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Agro-chemical major UPL Ltd on Tuesday said that two workers died and 26 were injured after a "serious fire" broke out at its Jhagadia plant in the Bharuch district of Gujarat.

The bid would challenge a rival offer for the unit by a private equity consortium of Blackstone Group LP and CVC Capital Partners Ltd, the sources said on Monday.

UPL Ltd said its wholly-owned subsidiary UPL Corporation Ltd has sold its shares held in Villa Crop Protection to an affiliate of Land O' Lakes Inc.

Seed firm Advanta will be dropped from S&P BSE indices from Monday on account of its merger with group firm UPL Ltd.

The Sensex and Nifty are likely to remain volatile ahead of Brexit vote on June 23. NDTV Profit spoke to Aditya Agarwal, head (technical and derivatives) at Way2Wealth Securities, about his views on stocks.

Agro-chemical major UPL Ltd has acquired a 26 per cent stake in Weather Risk Management Services Pvt Ltd for Rs 10 crore.

UPL Chairman R D Shroff said the merger will help in creating sustainable shareholder value through accelerated growth and simplified group structure.

Sinagro is into distribution of farm inputs in Cerrado region of Brazil.

RBI removed the restriction on purchase of shares by Foreign Institutional Investors in the company.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday allowed foreign investors to hold up to 74 per cent paid-up capital in UPL Ltd under the portfolio investment scheme (PIS).

Sharda Cropchem surged as much as 75.6 per cent to Rs 274 from its IPO price of Rs 156.

UPL Ltd shares gained 7.6 per cent, adding to Wednesday's rise of 5.6 per cent. Coromandel International is up 2.5 per cent, adding to overall gains of 11.3 per cent in the previous five sessions.

MSCI excluded both shares stocks from its small cap indexes effective close of August 29.

HSBC has initiated coverage of Indian agricultural sector with 'overweight' ratings for seed supplier Kaveri Seed Company and agrochemical firm PI Industries Ltd citing their "growth profiles, favourable sector trends and attractive valuations".

The rally follows a 7.1 percent gain on Friday, when UPL reported January-March net profit surged 29.4 percent to Rs 360 crore ($59.4 million).

Agro-chemical major UPL Ltd on Tuesday said that two workers died and 26 were injured after a "serious fire" broke out at its Jhagadia plant in the Bharuch district of Gujarat.

The bid would challenge a rival offer for the unit by a private equity consortium of Blackstone Group LP and CVC Capital Partners Ltd, the sources said on Monday.

UPL Ltd said its wholly-owned subsidiary UPL Corporation Ltd has sold its shares held in Villa Crop Protection to an affiliate of Land O' Lakes Inc.

Seed firm Advanta will be dropped from S&P BSE indices from Monday on account of its merger with group firm UPL Ltd.

The Sensex and Nifty are likely to remain volatile ahead of Brexit vote on June 23. NDTV Profit spoke to Aditya Agarwal, head (technical and derivatives) at Way2Wealth Securities, about his views on stocks.

Agro-chemical major UPL Ltd has acquired a 26 per cent stake in Weather Risk Management Services Pvt Ltd for Rs 10 crore.

UPL Chairman R D Shroff said the merger will help in creating sustainable shareholder value through accelerated growth and simplified group structure.

Sinagro is into distribution of farm inputs in Cerrado region of Brazil.

RBI removed the restriction on purchase of shares by Foreign Institutional Investors in the company.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday allowed foreign investors to hold up to 74 per cent paid-up capital in UPL Ltd under the portfolio investment scheme (PIS).

Sharda Cropchem surged as much as 75.6 per cent to Rs 274 from its IPO price of Rs 156.

UPL Ltd shares gained 7.6 per cent, adding to Wednesday's rise of 5.6 per cent. Coromandel International is up 2.5 per cent, adding to overall gains of 11.3 per cent in the previous five sessions.

MSCI excluded both shares stocks from its small cap indexes effective close of August 29.

HSBC has initiated coverage of Indian agricultural sector with 'overweight' ratings for seed supplier Kaveri Seed Company and agrochemical firm PI Industries Ltd citing their "growth profiles, favourable sector trends and attractive valuations".

The rally follows a 7.1 percent gain on Friday, when UPL reported January-March net profit surged 29.4 percent to Rs 360 crore ($59.4 million).