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India’s HDFC Bank at record high post HDFC-merger, among world’s top 10 banks by value

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Shares of India’s HDFC Bank hit an all-time high on Monday after it completed its merger with parent Housing Development Finance Corp (HDFC), entering the coveted list of the world’s top 10 banks by market capitalisation. HDFC Bank’s shares jumped 3.3% to a record high of 1,757.50 rupees, while HDFC’s shares rose …

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India’s monsoon rains cover entire country, still lower than average

MUMBAI (Reuters) -India’s annual monsoon covered the entire country on Sunday, six days earlier than usual, the state-run weather office said, but rain totals are 10% below average so far this season. The monsoon, the lifeblood of India’s $3 trillion economy, delivers much needed water to farms and restocks reservoirs and aquifers. It also brings …

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Byju’s and lenders renew talks to restructure debt – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) -Embattled Indian edtech startup Byju’s and some of its lenders have restarted negotiations to restructure its $1.2 billion term loan, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The lenders have delivered a detailed amendment proposal to the company calling for a debt pay down, coupon boost and investor protections on …

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HDFC to merge into HDFC Bank on July 1, create India’s financial behemoth

By Siddhi Nayak -The boards of Housing Development Finance Corp and HDFC Bank on Friday approved July 1 as the effective date of the two financial behemoths’ $40 billion merger, the largest in India’s corporate history. Both the companies have set July 13 as the “record date” to swap HDFC’s shares with HDFC Bank’s stock …

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India market regulator fines Vedanta for flouting disclosure rules

BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Friday imposed a penalty of 3 million rupees ($36,567.503) on metals-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta Ltd for violating the market regulator’s disclosure requirements. SEBI said Vedanta had broken its rules by publishing a press release on its website that made it appear it had partnered …

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