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India cenbank calls meet to discuss response to govt on missing inflation target

By Ira Dugal and Aftab Ahmed MUMBAI (Reuters) -The Reserve Bank of India has scheduled an additional meeting of its policy-setting committee to potentially discuss its response to the government on its failure to stick to its inflation target for three quarters in a row. This meeting of the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) …

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Tata and Airbus to make defence aircraft in India in local manufacturing push

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Tata group and Airbus will make the C-295 transport aircraft in the country, the government said on Thursday, the first such production by a local private company amid a push for an expansion of defence manufacturing. India, among the world’s largest defence importers, has been trying to cut its reliance on …

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India’s Russian oil binge sends Middle East imports to 19-mth low -trade

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s oil imports from the Middle East fell to a 19-month low in September while Russian imports rebounded although refining outages hit overall crude imports, data from trade and shipping sources showed. Iraq remained the top supplier while Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as the second biggest after a …

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Capricorn investor Palliser says it opposes planned merger with NewMed

LONDON (Reuters) -Capricorn investor Palliser Capital said on Thursday it opposed Capricorn’s planned merger with Israel’s NewMed Energy, echoing its criticism of a previous failed merger plan with Tullow, as undervaluing the company. The Capricorn-NewMed deal would create an Israel-Egypt-focused gas producer including NewMed’s stake in Israel’s giant Leviathan offshore field at a time when …

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India’s PC Jeweller posts quarterly profit on festive gold demand

BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s PC Jeweller Ltd reported a quarterly profit on Thursday compared to a year-ago loss, as bullion demand surged ahead of key festivals and the wedding season. Profit stood at 859.2 million rupees ($10.44 million) for the three months ended Sept. 30, compared to a loss of 788.9 million rupees a year …

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BHP Group, ArcelorMittal trial carbon capture at Europe, US steel plants

LONDON (Reuters) – BHP Group is teaming up with steelmaker ArcelorMittal and two others to test a new technology to reduce carbon emissions in steel making at two plants in Belgium and North America. The trials, at ArcelorMittal’s Gent steel blast furnace in Belgium and another plant in North America, also involve Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy …

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Gold scales 2-week peak as dollar, yields slip on Fed relief hopes

By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices rose to a two-week high on Wednesday as the dollar and U.S. bond yields slipped on expectations the Federal Reserve will temper its aggressive rate-hike stance starting December. Spot gold rose 0.8% to $1,665.09 per ounce by 1:40 p.m. ET (1740 GMT) after touching its highest since Oct. …

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India’s Crompton’s reports Q2 profit miss as expenses surge

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian household appliance maker Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals reported a near 18% drop in September-quarter profit on Wednesday, missing analyst estimates, dented by higher expenses and subdued performance in the electrical consumer durables division. The company’s profit fell to 1.31 billion Indian rupees ($15.96 million) for the three months ended Sept. 30, …

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Russia’s VTB Bank opens ‘vostro’ account at Indian branch

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s No.2 lender VTB on Wednesday said it had opened a special “vostro” account at its Indian branch that would allow for the more active use of Indian rupees in payments under import and export contracts between Russia and India. It follows a similar move by Russia’s dominant lender Sberbank, which on …

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