NTPC has priced its 10-year dollar bonds at 170 basis points over the corresponding US Treasury yield to raise $400 million, investment bankers aware of the deal told FE. The initial price guidance on the bonds was 180 bps over the US Treasury, which got compressed by 10 basis points at the time of final pricing. The bonds are being issued in the Reg S format, which allows investors from Asia and Europe to participate.

The State Bank of India, on Tuesday morning, cut charges for non-maintenance of average minimum balance. The new charges will be applicable from April 1, 2018. India’s largest bank has specified different monthly average balances (MAB) for accounts and if the holder fails to maintain this balance, he is charged depending on the degree of shortfall. The decision was taken by the bank in view of the feedback from various stakeholders.

BENGALURU: Indian ethical hackers are reaching out to Baptiste Robert, a French cyber researcher, to alert firms of flaws in their online assets as they fear local laws in the country does not give them protection for calling out such vulnerabilities.

Organisations such as Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL), the India Post and Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) have fixed those flaws after Baptiste Robert flagged the chinks in their online assets.

MUMBAI: State Bank of India (SBI) is likely to drag five Kolkata-based companies, including Burnpur Cement and four Patni group entities, to the National Company Law Tribunal for insolvency proceedings over Rs 3,250 crore in unpaid loans.

Three people familiar with the exercise told ET that the Patni group has defaulted on Rs 3,000 crore of loans and dues, with Burnpur Cement accounting for the rest.

The farmers’ agitation in Maharashtra was called off on Monday evening after the state government conceded most for their demands and agreed to implement the conditions agreed upon in the next six months.

A 12-member delegation representing farmers met a ministers’ committee in the afternoon. It was given a letter, signed by the chief secretary, in which the government agreed to address complaints and appeals under the Forest Act, 2006, in the next two months and relax some of the conditions for loan-waiver eligibility.

Diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd has entered the liquid milk segment with pouches.

Launched in Munger in Bihar, each of the 500 ml packs is priced at Rs 19 and will compete against products from Amul, Mother Dairy and Sudha, among others.

Mobile-first fintech major Paytm is planning a major push in the financial services sector. In the next few months, the Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led company is planning to launch services including mutual funds, general insurance, life insurance and a number of banking services via its payments bank.

The firm, owned by One97 Communications, is also providing the option to transact offline with a physical debit card.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) dipped 6% to Rs 2,872 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) after the promoter Tata Sons sold around 1.5% stake in information technology (IT) major through block deals.

Till 09:27 am; a combined 34.74 million equity shares representing 1.8% holding of TCS have changed hands on the NSE and BSE.

DADAR KALAN (Mirzapur): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French president Emmanuel Macron jointly inaugurated the largest solar power plant of the state at Dadar Kalan village of Chhanvey block of Mirzapur district on Monday.

While the PM was in his usual attire of Kurta Payjama, Macron was in black suit. However, both were wearing a maroon scarf around their neck which provided a distinct touch to the two dignitaries, who spent around 20 minutes at the inauguration ceremony.

Billionaire Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Corp. has bought a stake in Wipro Ltd., its first ever purchase of an Indian-based software outsourcer. The New York hedge fund acquired 1.855 million American depositary receipts, or about 0.04 percent of Wipro’s share capital, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.

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