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Jet Airways surges on cabinet nod for Jet-Etihad stake sale deal

The stock has rallied 5% to Rs 408 on the National Stock Exchange.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Oct 04 2013 | 9:23 AM IST
Jet Airways (India) has surged 5% at Rs 408 in early morning deals on NSE after the Union Cabinet late Thursday cleared Jet Airways' proposed sale of 24% equity to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad.

According to the proposal Etihad was to subscribe 27.26 million Jet Airways equity shares of Rs 10 each, amounting to 24% of post-issue paid-up equity share capital for Rs  2,060 crore.

Apart from the Rs 2,060-crore investment, the deal allows Jet to collaborate with Etihad on commercial, marketing and sales and technical matters, and expand its network. In all, there would be a cash infusion of $750 million in debt and equity that will help the airline cut down its debt from $2.1 billion to $1.5 billion.

The stock opened at Rs 410 and hit a low of Rs 400 so far. A combined 400,000 shares change hands on the counter till 0916 hours on NSE and BSE.

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First Published: Oct 04 2013 | 9:15 AM IST

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