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Supreme Court coal block allocation verdict: JSPL, Hindalco, SBI in list of stocks getting impacted

Supreme Court today quashed allocation of 214 out of 218 coal blocks...

Coal blocks allocated to SAIL, NTPC and two others saved from being quashed. Coal blocks allocated to SAIL, NTPC and two others saved from being quashed.

In a major blow to the corporate sector, the Supreme Court today quashed allocation of 214 out of 218 coal blocks which were allotted to various companies since 1993 and in which it was claimed that around Rs 2 lakh crores were invested.

A bench, headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha, saved only four blocks–one belonging to NTPC and SAIL each and two allocated to Ultra Mega Power Projects–from being cancelled.

Here is a list of companies whose stocks have felt the impact of the ruling:

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1) JSPL trading 11.27% lower. Macquaire sees penalties amounting to Rs 3,000 crore.

2) Hindalco Industries Ltd trading 2.04%. Macquaire’s Rakesh Arora sees negligible impact for the company.

Other metal and mining stocks that have taken a hit:

3) Sarda Energy trading 3.28% lower

4) GMR Infrastructure trading 10.55% lower

5) Prakash Industries trading 7.67% lower

6) Jayaswal Neco Industries trading 6.98% lower

7) Usha Martin trading 9.28% lower

8) Monnet Ispat Energy trading 6.37% lower

9) Coal India trading 5.22% higher as the re-auction prices could be higher

Banking stocks that have taken a hit:

10) Canara Bank trading 4.34% lower

11) IDBI Bank trading 5.18% lower

12) State Bank of India (SBI) trading 2.42% lower

13) PNB trading 4.03% lower

14) Central Bank trading 2.07% lower

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Coal Blocks alloted to Govt Cos (SAIL and NTPC) and under UMPPs exempted:

15) NTPC trading 4.43% higher

16) Reliance Power trading 6.59% higher

17) SAIL down 2.75%

fe Bureau |The Financial Express

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