Vedanta Resources’ bonds decline on profit drop at India-listed arm

VRL faces potential rating action by S&P Global in the absence of a credible refinancing plan by July end for $1 billion bonds. On Friday, it told investors that the brand fee, at 3% of VDL’s annual revenue and subject to reviews within the six-year set mandate, can be increased to 5% without shareholders’ approval.

FPIs prefer secondary market route to bet on Indian equities

FPIs invest in Indian equities through two channels. One, the stock exchange route or the secondary market where they buy equities at prices quoted on the stock exchange. The other method is investment through the primary market route where FPIs invest in companies through initial public offer or qualified institutional placement offer (QIP). The latter […]

Kotak Bank drops 3.8% amid succession, valuation concerns

Out of the 35 brokerages whose ratings and price targets are uploaded on Bloomberg, 15 have retained their price targets, while 19 raised them by 0.5% to 7.5%. The average price target of the 35 analysts at ₹2,162 is over 14% above Monday’s closing price of ₹1,893.85.