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Aban Offshore up after Macquarie's upgrade

The investment bank says it expects 20-30%higher rates for 3-5 rigs

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Last Updated : Jun 26 2014 | 1:29 PM IST

Aban Offshore Ltd jumps 6.8% after Macquarie upgrades the stock to "outperform" from "underperform" and raises its target to Rs 1,090 from Rs 430.

"India's largest E&P drilling firm, Aban Offshore (ABAN), is starting to emerge from the debt-trap it faced due to an ill-timed leveraged-acquisition at the peak of the market," Macquarie said in a report on Wednesday.

The investment bank says it expects 20-30%higher rates for 3-5 rigs while Rs 600-900 crores of equity raising is also likely.

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First Published: Jun 26 2014 | 12:11 PM IST

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