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NSE drops plans to sell 'loss-making' Power Exchange India Limited

Move comes after finalising buyers, trading still remains low

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A man walks past the NSE building in Mumbai | Photo: Reuters

Shreya Jai New Delhi
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has decided to call off the sale of its power trading platform Power Exchange India Limited (PXIL). The move comes within months of NSE finding a consortium of buyers who were ready to pick up a stake of NSE at a nominal rate.

In an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held in January 2017, NSE along with the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) had voted to shut down “loss-making PXIL”. NSE-NCDEX collectively own 61 per cent stake in PXIL. The move was in light of NSE planning to float its initial public offering (IPO). 

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