Speeding up capacity expansion would be top focus area, said analysts
Adani Group is increasing its stake in the India story
On a combined basis, this would be among the largest open offers in the history of India's capital markets
NTPC, Bajaj Finance, Maruti Suzuki, SBI, HDFC, Kotak Bank, M&M, and IndusInd Bank were the top gainers on the Sensex index
The Adani Group announced the acquisition of Swiss cement major Holcim's stake in all its Indian operating entities for $10.5 billion (around Rs 81,361 crore), including the open offers.
From Gautam Adani winning the race for Ambuja Cement to Sebi forming expert panel on FPIs, here are the top headlines on Monday
India's largest firm in the sector seeks more time from Switzerland's Holcim to make a bid for Ultratech and ACC.
The acquisition is expected to cost around $10 billion (Rs 76,000 crore), including the open offers for the shareholders of both Ambuja Cements and ACC
LIC owns 6.3 per cent stake worth Rs 4,602 crore in Ambuja Cements and 5.66 per cent stake worth Rs 2,445 crore in ACC
Ambuja Cement ended Friday with a market capitalisation of Rs 73,836 crore while ACC closed the day with Rs 43,819 crore.
Here are the top headlines on Tuesday
Holcim intends to close the transaction early
The India-Mauritius treaty was designed to attract foreign investments in the early 1990s when India's foreign exchange reserves were alarmingly low
With margins seen under pressure and analysts' target price of Rs 350-410, the gains otherwise are limited
The group is in talks with several sovereign funds based in west Asia to acquire Ambuja Cements
The consolidated result of Ambuja Cements also includes the financial performance of its step-down firm ACC Ltd
May monetise Avenue Supermarts stake to raise funds
According to a Bloomberg report, Gautam Adani's conglomerate is in advanced talks to acquire Holcim Ltd.'s businesses in India.
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The open offer for ACC will cost the acquirer Rs 10,800 crore, or $1.42 billion