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Aug 14 (Reuters) - Shares of India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS jumped 10% to their all-time high on Thursday after the gold lender's quarterly results topped estimates.

Muthoot's shares looked set to gain the most since June 2020, and were last up at a record 2,760.80 rupees.

On Wednesday, it reported a bigger-than-expected 90% surge in first-quarter profit, aided by higher loan demand as prices of the precious metal soared.

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Aug 13 (Reuters) - Muthoot Finance Ltd MUTT.NS:

• Q1 PROFIT 20.46 BILLION RUPEES; IBES PROFIT EST. 16.24 BILLION RUPEES

• Q1 INTEREST INCOME 55.92 BILLION RUPEES

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MUMBAI, Aug 5 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS has accepted bids worth 15 billion rupees ($171.6 million) for reissue of November 2027 bonds, three bankers said on Tuesday.

It will offer a yield of 7.85% to the investors of this issue and had invited bids earlier in the day, they said.

The company declined to comments on the matter.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on August 5:

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July 22 (Reuters) - Muthoot Finance Ltd MUTT.NS:

• MUTHOOT FINANCE LTD - GETS TAX DEMAND OF 5.4 MILLION RUPEES WITH INTEREST AND PENALTY

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MUMBAI, June 25 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS has accepted bids worth 8 billion rupees ($92.97 million) for bonds maturing in two years and five months, three bankers said on Wednesday.

The non-banking finance company will pay an annual coupon of 8.05% and had invited bids from bankers and investors earlier in the day, they said.

Muthoot Finance did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on June 25:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 86.0480 Indian rupees)

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MUMBAI, June 24 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS plans to raise 10 billion rupees ($116.05 million), which includes 5 billion rupees of a greenshoe option, through sale of bonds maturing in two years and five months, three bankers said on Tuesday.

The non-banking finance company has invited bids from bankers and investors on Wednesday, they said.

Muthoot Finance did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on June 24:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 86.1700 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)

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MUMBAI, June 11 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS accepted bids worth 10.35 billion rupees ($121 million) for the reissue of 8.50% May 2028 and 8.20% April 2030 bonds, three bankers said on Wednesday.

The non-banking finance company had invited bids from bankers and investors on Tuesday, they said.

Muthoot Finance did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

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*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 85.5500 Indian rupees)

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MUMBAI, June 6 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS plans to raise 18 billion rupees ($210.2 million), including a greenshoe option of 15 billion rupees, through the reissue of 8.50% May 2028 and 8.20% April 2030 bonds, three bankers said on Friday.

The non-banking finance company will invite bids from bankers and investors on Tuesday, they said.

Muthoot Finance did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on June 6:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 85.6370 Indian rupees)

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Editing by Eileen Soreng)

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MUMBAI, June 2 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS has accepted bids worth 10.50 billion rupees ($123.05 million) for reissue of 8.20% April 2030 bonds, three bankers said on Monday.

The non-banking finance company will offer a yield of 8.20% on this issue and had invited bids from bankers and investors earlier in the day, they said.

Muthoot Finance did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on June 2:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 85.3280 Indian rupees)

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MUMBAI, May 30 (Reuters) - India's federal finance ministry has sought relaxations in the new rules on gold loans proposed by the central bank, according to a post on its official social media handle.

The department of financial services under the finance ministry has asked the Reserve Bank of India to ensure that the needs of small gold loan borrowers are not "adversely impacted", a post on the ministry's verified handle on social media platform X said.

In April this year, the RBI had proposed tighter rules for monitoring and disbursement of gold loans, often used by low-income borrowers. The tighter rules came after such loans surged nearly 30% between September and February.

In its post, the finance ministry said small ticket borrowers below 200,000 rupees ($2,344.05) should be excluded from the tighter rules to ensure "timely and speedy disbursement of loans".

The ministry also proposed that the new rules not be implemented before January 1, 2026, to ensure the ground staff at lenders are adequately prepared.

The central bank had sought comments on its proposed rules by the middle of May. The final rules are yet to be issued.

On the day, Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS rose 4.9% and Manappuram Finance MNFL.NS traded 0.5% higher as of 10:34 a.m. IST. IIFL Finance IIFL.NS was down 0.6%.

($1 = 85.3225 Indian rupees)

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MUMBAI, May 20 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS plans to raise 20 billion rupees ($234.18 million), including 10 billion rupees of a greenshoe option, through the sale of bonds maturing in three years and three months, three bankers said on Tuesday.

The non-banking finance company has invited coupon and commitment bids from bankers and investors for the issue on Wednesday, they said.

The company did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on May 20:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 85.4050 Indian rupees)

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** Shares of Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS rise as much as 4.7% to 2,211 rupees before closing up 4.5%

** India's largest gold finance company declares interim dividend of 26 rupees ($0.31) per share

** More than 1.4 mln shares change hands, 1.4x their 30-day avg

** Avg rating of 20 analysts equivalent of "buy", median PT is 2,500 rupees - data compiled by LSEG

** Stock turns YTD positive

($1 = 85.0950 Indian rupees)

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MUMBAI, April 4 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS has accepted bids worth 30 billion rupees ($351.8 million) for sale of bonds maturing in three years, as well as in three years and 49 days, three bankers said on Friday.

The non-banking finance company will pay an annual coupon of 8.52% on each issue and had invited bids from bankers and investors earlier in the day, they said.

The company did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on April 4:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 85.2825 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)

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MUMBAI, April 3 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS plans to raise 30 billion rupees ($350.21 million) through the sale of bonds maturing in three years, as well as in three years and 49 days, three bankers said on Thursday.

The non-banking finance company will pay an annual coupon of 8.52% on each issue and has invited bids from bankers and investors on Friday, they said.

The company did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on April 3:

* Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 85.6630 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)

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MUMBAI, March 20 (Reuters) - Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS, India's largest gold finance company, has accepted bids worth $250 million on the reissuance of its dollar-denominated bonds, two merchant bankers said on Thursday.

The firm will offer a yield of 6.6510% to the investors of the issue. Muthoot Finance received bids worth $740 million across investor categories as well as geographies.

In October, it raised $400 million through the sale of 6.3750% April 2029 bonds.

The proceeds from the reissue will be used for onward lending and other activities, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday.

It did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

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Editing by Sonia Cheema)

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** Shares of Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS rise about 4% to a record high of 2,423.50 rupees apiece

** Gold loan financier raises its fiscal year 2025 AUM growth guidance to 40% from 25%-30% earlier

** On Friday, MUTT informed the exchanges that its gold loan AUM crossed 1 trillion rupees ($11.6 billion)

** S&P Global Rating says MUTT will maintain its earnings over the next 12 months, upgrades credit rating to 'BB+/B' from 'BB/B'

** Rising demand for gold loans in both rural and urban markets has improved the outlook and spurred the earnings upgrade, managing director Alexander George Muthoot tells CNBC-TV18

** MUTT up 12.4% YTD, outperforming the 3% rise in financials .NIFTYFIN and 11.7% fall in midcaps .NIFMDCP100

($1 = 86.5160 Indian rupees)

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MUMBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS plans to raise 15 billion rupees ($172 million), including 9 billion rupees of a greenshoe option through sale of bonds maturing in three years, three bankers said on Monday.

The non-banking finance company has invited bids from bankers and investors for the issue later in the day, they said.

The company did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on March 17:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 86.9410 Indian rupees)

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March 14 (Reuters) - Muthoot Finance Ltd MUTT.NS:

• CROSSES 1 TRLN RUPEES GOLD LOAN AUM

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** Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS falls 2.4% to 2,155.6 rupees; set to snap four-day winning streak

** CEO of co's unit, ex employee misappropriate 119.2 million rupees ($1.4 million) in gift cards from insurance cos meant for distribution to employees

** Says fraud has no financial impact on gold loans financier

** Projects notional rev loss of 312.8 mln rupees, representing estimated business that could have been generated had employees received the rewards

** Stock rated "buy" on avg, same as Shriram Finance SHMF.NS, while Manappuram Finance MNFL.NS rated "hold"; median PT on MUTT is 2,490.5 rupees, per data compiled by LSEG

** YTD, MUTT gains 2.9% vs SHMF, MNFL's 9%, 9.6% rise

($1 = 87.0300 Indian rupees)

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** Shares of Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS rise 2.4% to 2235 rupees, set to snap three-straight days of losses

** Gold loans financier gets the Reserve Bank of India's permission to open 115 new branches

** Avg. analysts' rating on the stock is "Buy" vs "Hold" on peer Manappuram Finance MNFL.NS; median PT on MUTT is 2490.5 rupees - LSEG data

** Stock up 4% so far this year, after a 45% jump last year

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Feb 26 (Reuters) - Muthoot Finance Ltd MUTT.NS:

• MUTHOOT FINANCE - RESERVE BANK OF INDIA GRANTED PERMISSION TO OPEN 115 NEW BRANCHES

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BENGALURU, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Indian gold loan financier Manappuram Finance MNFL.NS reported a third-quarter profit that missed analysts' estimates on Thursday, hurt by the stress in its microfinance business, including a quarter-long ban from issuing loans.

The company's consolidated net profit halved to 2.82 billion rupees ($32.5 million) in the quarter, missing analysts' average estimate of 4.59 billion rupees, as per data compiled by LSEG.

Indian lenders have seen rising default rates in microfinance loans, or collateral-free small loans to borrowers, following a period of aggressive lending in the segment.

Bad loans and provisions in Manappuram's microfinance unit surged four-fold to 4.73 billion rupees, accounting for a large chunk of total company-wide provisions of 5.55 billion rupees in the October to December quarter.

At the start of the period, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had barred the unit from sanctioning and disbursing loans due to "usurious" pricing and for charging a significant mark-up over funding costs. The RBI lifted the ban last month.

As a result, revenue in its microfinance business dropped around 5% to 6.65 billion rupees in the quarter.

However, revenue from Manappuram's gold loan portfolio, which contributes 75% of total revenue, rose 17%, aided by gold prices jumping to record highs.

Rising gold prices increase how much a customer can borrow against bullion, benefiting gold financiers in terms of loans issued.

The company's net interest income rose 5%.

While Manappuram missed analysts estimates, its larger rival Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS rode the increase in gold prices to report a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday.

($1 = 86.8680 Indian rupees)

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Feb 12 (Reuters) - Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS, India's largest gold-loan provider, reported a bigger-than-expected third-quarter profit on Wednesday, aided by strong loan demand.

The company's quarterly profit rose 33% to 13.63 billion rupees ($156.9 million) in the quarter ended December 31.

Analysts, on average, had estimated a profit of 13.22 billion rupees, according to data compiled by LSEG.

Gold prices hit multiple record highs during the quarter. This benefits gold financiers as higher prices mean one can get a bigger loan for the same amount of gold.

Additionally, analysts said that as unsecured lending continued to slow due to rising bad loans, people began shifting towards gold loans as an alternative source of funds.

Muthoot's standalone loan assets under management were 974.87 billion rupees as of December 31, higher by 37% year-on-year.

The company's interest income rose 40% to 43.69 billion rupees.

Smaller rival Manappuram Finance MNFL.NS will report its third-quarter results on Thursday.

Shares of Muthoot Finance ended 0.2% lower ahead of the results.

($1 = 86.8925 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Nishit Navin in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'souza and Mrigank Dhaniwala)

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MUMBAI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS accepts bids worth 17 billion rupees ($196.4 million) for bonds maturing in three years, three bankers said on Thursday.

The non-banking finance company will pay an annual coupon of 8.65% and had invited bids from bankers and investors earlier in the day, they said.

The company did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on Jan. 30:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 86.5770 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia
Editing by Eileen Soreng)

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MUMBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - India's Sustainable Energy Infra Trust plans to raise 10 billion rupees ($115.51 million), which includes a greenshoe option of 2.50 billion rupees through the sale of bonds maturing in 10 years, three bankers said.

It has invited coupon and commitment bids for the issue on Friday, they said.

The trust did not immediately reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on Jan. 29:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 86.5760 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Dharamraj Dhutia; Editing by Rashmi Aich)

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MUMBAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - India's Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS plans to raise up to 5 billion rupees ($57.8 million) through the sale of bonds maturing in five years, three bankers said on Tuesday.

The non-banking finance company has invited bids from bankers and investors on Wednesday, they said.

The company did not immediately reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on Jan. 14:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 86.5300 Indian rupees)

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Editing by Eileen Soreng)

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** Indian gold loan provider Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS surges 8% to 1,918 rupees after Q2 profit rose 26% y/y

** Stock on track for best day in 18 months, if trend holds

** Co also raised its gold loan forecast for FY25 to 25% from 15% earlier

** At least 11 brokerages hiked TPs on stock post results, while one cut TP - LSEG data

** Morgan Stanley hikes TP to 1,600 rupees from 1,430 rupees, ups rating to "equal-weight" from "underweight"

** Says change due to rising gold prices, while moderation in unsecured loans and microfinance aids MUTT's loan growth

** Adds structural concerns at co remain, while concerns regarding regulatory risks persist in light of cenbank's recent circular on gold loans

** MUTT up ~30% YTD

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Nov 14 (Reuters) - Muthoot Finance Ltd MUTT.NS:

• APPROVED ADDITIONAL EQUITY INFUSION OF 5 BILLION RUPEES IN MUTHOOT MONEY

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Oct 23 (Reuters) - Muthoot Finance Ltd MUTT.NS:

• MUTHOOT FINANCE- APPROVES SETTLEMENT OF $400 MILLION SENION SECURED NOTES UNDER $2 BILLION GMTN PROGRAMME

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Oct 18 (Reuters) - Manappuram Finance's MNFL.NS shares slumped 16% on Friday, their biggest decline since March 2020, after the Indian central bank's lending restrictions on the company's unit triggered rating downgrades due to concerns over a potential hit to earnings.

The non-bank lender's shares fell as much as 18% to 145.42 rupees, their lowest in 10 months, before paring some losses.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday barred four non-bank finance companies (NBFCs), including Manappuram's unit Asirvad Micro Finance, from sanctioning and disbursing loans due to "usurious" pricing and for charging a significant mark-up over their funding costs.

Asirvad contributes about 27% to Manappuram's consolidated assets under management (AUM), according to two brokerage estimates.

Brokerages including Morgan Stanley, Jefferies and Motilal Oswal downgraded their ratings on the stock and cut target prices after the RBI's move.

Manappuram, could see a rise in funding costs and may have to support Asirvad with funding, Morgan Stanley said in a note, downgrading the stock to "equal-weight" from "over-weight". It reduced its target price by 35% to 170 rupees.

"It (Manappuram) could also face loan growth moderation, tighter credit practices, and higher provisioning to give comfort to all stakeholders," Morgan Stanley analysts said.

Jefferies downgraded the stock to "hold" from "buy" and cut its target price by 38% to 167 rupees, saying a potential rise in defaults at Asirvad could hurt Manappuram's profit.

Asirvad is expected to see a 25% decline in AUM in 2025, Motilal Oswal said, downgrading the stock to "neutral" from "buy".

Manappuram shares are down 12% so far this year, compared to a 32% rise in rival Muthoot Finance MUTT.NS.

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