India Inc invests $2 bn overseas in Feb

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 21 2013 | 2:31 AM IST

Overseas investment by Indian companies stood at $2.01 billion in February with Reliance Industries and Tata group holding company Tata Sons emerging as major investors.

In February, a total of 401 overseas investment transactions were done by Indian entities.

The foreign direct investment (FDI) was at $797 million in January, according to the Reserve Bank of India data released today.

Thus, the outward investment in the last 11 months of the current fiscal stood at $8.86 billion compared to $16.84 billion in April-February period of the previous fiscal.

Among large outbound investment, Reliance Industries, involved in manufacturing, committed $1 billion to its subsidiary Reliance Oil & Gas Mauritius during the month.

Cox & Kings India, which is into travel and tourism sector, invested $147.2 million through its various joint-ventures and wholly owned subsidiaries across the UK, Japan, Singapore and United Arab Emirates, it said.

Tata Sons, through its wholly owned subsidiary invested $113.91 million in the UK during the month, it added.

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First Published: Mar 06 2012 | 6:52 PM IST

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