Hero MotoCorp in focus after declaring monthly sales

Hero MotoCorp (HMCL) said its total two-wheeler sales grew 8.7% to 6.33 lakh units in May 2017 over May 2016. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 1 June 2017.

With monsoon already hitting some parts of the country, and forecast of normal rains this year, the industry is expecting a boost in demand and consumption in the rural markets. Having lined up a slew of new launches across various segments, the company is confident of maintaining the growth trajectory in the coming months.

Meanwhile, HMCL commenced commercial production yesterday, 1 June 2017, in the manufacturing facility at its subsidiary HMCL Niloy Bangladesh. This plant, located at Jessore in Bangladesh, has an installed capacity of 1.50 lakh vehicles per annum.

Bharti Airtel announced that it has received the approval of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), BSE and National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) for the proposed Scheme of merger between Airtel and Telenor (India) Communications. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 1 June 2017.

Bharti Airtel further stated that Telenor India and Airtel have filed the joint company application before the New Delhi Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal for approval of the proposed Scheme of merger. The merger is inter alia subject to other statutory approvals including from the Competition Commission of India.

Airtel had earlier announced (in February 2017) that it had entered into a definitive agreement with Telenor South Asia Investments Pte Ltd (Telenor). As part Of the Scheme, Airtel will acquire Telenor India's running operations in seven circles - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, UP (East), UP (West) and Assam. These circles represent a high population concentration and therefore offer a high potential for growth.

The proposed acquisition will include transfer of all of Telenor India's assets and customers, further augmenting Airtel's overall customer base and network. It will also enable Airtel to further bolster its strong spectrum foot-print in these seven circles, with the addition of 43.4 MHz spectrum in the 1800 MHz band.

Coal India announced that the company and its subsidiaries achieved 92% of targeted production at 40.74 million tonnes in May 2017. The company achieved 91% of targeted offtake at 46.41 million tonnes in May 2017. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 1 June 2017.

TVS Motor Company's total sales rose 16% to 2.82 lakh units in May 2017 over May 2016. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 1 June 2017.

Hindustan Copper announced after market hours yesterday, 1 June 2017, that it inaugurated Banwas Mine located at Khetri Copper Complex, Rajasthan after completion of mine construction. The production capacity of the mine is 6 lakh tonne per annum of copper ore. The production will start from current financial year.

Jayant Agro Organics scheduled a board meeting on 16 June 2017, to consider stock-split proposal. The announcement was made before market hours today, 2 June 2017.

Bayer CropScience announced after market hours yesterday, 1 June 2017, that its board will meet on 6 June 2017, to consider a proposal for buyback of the company's equity shares, constitution of buyback committee, and appointment of intermediaries in accordance with all applicable provisions of laws.

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