PRE-MARKET INDIAN STOCKS NEWS: JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. (JKLC IS) was declared the preferred bidder for the Juipahar New Umrangso Limestone Block (A and B) mining lease in Assam

Indian Overseas Bank (IOB IS) – Co. reduced the one-month MCLR by 10bps effective March 15 while other tenures remain unchanged. (Moneycontrol)

JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. (JKLC IS) – Co. was declared the preferred bidder for the Juipahar New Umrangso Limestone Block (A and B) mining lease in Assam. (Moneycontrol)

Max Financial Services Ltd. (MAXF IS) – Co. board approved fund-raising of INR 20bln via a qualified institutional placement or other methods. (Moneycontrol)

India has asked China to allow the sale of some urea cargoes as the war in the Middle East curtails the nation’s gas supplies, threatening fertiliser production in the agricultural powerhouse. (Newswires)