MUMBAI / Reuters India’s Geometric Ltd said it will sell its IT services business to HCL Technologies Ltd in an all-stock deal valued at 12.37 billion Indian rupees, as HCL looks to strengthen its engineering and automotive services portfolio. Geometric shareholders will receive 10 shares in HCL for every 43 shares of Geometric as part of the stock-swap. The deal, …

Kuala Lumpur / DPA 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MBD) said its subsidiary Powertek Investment Holdings Sdn Bhd has fully settled its 3 billion ringgit (US$769.8 million) loan ahead of its maturity date. In a statement, the state investment arm said this was made possible with the help of the 1MDB rationalisation plan initiated by the government. “1MDB is pleased to announce …

New Delhi / Bloomberg Gail India Ltd. bought the second shipment of liquefied natural gas from Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana in a deal that makes it the first Asian importer of US shale gas. The nation’s biggest supplier will receive the cargo, bought on spot basis, at the Dabhol import terminal on the country’s west coast …