Indian snack makers rise on reports of govt tax cut

Gopal Snacks

10/09/2024 05:05

** Shares of India's Prataap Snack  PRAT.NS  and Gopal
Snacks  GOPA.NS  climb 5% each
    ** India's Goods and Services Tax council slashes tax rates
on snacks and savouries to 12% from 18%, media reports say
    ** PRAT, rated "buy" on average as per LSEG, is down 20%
YTD, while GOPA (not rated) is mostly flat since listing in
March

 (Reporting by Sethuraman NR in Bengaluru)
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