India's InterGlobe Aviation, Spicejet turn positive after govt approves $1 bln aviation fuel fund
BUZZ-India's InterGlobe Aviation, Spicejet turn positive after govt approves $1 bln aviation fuel fund ** Shares of InterGlobe Aviation INGL.NS, operator of India's IndiGo airline turn positive, hitting a day's high of about 2.13% at 4516.20 rupees
** Stock reverses course after India cabinet approves 100 billion rupees ($1.05 billion) for an aviation fuel price stabilisation fund
** Shares of budget carrier SpiceJet SPJT.BO also turned positive, jumping 4.9% to 12.79 rupees after the news
** Aviation turbine fuel is among the largest operating costs for airlines
** Last month, Indigo said it was considering fuel hedging after rising crude prices squeezed margins and pushed it to a quarterly loss
** YTD INGL down 10.10% while SPJT fell 59.21%
(Reporting by Surbhi Misra in Bengaluru)
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