Tuesday, 26 February 2019

26 February 2019 News

26th February 2K19

Economic Times

Ø  Britannia to replace HPCL on Nifty50 in stock reshuffle
Ø  SBI Research pegs Q3 GDP at 6.6-6.7%
Ø  India lacks good economic, jobs data: Bibek Debroy
Ø  Adani wins bids to operate 5 AAI airports for 50 years
Ø  MFI loan book growth hits 43% at Rs 1.66 trn in Q3
Ø  Regulations against every telco except Jio: Voda CEO
Ø  2 cr jobs created in 16 months to Dec 2018: Report

Business Standard
 
Ø  A/cs of IL&FS and its subsidiaries will not be declared NPA for now: NCLAT
Ø  Sebi likely to decide on surplus transfer to govt at March 1 board meet
Ø  GMR wins bid for Andhra's greenfield Bhogapuram Int'l Airport Project
Ø  EID Parry in talks with Indian Oil to start Compressed Biogas production
Ø  Etihad conditions may delay debt-laden Jet Airways resolution plan

Business Line
 
Ø  Steel cos set to hike price for third time this month
Ø  New EPF subscribers’ monthly count hits a 16-month low in Dec
Ø  Rabi sowing closes with record rice acreage of 49 lakh hectares
Ø  Lupin gets USFDA nod for anti-inflammatory drug
Ø  Thomas Cook India buys 51% stake in Digiphoto
Ø  Shilpa Medicare gets USFDA nod for cancer drug
 
Mint

Ø  Bharti Airtel board to meet on 28 February to consider fundraising plans
Ø  Relief to e-wallets: RBI extends KYC compliance norms by six months
Ø  India's foreign direct investment inflows fall amid pre-election uncertainty
Ø  EPFO begins survey to assess quantum of fund parked in IL&FS bonds
Ø  Copper near 8-month high on deferred US tariff hikes

Financial Express
 
Ø  Funding, regulatory process haunts life sciences and healthcare startups: EY
Ø  Fortis to Sebi: Proceed against Malvinder, Shivinder for Rs 472 crore fraud
Ø  Exporters group calls for providing export sops to more products
Ø  Real estate defaults could trigger next crisis for struggling Indian NBFCs
 
Financial Chronicle

Ø  Sugar production may exceed demand of 26 MT in SS 18-19
Ø  Rupee strengthens by 17 paise against US dollar on easing trade war concerns
Ø  Insurers too got stuck in securitised debt deals
Ø  Goods and services exports to cross USD 500 bn this fiscal: Prabhu