Jet Airways extends gain on hopes of clearance for Etihad deal

The stock has rallied over 10% in past two days after the Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has extended a deadline till September.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Sep 03 2013 | 10:47 AM IST
Jet Airways (India) is trading higher by nearly 4% at Rs 320, extending its previous day’s 6% rally on hopes of clearance for Etihad deal.

The Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has extended a deadline for regulatory approval that ended on August 31, until end of September.

“Etihad Airways expects a $600 million investment in Jet Airways to be cleared by Indian authorities imminently, as it further extended a deadline for regulatory approval that ended on 31 August,” the Reuters report suggests.

The stock opened at Rs 315 and hit a high of Rs 321 on NSE. A combined 1.12 million shares change hands on the counter till 1036 hours on NSE and BSE.

Meanwhile, the stock had corrected sharply by 60% to Rs 280 on August 28, from Rs 689 on April 25 this year, after Jet announced Abu Dhabi-based Etihad would purchase 24% stake in it.
 
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First Published: Sep 03 2013 | 10:44 AM IST

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