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Indian rupee, shares, bonds drop on signs of escalation in India-Pakistan conflict

MUMBAI (Reuters) -The Indian rupee, equities and bonds dropped on Thursday, pressured by risk aversion after India said it pushed back Pakistani retaliation overnight. The rupee dropped 1% to 85.71, the Nifty 50 benchmark share index declined 0.6%, while the yield on India’s benchmark 10-year bond rose 6 basis points. The markets came under pressure …

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Coal India to set up $3 billion worth clean energy projects to boost renewable heft

(Reuters) -Coal India will set up clean energy projects of around 4.5 gigawatts at a cost of 250 billion rupees (about $3 billion), it said on Thursday, as it aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions from its operations. The state-owned miner has been diversifying beyond the polluting fuel, which is still key for the country’s power …

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India-Pakistan conflict pushes rupee to worst day in over two years

By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee weakened sharply to log its steepest fall in more than two years on Thursday as the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict hurt the currency alongside the country’s bonds and equities. The rupee rose at the start of the session but weakened sharply after India said it had “neutralised” …

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Indian tractor maker Escorts Kubota reports higher fourth-quarter profit

(Reuters) -India’s Escorts Kubota reported a higher fourth-quarter profit on Thursday as strong demand for tractors helped offset a decline in construction vehicles. Escorts Kubota, industry leader Mahindra & Mahindra and their peers have benefited from robust demand for tractors due to rising farm income in the country. The company, majority-owned by Japan’s Kubota, reported …

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Indian firms look homewards for borrowings as local yields fall, global appetite stays weak

By Khushi Malhotra, Dharamraj Dhutia and Siddhi Nayak MUMBAI (Reuters) -Indian companies are stepping up domestic currency borrowing as the central bank’s liquidity infusions have lowered local bond yields, while tariff concerns keep global rates elevated and investors cautious. Domestic firms raised 987 billion rupees ($11.68 billion) through the sale of bonds in April, data …

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Tesla’s India head resigns as company prepares for country launch, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -Tesla’s country head for India has resigned after nine years at the company and ahead of the U.S. EV maker’s planned entry into the world’s third-largest car market, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Tesla’s China teams will oversee the Elon Musk-led firm’s India operations, with no immediate successor …

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India agrees on conditional nod for Starlink operations in country, CNBC-TV18 reports

(Reuters) -The Indian government has agreed to a conditional nod for SpaceX’s Starlink to start offering satellite-based internet services in the country, television news channel CNBC-TV18 reported on Thursday. Starlink and the Indian Department of Telecommunications did not immediately respond to Reuters emails asking for comment. Starlink in March signed agreements with Indian telecom operators …

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Indian rupee options volume surges post India-Pakistan flare-up

By Nimesh Vora and Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – The volumes on the Indian rupee options soared after India’s strikes in Pakistan, suggesting that the currency may go through a volatile patch on the back of the heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. The data, however, did not suggest a one-sided bias on the …

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IPO-bound LG Electronics India begins work on new $600 million plant

(Reuters) -LG Electronics India has begun construction on its third plant in the country, the company and India’s Andhra Pradesh state government, where the facility is located, said on Thursday. The IPO-bound electronics manufacturer will invest $600 million in the plant located in Sri City, close to the South Indian city of Chennai. The plant …

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