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Crisil Affirms A+ Rating on Cheviot's Bank Loan Facilities; Outlook Stable

Crisil kept its A+ long-term rating and A1+ short-term rating on the bank loan facilities of the jute goods maker Cheviot (NSE:CHEVIOT, BOM:526817).The rating outlook is stable, according to a Tuesday filing.

BOM:526817NSE:CHEVIOT

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Shanghai Longcheer Technology Warns of Lower Three-Month Profit

Shanghai Longcheer Technology (HKG:9611, SHA:603341) expects an attributable profit of around 15.4 million yuan for the three months ended March 31, down from 154.1 million yuan a year prior, according to a Tuesday Hong Kong bourse filing.The smart device and service provider attributed the forecast to a lower revenue amid a weakened demand in the consumer electronics end market, higher costs and expenses due to investment in new business areas, and higher finance costs.

HKG:9611SHA:603341

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Transrail Lighting Completes Expansion at Butibori Plant

Power transmission and distribution company Transrail Lighting (NSE:TRANSRAILL, BOM:544317) said it has completed a greenfield expansion at its tower manufacturing plant in Butibori and commenced commercial production, according to a Tuesday filing on Indian bourses.The company has also partially completed brownfield expansions at facilities in Deoli, Baroda and Silvassa, the filing said.With this, the total tower manufacturing capacity has increased to 172,400 MTPA from 84,000 MTPA, it added.

BOM:544317NSE:TRANSRAILL

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TransThera Sciences Raises HK$282.2 Million from Share Placement

TransThera Sciences (Nanjing) (HKG:2617) completed the placing of nearly 5.1 million shares to at least six investors at a net issue price of HK$55.49 apiece to raise net proceeds HK$282.2 million, according to a Tuesday Hong Kong bourse filing.The shares represent 1.65% of the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm's issued Hong Kong-listed shares and 1.26% of its total issued share capital as enlarged by the placing.The firm will use proceeds for research and development, the manufacturing and commercialization of core product Tinengotinib in China, and working capital and general corporate purposes.

HKG:2617

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APL Apollo Tubes Raises INR2 Billion Via Commercial Papers

APL Apollo Tubes (NSE:APLAPOLLO, BOM:533758) has raised 2 billion Indian rupees through the issue of commercial papers, according to a Tuesday filing on the Indian stock exchanges.The commercial papers were issued in favor of UTI-liquid fund, the filing said. The commercial papers carry a rate of 6.12% and are scheduled to mature on June 15, it added.

BOM:533758NSE:APLAPOLLO

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CRISIL Affirms A Rating on Poddar Pigments Bank Loans; Outlook Stable

Crisil maintained an A long-term and A1 short-term rating on Poddar Pigments' (NSE:PODDARMENT, BOM:524570) bank loan facilities, according to a Tuesday filing on the Indian bourses.The rating outlook is stable, the filing said.

BOM:524570NSE:PODDARMENT

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Vardhman Polytex Board Approves Sale of Ludhiana Land Parcel

Vardhman Polytex (NSE:VARDMNPOLY, BOM:514175) said its board has approved the sale or disposal of a land parcel at its Ludhiana unit in Punjab, India, according to a Tuesday filing on Indian bourses.The land, measuring about 26 acres, may be sold in one or more tranches, the filing said.The board has authorized the chairman and managing director, Adish Oswal, to finalize and execute the transaction, it added.

BOM:514175NSE:VARDMNPOLY

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Sapporo to Dispose of Stone Brand Assets, Restructure US Production

Sapporo (TYO:2501) has agreed to transfer the Stone brand's intellectual property rights and related hospitality assets held by its U.S. subsidiary, Stone Brewing, to Firestone Walker and another Duvel Moortgat NV subsidiary.The company will also restructure its U.S. production by positioning the Richmond plant as its core Sapporo brand base and ceasing manufacturing at the Escondido plant by year-end, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Tuesday.These measures aim to concentrate resources on the rapidly growing Sapporo brand amid a declining U.S. beer market and challenging operating conditions.As a result, Sapporo expects to recognize a gain on transfer of 3.6 billion yen while posting impairment losses and related expenses of 12.6 billion yen for the six months ending June 30.The company anticipates a negligible impact on its full-year consolidated earnings forecast, as certain structural reform costs had already been factored in.

TYO:2501

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Sunwels Secures Repayment Deferral for 574 Million Yen Loan from Nine Banks

Sunwels (TYO:9229) has agreed to amend its loan repayment terms after obtaining consent from all nine of its financial institution partners to defer principal repayments totalling 574 million yen from April 30 to Sept. 30, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Tuesday.The company has positioned the fiscal year ending March 2027 as a period for structural reforms, and the repayment deferral is intended to secure sufficient cash reserves while it works to transform its revenue model and cost structure.In conjunction with the loan amendment, Sunwels has revised the use of funds raised through treasury share disposal and a secondary offering, shifting 1.16 billion yen originally allocated for borrowing repayment and PD House furnishings to working capital.The company expects the impact of these changes on its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to be minimal, with further details to be disclosed in future earnings forecasts.

TYO:9229

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Tianjin Construction Development's Controlling Shareholder to Reduce Holding by 28%

Tianjin Construction Development's (HKG:2515) controlling shareholder Wang Wenbin plan to sell up to nearly 72 million shares in the firm through his holding company, Shengyuan Group Holdings (Tianjin), according to a Tuesday Hong Kong bourse filing.The shares, to be disposed of through block trading, representing roughly 27.8% of the construction services firm's issued share capital.Following the proposed disposal, if fully undertaken, Wang will beneficially own 85.5 million, or 33.02%, shares in the company and remain as one of its controlling shareholders.

HKG:2515

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Elecom Raises Year-End Dividend Forecast

Elecom (TYO:6750) has raised its year-end dividend forecast for the fiscal year ended March 31 to 31 yen per share from 26 yen previously, according to a Tokyo bourse filing Tuesday.The revision includes a commemorative dividend of 5 yen in conjunction with the electronics company's 40th anniversary of its founding in May.The year-end dividend increase raises the total annual dividend to 57 yen per share from 48 yen per share in the previous fiscal year.

TYO:6750

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Triton Corp Rebrands to Homre

IT services company Triton Corp. (BOM:523387) said its name has been changed to Homre following shareholder and regulatory approvals, according to a Tuesday filing on Indian bourses.The new name will be effective on the BSE platform from April 24, the company said in the filing.

BOM:523387

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Road King Infrastructure Unit Disposes Of 65% Stake in Property Development Firm

Road King Infrastructure (HKG:1098) unit Shanghai Junxiang Properties Developments and Shanghai Lianxin Enterprise Development agreed to sell an 80% stake in Shanghai Junxin Property to Shanghai Waigang Industrial Development for 116.4 million yuan.Shanghai Junxiang Properties Developments will see proceeds of 94.4 million yuan from the sale of its 65% interest in the target, according to a Tuesday Hong Kong bourse filing.Following the sale, the property firm will no longer hold any interest in the target.Shanghai Junxin Property was formed for the joint development of a 70-mu land parcel in Shanghai into residential units and car parking spaces that have been sold.

HKG:1098

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Crisil Upgrades Rating on Aurionpro Solutions' Bank Loan Facilities to A; Outlook Stable

Crisil raised its long-term rating on Aurionpro Solutions' (NSE:AURIONPRO, BOM:532668) bank loan facilities to A from A- and the short-term rating to A1 from A2+.The rating outlook is stable, according to a Tuesday filing on Indian bourses.

BOM:532668NSE:AURIONPRO

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Nojima to Acquire 80.1% of Hitachi's Home Appliance Unit for 110 Billion Yen

Nojima (TYO:7419) has agreed to acquire an 80.1% stake in a newly established company that will absorb Hitachi's (TYO:6501) home appliance business, for a total consideration of 110.1 billion yen, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Tuesday.The acquisition of Hitachi Global Life Solutions (Hitachi GLS) will be executed through a special purpose company (SPC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nojima.Under the agreement, Hitachi GLS will transfer its home appliance operations to the new company via an absorption-type company split, and Nojima's SPC will then purchase the majority stake.Concurrently, Hitachi GLS will acquire the remaining 60% of Arcelik Hitachi Home Appliances (AHHA) from Arcelik, giving the new company full ownership of AHHA and consolidating Hitachi's home appliance operations globally.Nojima aims to combine its customer engagement strengths with Hitachi's manufacturing expertise to deliver high-value-added products and build a globally integrated business model.The share purchase is expected to be completed during the fiscal year ending March 2027.

TYO:6501TYO:7419

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Bama Tea Plans 250 Million Yuan Share Buyback

Bama Tea (HKG:6980) intends to buy back up to 250 million yuan of Hong Kong-listed shares from the market from time to time, according to a Tuesday Hong Kong bourse filing.The premium tea producer will cancel and/or hold the repurchased shares in treasury as appropriate.

HKG:6980

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Mahindra EPC Irrigation's Consolidated Profit Declines in Fiscal Q4

Mahindra EPC Irrigation (NSE:MAHEPC, BOM:523754) recorded a decline in its consolidated profit after tax to 47.9 million Indian rupees in the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, against 62.5 million rupees a year ago.Earnings per share slipped to 1.71 rupees compared with the year-ago figure of 2.24 rupees, according to a Tuesday filing to the Indian stock exchanges by the end-to-end irrigation and water management solutions provider.Revenue from operations in fiscal Q4 increased to 1.07 billion rupees from 958.9 million rupees a year earlier.Shares of the company were up nearly 2% in after-market hours.

BOM:523754NSE:MAHEPC

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Johnson Electric Warns of Up to 25% Drop in Full-Year Profit

Electro-mechanical component firm Johnson Electric (HKG:0179) expects a 21% to 25% decline in attributable profit for the year ended March 31 to between $207 million and $197 million from a net profit of $263 million a year prior, according to a Tuesday filing with the Hong Kong bourse.The company attributed the forecast to higher selling and administrative staff costs, foreign currency impacts on operating expenses, provisions for claims and compensation, the recognition of a non-cash impairment of intangible assets, and an adverse change in the fair value of certain investments.

HKG:0179

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Persistent Systems' Consolidated Net Profit Climbs in Fiscal Q4

Persistent Systems (NSE:PERSISTENT, BOM:533179) said its consolidated net profit rose to 5.29 billion Indian rupees in the fiscal fourth quarter from 3.96 billion rupees a year ago, according to a Tuesday filing with the Indian bourses.Earnings per share in the quarter ended March 31 climbed to 33.55 rupees from 25.39 rupees a year earlier.Revenue from operations of the digital engineering company rose year on year to 40.6 billion rupees from 32.4 billion rupees, the filing said.The company's board declared a final dividend of 18 rupees per share for the fiscal year ended March 31.

BOM:533179NSE:PERSISTENT

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Furyu's March Net Sales Surges 38%

Furyu's(TYO:6238) March net sales surged 38% on year to 4.55 billion yen, according to a Tokyo bourse filing on Tuesday.Sales in the entertainment company's "Girls Trend" business jumped 23% on year, while its "Sekaikan" character ID development business soared 44%.Total plays gained 2.1% on year, and the number of paid PICTLINK mobile app members at month-end was down by 7.3% compared with the previous year.

TYO:6238

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