21-May-09 News Headlines

Corporate News Headline

•PNB reported Q4'09 result on standalone basis, total income went up 38% yoy to Rs. 60.98 bn, and net profit rose of 59% yoy to Rs. 8.65 bn. (BS)
•RIL has got the government go-ahead to sign agreements with firms supplying the much-needed gas to households and car owners in major cities. (BS)
•Tata Motors, which needs to refinance early next month a bridge loan worth USD 2 bn taken for purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover, is planning to raise Rs. 42 bn worth of fresh debt. (BS)


Economic and Political Headline

•World steel psroduction fell nearly 24% in April, reflecting the recessionary pressure in the West, but India bucked the trend recording about 3% growth in output of the key industrial intermediary. (BS)
•Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he's inclined to "quickly" sell warrants the government got when injecting capital into banks, offering prospects of a speedy exit to lenders seeking to retire government stakes. (Bloomberg)
•Japanese economy shrank at a staggering pace of 4% in the first three months of 2009, as the country continues to experience the jitters of the global financial turmoil. (BS)
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