Goyal in talks for Jet stake sale and other Stories from UTVi

Goyal in talks for Jet stake sale

Naresh Goyal is left with little choice but to share his precious stake in the country's largest private airline Jet Airways. Sources tell UTVi that Goyal is in preliminary talks with steel baron Lakshmi N. Mittal and telecom czar Sunil Mittal for a stake sale.

After refusing to dilute his 80% promoter stake till about a year back, experts say Goyal may now be willing to bring his stake down to 51%. They also say aviation in India has great potential, and it may make sense for big businessmen with deep pockets to invest in it at this stage when valuations are plummeting. Investment bankers say Jet could fetch a valution of $1.5-2 billion.
Jayesh Desai, director, Ernst and Young, says: "Jet is still one of the most successful airlines in the Indian aviation market. People like Sunil Mittal and Lakshmi N. Mittal would be keen to participate in the growth story of the Indian aviation market."

This comes after Goyal has exhausted all other options of raising money. He has had little luck with private equity players who are not willing to give the valuations Goyal has been demanding. The capital markets have been playing spoil sport for Jet - it has not managed to rasie $400 million through the rights issue that has been indefinitely deferred.

Desai adds: "Investors have been shying away from Indian airlines but Jet could be a standard core infrastructure investment..." Jet Airways, like other airlines, is currently struggling, and it has already put its international expansion on hold. The airline is also cutting all possible corners to reduce costs.

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Buzzing stocks: Sasken, Piramal Life
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Deposit rates move up
McCain supports India in G-8


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deadpresident blog updates

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Post Session Commentary - June 17 2008
Upmove continues, Sensex sizzles past 15,650
Higher advance tax payment, good monsoon lift spirits
India, China top outsourcing hubs
Reliance Industries, BGR Energy Systems, Cairn India, India Economy, Automobiles
NIIT Limited / Grasim Industries / Elecon Engineering, Ranbaxy Open Offer
Plethico Pharma /India Power Utilities /Education Sector
GAIL / ABG Shipyard, Anant Raj Industries, KPIT Cummins
Genus Power Infrastructure /Time Technoplast


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India Inc pays higher Q1 advance tax:UTVi

India Inc pays higher Q1 advance tax

India Inc today reported higher advance tax numbers for the first quarter of the current fiscal (Q1FY09).

ICICI Bank reported a 36% increase in advance tax payment at Rs 340 crore for Q1FY09 when compared with Rs 250 crore paid in the first quarter of the previous fiscal (Q1FY08).

SBI reported a 32% increase in advance tax payment at Rs 663 crore for Q1FY09 when compared with Rs 503 crore paid in Q1FY08.

IDBI advance tax payment was up 43% at Rs 10 crore for Q1FY09 as against Rs 7 crore paid in Q1FY08. Bank of Baroda has paid Rs 140 crore.

Reliance Industries has paid an advance tax of Rs 340 crore for Q1FY09 when compared with Rs 295 crore paid for Q1FY08.

While Ambuja Cements paid an advance tax of Rs 100 crore, Bajaj Buto paid a lower advance tax of Rs 50 crore for Q1FY09 when compared with Rs 60 crore paid for Q1FY08.

HDFC has paid an advance tax of Rs 140 crore for Q1FY09 when compared with Rs 95 crore in Q1FY08. Tata Motors has paid an advance tax of Rs 30 crore.

Other UTVi stories:

Daiichi may revise Ranbaxy offer price
Lehman Bros reports Q2 loss of $2.8 bn
No spectrum for MVNOs: Trai
VAT Panel seeks Rs4,000cr from Centre
Sensex ends up 206pts, ICICI Bk gains 4%
Buzzing stocks: Savita, Engineers India
No rate hikes likely now: Kochhar
Returns from stocks lower than FDs
MTN in India as Ambani guns blaze
Saudis to pump oil at fastest rate

Source: UTVi.com

ET Stories and The 10 top challenges for India

The 10 top challenges for India

India could be 40 times bigger by 2050, and may also have the potential to be larger than the US by that time. To achieve this, however, India needs to implement many changes. These are the findings of a global research report on ‘Ten Things for India to Achieve its 2050 Potential’, brought out by Jim O’Neill, Head Global Research at Goldman Sachs, and Tushar Poddar, V-P Research, Asia Economic Research Team at Goldman Sachs India. The reports lists a number of things for India to do, such as improving its governance, controlling inflation, introducing credible fiscal policy, liberalising financial markets and increasing trade with its neighbours. “Delivery of all these and more would ensure strong, persistent, medium-to-long-term growth, allowing India to reach its amazing potential,” it says. Here are the 10 top challenges for India:

1) Improve governance
Without better governance, delivery systems and effective implementation, India will find it difficult to educate its citizens, build its infrastructure, increase agricultural productivity and ensure that the fruits of economic growth are well established. Governance problems stem from the increasing inability of the government and public institutions to deliver public services in the face of rising expectations. A large gap between physical access to services and the quality of services provided is leading to a citizen satisfaction gap.

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Oil falls, Saudi pushing output to highest since '81
Short covering on cards, resistance in 4700-4750 zones
BSE revises sectoral indices, PSU index
PINC puts 'buy' on Time Technoplast; target Rs 1,215
Maytas Infra bags Gulbarga airport project

Next leg of the bull run likely to begin soon
Avon Weighting System subscribed 45 times
HSBC launches insurance JV with Canara Bank and Oriental Bank

Investor's Guide
Techno wrap: Fast ride to nowhere
Royal Orchid Hotel: Walk on the red carpet
Metal market: Grab them while you can

Stocks to buy: OBC, Bhushan Steel, Pantaloon Retail, ABG Shipyard
Bharti Airtel attracts higher valuations than RCom
Mkt fall leaves a slew of undervalued stocks

More pain in store for European pharma
Lotus Eye Care Hospital's IPO: For the high 'n' mighty
IDFC Private Equity: Driving dreams

Derivatives diary: Beginning of the last bear market
Stock market still trading 25-30% higher
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Quarterly Results from www.Indiaearnings.com

Zee Entertainment FY08 net profit at Rs 416 cr
SREI Infra FY08 net profit at Rs 135 cr
Sunflag's Q4 FY08 PAT was at Rs 22 crore
Shipping Corp Q4 net profit at Rs 249 cr
NIIT Tech FY08 net profit up at Rs 135.26 cr
ABG Shipyard Q4 net profit at Rs 46 cr
Dhanalakshmi Bank Q4 FY08 PAT was at Rs 9.4cr
Karur Vysya Bank Q4 PAT was at Rs 70.5cr
HOV Services Q4 net profit was at Rs 31.7 cr

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Reuters India Articles

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Oil surges to new record high near $140 a barrel
Global dreams intensify Ambani family feud
Monsoon rains lash India, cover most of country
Govt revises duties on iron ore, steel

HSBC launches India insurance JV, eyes Asia growth
Indian shares rise 1.4 pct, Reliance Comm drops
Jet Airways to put global expansion on hold - exec
US STOCKS-Wall St opens lower on oil surge, data

Lehman loss matches forecast -- $2.8 billion
Bush wins European backing over Iran sanctions


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GDP to grow at 9.5% in FY'09: CMIE

GDP to grow at 9.5% in FY'09: CMIE

India's real GDP is expected to grow at an impressive 9.5 per cent in FY'09, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy said in its monthly review in Mumbai.The Indian economy is heading towards the fourth consecutive year of an over 9 per cent growth and like in the last five years, growth this year too was expected to be driven by capital investments happening in India, CMIE said.

As per CMIE CapEx Service, projects worth Rs 340,000 crore (Rs 3400 billion) are scheduled for commissioning in FY'09. This would be the highest ever completion of investments in the Indian history, CMIE said.

The current growth phase of the Indian economy is driven by the capital investment boom in the country. India's GDP started rising by over eight per cent since FY'04. And, the gross capital formation grew in the range of 13-23 per cent during this period.

CMIE expects growth in GSF to accelerate to 18.7 per cent in FY'09 from 13.4 per cent in FY'08. This robust growth in GSF is expected to more than offset the moderation in the growth in private final consumption expenditure and Government final consumption expenditure.
CMIE stated that the PFCE is expected to grow by five per cent in FY'09, after growing by 7-9 per cent in the preceding three years. While the slower growth in the PFCE would mainly be on account of the higher base last year, the prevailing high inflation would also affect the consumption demand to some extent.

However, inflation is not expected to depress the PFCE dramatically as income levels in India have also gone up significantly in the last one year.
This is evident from over 20 per cent rise in wages and salaries of the manufacturing sector and the 57.6 per cent rise in income tax collection by the Government during FY 08.

Hence, despite a moderation, CMIE expects the growth in the PFCE to remain healthy.
Since the sole growth driver in FY 09 is going to be GCF, one may wonder 'what if all the projects do not get commissioned in FY 09?'

CMIE believe that even if half of the projects (scheduled for completion) get implementated, it would give a big push to the growth of the Indian economy. It is the huge employment and demand for primary and intermediate goods generated during the implementation of these projects, which is more important than the actual commissioning of the capacities.

CMIE pointed out that the implementation of these huge investments to help the construction sector clock a robust 15 per cent growth in FY 09. Also, the implementation of these projects is going to lead to higher demand for machinery, steel, cement and other construction items.
Thus, the implementation of capital investments will continue to generate demand for goods and services and their completion would ensure that there are enough supplies to meet the freshly generated demand.

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Know About: OPEC

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OPEC
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a group of thirteen states[1][2] made up of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Libya, Algeria, Nigeria, Angola, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Indonesia. Recently, Indonesia has decided to quit the organization, though it will remain a member until the end of 2008. The organization has maintained its headquarters in Vienna since 1965, hosting regular meetings between the oil ministers of its member states.

According to its statute, the principal goal is the determination of the best means for safeguarding their interests, individually and collectively; devising ways and means of ensuring the stabilization of prices in international oil markets with a view to eliminating harmful and unnecessary fluctuations; giving due regard at all times to the interests of the producing nations and to the necessity of securing a steady income to the producing countries; an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consuming nations, and a fair return on their capital to those investing in the petroleum industry."[3]

OPEC's influence on the market has been negatively criticized. Several members of OPEC alarmed the world and triggered high inflation across both the developing and developed world when they used oil embargoes in the 1973 oil crisis. OPEC's ability to control the price of oil has diminished somewhat since then, due to the subsequent discovery and development of large oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea, the opening up of Russia, and market modernization. OPEC nations still account for two-thirds of the world's oil reserves, and, as of March 2008, 35.6% of the world's oil production, affording them considerable control over the global market. The next largest group of producers, members of the OECD and the Post-Soviet states produced only 23.8% and 14.8%, respectively, of the world's total oil production.[4] As early as 2003, concerns that OPEC members had little excess pumping capacity sparked speculation that their influence on crude oil prices would begin to slip.[5][6]

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Saudi to raise oil output above 9.5 mbpd in July : Reuters

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Saudi to raise oil output above 9.5 mbpd in July
DUBAI (Reuters) - Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is poised to boost output in July to the fastest rate in years to help keep pace with demand and tame what it sees as unacceptably high prices, industry sources said on Sunday.

Riyadh's expected production increase -- the second in two months -- would lift flows above 9.5 million barrels per day (bpd) from about 9.45 million bpd now, the sources said.
The Saudi output plans come to light a week before the kingdom hosts an unprecedented meeting of producers and consumers to tackle market instability.

A relentless rise in oil prices to well above $130 a barrel has sparked fuel protests from Asia to Europe and roiled financial markets as policymakers fear higher inflation will slow the global economy."Saudi output in July most probably will be above 9.5 million," said one industry source, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"The situation right now is 'if the customers ask, they will get.'" Saudi Arabia has already increased supply by 300,000 bpd this month from May to meet demand from buyers primarily in the United States. Industry insiders declined to say how much more the kingdom would pump in July, but one source said output would not reach 10 million bpd.

Oil fell nearly $2 a barrel on Friday after industry newsletter the Middle East Economic Survey reported Riyadh was considering a sizeable output increase to near 10 million bpd. Continued...


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OPEC's Badri says don't blame us for record oil
Sterlite, Tata Power enter India benchmark index
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PE updates from VCCircle.com, Indiape.com

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Newbridge May Buy 49% In Shriram City Union For $150 Million
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SBI To Go Ahead With Rs 500 Crore SME-Focused PE Fund; It Will Hold 20%
Onida Owners Mirchandanis Settle Dispute; Gulu Buys Out Brother’s Stake
Mukesh Tells Anil To Offer RCOM First To Him, Not MTN

Aegis Media Acquires Majority Stake In Communicate2; More Deals In The Offing
India Hospitality Corp Hires Ravi Deol; To Raise $200 Million Fund
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Pfizer May Challenge Daiichi Sankyo’s Offer To Ranbaxy: Report
Genesis Colors Gets Rs 110 Crore Backing Of Sequoia, Mayfield, SVB

Mapping Company SatNav Gets $7 Million From Sequoia Capital India
Anil Ambani Hires Keshav Sanghi To Build Indian Version Of Goldman Sachs
Non-Promoter Shareholders At Ranbaxy Not To Gain Much From The Deal
3i Infrastructure Raises $223 Million; Upbeat About Alternative Energy
Vikram Pandit’s Old Lane Hedge Fund Is On The Verge Of Closure

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Spice may buy 39% stake in Sony TV
PE deals touch $6.39 bn in so far this year
Subhkam Ventures ups its stake in Shakti Pumps
Saraswat Bank seeks RBI approval for takeover

Telekom Malaysia buys 15% in Idea for $2b
SBI to create Rs 500 crore PE fund for SMEs
NYT to buy 5% stake in in Sieger Solutions
D E Shaw plans $200-mn education blitzkrieg

VenturEast invested in Itero Pharma
Merrill, Lehman among four firms in race for VMIL stake
BCCL buys stake in travel co
RIL eyes acquisitions in polyester biz

Sequoia Capital invests Rs 30 cr in SatNav Tech
IFGL acquires German major
Aegis to invest $100 mn, takes stake in search marketing firm


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