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India's Department of Telecom has filed a plea in the Supreme Court, seeking permission for telecom companies to pay the entire amount of AGR dues over a period of 20 years, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.
The plea says that an adverse impact on telecom companies will have a cascading impact on the economy.
Shares of Bharti Airtel Ltd. are trading with cuts of 4.3 percent at Rs 470.40 per share. Vodafone Idea Ltd. on the other hand are trading with gains of 3.57 percent at Rs 5.80 per share.
Shares of multiplex operators on Monday fell sharply after various states announced the closure of cinema halls till March 31 in view of the Covid-19 outbreak.
PVR tumbled 18.85 percent to its 52-week low of Rs 1,045.85, and INOX Leisure plunged 14.77 percent to hit its day's low of Rs 270 on the BSE.
In view of the coronavirus threat, several states have announced to close cinema halls till March 31.
The move will hit the business of multiplex operators which dent their profitability in days to come, traders said.
The number of infected cases in the country stood at 110 on Monday, as per the health ministry.
The company on Friday had announced the temporary closure of its Bangalore park till March 20, in compliance with the guidelines issued by the Government of Karnataka.
It has already temporarily closed down its park in Kochi till March 20, according to a statement to the exchanges on March 11.
The stock fell as much as 12.25 percent on the National Stock Exchange, the lowest level seen in six years. The stock currently trades 8.5 percent lower at Rs 170, which is a 52-week low.