After initially cheering the deal, the stock market gave its thumbs-down to Mankind acquiring BSV at the premium valuations of eight times its FY24 revenues and 23 times its estimated ebitda of FY25. The Mankind stock opened 4.5% higher on Friday but closed 3.6% lower. Worries over funding of expensive deal and taking of debt for a debt-free company dragged down the positive sentiment.
RBI calls off T-Bill auction on higher-yield demand
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) withdrew its ₹12,000 crore treasury bill auction for 182-day and 364-day maturities, reportedly due to high yield bids. This