrel, though itpared lossesandremainedwell abovea five-year lowof$65.29 touchedonTuesday.U.S. crudefutures were down 1% at $63.18. Oilpriceshavebeenunderpressure amidamassive supplyglut, afterOPECdecidedagainst cutting output.
Hong Kong shares finished slightlyhigher onWednesday, erasingmorninglosses, followingareboundonmainlandmarkets fromthepreviousday'splunge.
The Hang Seng index rose 0.2%, to23,527.43, while the China EnterprisesIndex gained 0.4%, to 11,372.62 points.
China stocks rebound frompreviousday's tumble. The ShanghaiCompositeIndex gained 2.9%, to 2,940.01 points.
Asianmarketsendmixed;Nikkeislumps2%
ikkei stockaverage tumbled2.3%,asastrongeryenprompted investors to sell
exporters' sharesN
Sharesofplasticproductsmaker
Nilkamal soared 15%toRs492onthe
backofheavyvolumes. The trading
volumes more-than-doubledwitha
combinedaround1,642582shares
representingnearly6%of totalequity
changedhandsonNSEandBSE.
In past onemonth, the stock
rallied 51% fromRs 331 on November
10, as compared to a 0.08% fall in the
benchmark index CNX Nifty.
According analyst at Nirmal Bang,
the fall in Indian crude oil basket price
will boost grossmargin of the
company.With a lowermargin
structure, percentage increase in net
profit because of a sharp fall in crude
oil priceswill be very high.
Nilkamal hits record high;up over 50% in 1 month
Shares in SKS Microfinance rallied
11% to Rs 388 on the National
Stock Exchange (NSE) after UBS
initiate coverage on the stock with
‘Buy’ rating and price target of Rs
500. According to the brokerage,
due to its strong growth potential
and high return on equity (ROE), SKS
Microfinance is one of our preferred
non banking finance company
(NBFC) picks.
NBFC-micro finance institutions
(MFIs) are now regulated by the
Reserve Bank of India, and new
regulations restrict leverage and
lending rates. MFIs are also more
geographically diversified than
before the Andhra Pradesh crisis. We
think regulations on small finance
banks could pave the way for MFIs to
become small banks, which we
believe would improve their liability.
SKS Microfinance gains11% on UBS upgrade
EUROPE LAST CHG (%)FTSE 100 6,545.15 0.24
DAX 9,855.31 0.63
CAC 40 4,275.47 0.27
ASIA LAST CHG (%)Hang Seng 23,524.52 0.16Nikkei 225 17,412.58 -2.3Taiwan 9,032.16 -1.07Straits 3,322.72 0.09Shanghai 2,940.88 2.88Kospi 1,945.56 -1.31
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Robust US jobs data suggests thatgrowth ispickingup in theworld'slargesteconomy.Howwill thisandthe expectations of a rate hike bythe US Federal Reserve impact theIndianmarkets?Rate hike expectations are
probably discounted and may justhave a temporary effect. Reforms atthe ground level will be more criticalfor sustaining interest in the Indianequities. Broadly, one would beadvised to take part profits at currentlevels, particularly in scrips thathave seen a sharp run up in therecent months.
The CPI data is due on Friday.With both CPI and WPI datalikely to decline further, what isyour call on rate-sensitivesectors? What would be your topthree picks?Banking sector should be the pre-
ferred space, but I would refrain frompicking any stocks now as some cool-ing off is expected after the francticrise in the past fewmonths.
The recent trend in metal stocksseemstobecontrary to themarket
movement. With data from Chinashowing signs of weakness, whatis your call on the metals sector?Can you suggest any large-cap ormid-cap metal shares that areattractively valued at current lev-els?By and large all large cap compa-
nies have issues whether it is TataSteel, Hindalco, Jindal group or oth-ers. So, it would be better to focus onuser industries, who will be benefi-ciaries rather than on themetal coun-ters. Autos, auto ancillaries, forgings,
etc. would be the preferred space.
Commenting on the rally in thebroader markets during your lastinteraction, you had picked fertil-izers, logistics,andspecialtychem-icals as your preferred picks.Would you now revise or updateyour list?All the three sectors look good
though in the immediate short termsome correction may be seen onaccount of these sectors being over-stretched. From these sectors, TataChemicals, GatewayDistriparks, AartiIndustries and Deepak Nitrite wouldbe our preferred picks.
Whatwouldbeyouradvice to first-time investors in the stock mar-kets? Given that the movement ofindices may mask the actualdynamics of the markets, howshould a novice start building uphis/her portfolio?My advice would be not to get car-
ried away and focus on SIP via mutu-al funds or to follow scrip specificroute which will average out holdingcost over the period and would bringgains in the long run.
KK SSuubbrraammaannyyaammtells Faraan Tarique that government reforms areessential for the markets from a mid-term perspective. Saying thatmarkets have already discounted the rate hike from US Federal Reserve,he suggests booking partial profits in stocks with sharp gains. Editedexcerpts:
'Book partial profits in stockswith sharp gains'
K SUBRAMANYAM assistant vice-president (institutional research), Asit C. Mehta Securities
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VIVEAT SUSAN PINTO ®HU BALAKRISHNAN
Indore-based Prataap Snacks is alittle known snack food company.But sales of the firm, thanks to its
Yellow Diamond range of chips andsnacks, is in the region of Rs 600-700crore per annum. The buzz is that theSequoia-Capital-backed companymay consider an initial public offer inabout three years to give an exit to itsprivate equity partners, who'vepumped in Rs 180 crore (for an undis-closed stake), since May 2011.Valuations are expected to be steep if
the current price-to-earnings (PE)ratio of consumer product companiesis taken into account. Consider this: Apparel maker
Monte Carlo, which launched its ini-tial public offering (IPO) last week inthe price band of Rs 630-Rs 645 perunit, valued its Rs 350-crore issue at 25times its PE ratio. ManpasandBeverages, the maker of the MangoSip brand of juices, which has justfiled its draft red herring prospectuswith the Securities & Exchange Boardof India (Sebi), is expected to com-
mand a similar valuation for its Rs400-crore issue, likely mid next year.The same goes for Rajkot-based
Balaji Wafers, which is now mulling anIPO following its failure to raise mon-ey via the PE route. Balaji's rumouredstake sale talks with PepsiCo andKelloggs also didn't go through owingto steep valuation demands from thepromoter family, the Viranis. Yet, the company appears to be
adamant with its enterprise valua-tions.In a conversation with Business
Standard a few months ago, KeyurVirani, director, Balaji Wafers, hadpegged the value of his firm at overthree times FY14 sales of Rs 1,200crore. He had said that he was lookingto raise Rs 400 crore from the capitalmarkets to fund his expansion plans.What these examples suggest is
this: Small and mid-sized consumerproduct companies are going for thekill when it comes to IPO valuations.The prospect of a good response evenat a steep price, the continued interestof investors in India's consumptionstory as well as the company's ownfuture prospects are prompting pro-moters to be aggressive when it comesto valuations. Ritesh Chandra, head of the con-
sumer group at investment bankAvendus Capital, says, "The potentialof these tier II, III companies to growas national players is pretty high.Besides, these tightly-controlled busi-nesses of promoter-driven companieshave better profit margins thannational players. It is these advantagesof high profitability and high returnon capital ...
he endeavour to make a significant gainon listing is pushing firms to price an IPOat the maximum possible level
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As IPO market picks up, smallFMCG firms go for valuation kill
The offer for sale (OFS) season ison. In the next few weeks, thegovernment is likely to offload
stake in quite a few public sectorundertakings (PSUs) such as ONGC,Nevyeli Lignite and Coal India.
Retail investors — those who bidup to Rs 2 lakh in an offering — needto keep a few things in mind beforethey participate in the government's
disinvestment through an OFS.First, investors need to be choosy
about which OFS to invest in, mak-ing sure the companies are funda-
mentally strong and well-managed.They also need to look at factors
such as the discount and the floorprice of the issue. Retail investors aretypically given a discount of 5% inthese offerings. Investors also need totrack the change in price of the com-pany two to three months before theOFS date.
First time investors need to makesure they have a demat account andpermanent account number (PAN) toparticipate in the OFS. Investors canuse their online trading accounts suchas ICICI Direct and Kotak Securitiesby placing their bids under the OFSsection of their respective brokingwebsites. There may be instances,however, where investors may not beable to place their bids online direct-ly and will have to get in touch withtheir respective brokers to completethe transaction.
Investors have to pay the amountto brokers in advance. The broker willin turn put in his bid allotment, andthe shares will get allotted in theinvestors' name. Any refund will bereturned by the broker. Since the set-tlement is done through the clear-
inghouses, all transactions have tobe carried out through the broker
as the stock exchanges rec-ognize only the broker.
The good newsfor retail
investors is that toencourage participation of
small investors in PSU disinvest-ments, the government has decided tohike the quota reserved for retailinvestors to 20% for the forthcomingstake sales in firms such asONGCandCoal India.
Market regulator Sebi has nowallowed retail investors to bid at thecut-off price, which does away theneed for price discovery for retailinvestors as they can simply bid at thecut-off price and be assured of anallotment.
The third edition of Google’sannual Great Online ShoppingFestival (GOSF) has kicked off
and several buyers have alreadymadetheir first purchases before stocks runout or deals end. The three-day eventwill have over 400 brands and e-com-merce portals offering deals and dis-counts. Here’s a look at 10 things youmust know about GOSF:
1. WHERE TO SHOP: As part ofGOSF, most leading e-commercecompanies are running deep dis-counts and purchases could bemadeat any of those. Additionally, buyerscan also accessGOSF sale through thegosf.inwebsite, which displays trend-ing deals across websites. One couldalso use price-comparison websitesto find the best deals available. Someof the e-commerce websites partici-pating in GOSF this year aresnapdeal.com, ama-zon.in, ebay.in,limeroad.com,shopclues.com andjabong.com
2. FLIPKARTGIVESA MISS: In case youwere refreshing flip-kart.com’s homepageand waiting for thedeals to start, the e-commerce major haschosen not to participatein GOSF this year. The
Bengaluru-based e-tailer was anactive participant in the previous twoeditions of GOSF. However, this yearthe dates of Google’s event clashwithFlipkart’s Big App Sale, where thecompany is offering discounts to buy-ers who make purchases through itsmobile application. Experts believeFlipkart’s decision might havestemmed from the fact that the com-pany has managed to create a strongbranding for itself and does not needto piggyback GOSF to attract buyers.
3. 2013 EXPERIENCE: Launchedin 2012 by Google to boost onlineshopping in India, GOSF sawover twomillion unique visitors (half of whichwere women) last year, according todata
released by the internet giant.Leading e-tailers like Snapdeal, eBayandMyntra had said theywitnessed asignificant uptick in sales duringGOSF 2013. According to Google, theover 200 e-commerce websites thatparticipated in GOSF saw a rise ofthree to four times in sales.While sev-eral other online sales in the past haveexperienced heavy traffic duringmorning hours, GOSF 2013 had seenpeak traffic between 2 pm and 8 pm.
4. EXCLUSIVES: This year, GoogleIndia has created an ‘exclusive launchcorner’, where it will release several ofits products for the first time forIndian buyers. Under this category,the company is expected to launchGoogle Nexus 6 smartphone, alongwith Chromecast, a digital mediaplayer developed by Google.
5. GLITCHES: Technical glitcheshave become synonymous withonline sales in India. Even aswebsiteswould be better prepared for handlingtraffic after Flipkart’s ‘Big BillionDay’fiasco, some buyers say they facedissues while making purchases thismorning aswell.While some said theywere unable to complete transactionson some websites, a few others saidwhen they added certain items tocarts their prices automaticallychanged to undiscounted rates.
6. POLICIES: Like for several otheronline and offline sales, various e-commerce websites change theirreturn and exchange policies duringGOSF. Therefore, before making anypurchase, it is best to check the web-site’s policies.
Sports utility vehicle marketleader, Mahindra &Mahindra isreportedly planning to takeover
National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB(NEVS), the holding company thatpurchased assets of Saab Automobiletwo years ago, according to documentsfiled in a local Swedish court.
NEVS,which earlier ran into finan-cial difficulties, signed a term sheetwith M&M two weeks ago to beginintense negotiations. Mumbai-basedM&M is one of the two companies(bothAsian) that have evinced interestin NEVS; the other one is believed tobe a company of Chinese origin.
A document filed in court by aNEVS creditor had mentioned M&Mas the automaker that was about tobuy a stake in the Swedish company,said a Dow Jones report.
Approached for a response, aspokesperson for M&M said in anemail: “We would not offer any com-ments on the issue.”
MANSI TANEJA
Google'sGreatOnlineShoppingFestival(GOSF) has become a launchpad for
twoprojectsofrealestatefirmTataHousing- one luxury in Bangalore and anotheraffordable in Mumbai, a move whichexpertssaywouldsoonmakeonlineapre-ferred medium of buying a home. 'TheCascades', the luxuryproject inBangalorespread over 5 acre will have 75 indepen-denthomespricedataroundRs3.5crore.ThetotalcostoftheprojectisaboutRs150crore. In another project of Tata Housing
subsidiary -TataValueHomesinBoisar,Mumbai,thehomeswillbeavailablestartingRs16lakhs.Both the projects are being sold exclu-sively during GOSF which started today.The companyalsohas schemes for sevenotherprojectsacrossIndia.
Ahomecanbebookedbypayinganamount of Rs 20,000-50,000 on Tata'sunits while others are offering manyfreebies and per sq ft discounts to lurecustomers.
TataHousing launches twoprojectsonGOSF
M&M said to be buyingstake in Swedish Co
ccording toacourt filing,M&Misabouttopickupastake inNational ElectricVehicle Sweden
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GodrejGroup,which iseyeing
acquisitions to fuelgrowth, said it
wasexpectinga20%CAGRby2020.
AdiGodrej saidChinawouldovertake
USA in the long-runand India,because
of itsdemographic strength,would
emergeas the leader in theworld
economy.
Godrej was looking at a '20% CAGR
by 2020 both organically and
inorganically'. The company is
targeting a 26% increase in its sales
and is in talks to acquire the DGH,
which operates in 14 countries across
Africa selling hair extension products.
Godrej eyes acquisitionsto fuel growth
DLF says it took necessaryapprovals for Kochihousing complex
Looking to cash in on e-com-merce boom, Reliance Capitalis all set to sell its 16 per cent
stake in leading travel portalYatra.Com for an estimated Rs 500crore and is in talks with 2-3 interna-tional investors. The deal wouldmarkan over 12-times appreciation for thisinvestment by Reliance Capital, thefinancial services armofAnil Ambani-led business conglomerate RelianceGroup, which had acquired a 16 percent stake in the online travel compa-ny for Rs 40 crore in 2006.
Sources said that Reliance Cap isin talks with 2-3 leading international
investors to sell this 16 per cent stakefor an estimated $80 million (aboutRs 500 crore). The identity of the inter-ested buyers could not be ascertained.
When contacted, aRelianceCapitalspokesperson said: "We continuouslyevaluate opportunities to unlock thevalue of our minority investments toenhance shareholders value."
While the spokesperson did notgive any further details, sources saidthat Reliance Cap aims to close thetransaction in 4-6 weeks and the dealwould put the total valuation ofYatra.Com at around $500 million orabout Rs 3,000 crore.
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Drug major Cipla today said itsMauritius subsidiary Meditab
Holdings has signed a deal to sell itsentire 48.22% stake in China-basedJiangsu Cdymax Pharmaceuticals for$18.5 million (over Rs 114 crore).
"MeditabHoldings Ltd,Mauritius,awholly owned subsidiary of the com-pany, has entered into a definitiveagreement to sell its entire 48.22%equity interest in Jiangsu CdymaxPharmaceuticals Co Ltd, China to anaffiliate of one of the other sharehold-ers of Jiangsu, for a total consideration
of USD 18.5 million," Cipla said in afiling to the BSE.
The closing of the transaction issubject to receipt of applicable regu-latory approvals in China, it added.
Cipla's arm Meditab sells stake inJiangsu for $18.5 million
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BSP and Congress today sought tocorner the govt over the reported
conversion ofMuslims toHinduism inAgra, saying changing religion byforce and by allurement was illegal.The govt, however, washed its hand-off the issue saying law and order is astate subject.Mayawati said RSS-affil-iate Bajrang Dal converted someMuslim families toHinduism inAgraby force and by allurement.
"This is a serious matter as allure-ment was given to poor to get themconverted," she said, adding a simi-lar exercise is planned in Aligarh bywhere Christians will be converted toHinduism.
The Constitution guarantees reli-gious freedomand it was responsibil-ity of both theCentre and state govt toensure safety of life, property and reli-gion of all.
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
FinanceMinisterArunJaitleywilltomorrow meet his state coun-terparts to iron out the
'challenges' in rollingout theGoodsandServicesTax (GST). "Themeetingwoulddiscuss someof the challenges that thestates seeat thispointof time",Ministerof State for Finance Jayant Sinha toldreporters on the sidelines of DelhiEconomics Conclave here today.
"On GST we are working on varietyof discussions with the states. The leg-islative aspects of the GST are compli-cated, they have to be approved by thestates. CST compensation is one of theitem which is under discussion," hesaid. The Centre is working towardsrolling out the GST from April 1, 2016,and is indiscussionwith states to insu-
late their revenues from the impact ofthe GST. The GST will subsume indi-rect taxes like excise duty and servicetax at the central level and VAT andlocal levies on the states front. Sinhasaid once the issues are resolved theCentrecancomeupwith the legislativecalender. The GST ConstitutionalAmendmentBill,whichwas introducedin the Lok Sabha in 2011, had lapsedand the NDA government will berequired to come up with a fresh bill.Stateshavebeendemandingthatpetro-leum,alcoholandtobaccobekeptoutofthe purview of theGST.
TheGST roll out hasmissed severaldeadlinesbecauseof lackof consensusamongstatesovercertaincrucial issueson the proposed new tax regime.
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Enkei Wheel Allot 6,71,000 EquityShares to its Promoter i.e.Enkei Corporation, Japanat the Price of Rs. 50/-each on Preferential basis.
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shares/Convertiblewarrants/Convertibledebentures topromoters/corporatebodies/DIIs/FII and or toany other prospectiveinvestors as the Boardmay deem fit, pursuant toSEBI (Issue of Capital &Disclosures Requirement)Regulations, 2009 andIncrease in AuthorizedCapital of the Company.
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