UP-based sugar stocks fall on court (The Hindu Business Line 27th Feb 2008)An interim order by the Supreme Court on Wednesday that sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh pay growers Rs 115-123 a quintal led to a fall in shares of companies based in the Northern State. Shares of companies took a beating due to this. “Bajaj Hindustan Ltd was the worst hit due to the order. The company will now have to go through a lot of financial restatements now, which will lead to major losses for the company,” said an analyst with a brokerage. The fall in stock prices came even as sugar prices touched a 15-month high in the global market. Indian sugar is seen as holding the key to global market prices since higher exports from the country could have a cooling effect. Bajaj Hindustan slipped sharply by 8.56 per cent, touching an intra-day high of Rs 232.75 before closing the day at Rs 234.95. Other stocks affected include Andhra Sugars down 1.30 per cent; Dhampur Sugar Kashipur fell 2.28 per cent; Dwarikesh Su...
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