Monday, December 17, 2007

Thomas Cook shares flare up on JTB Corp tie-up

MUMBAI:
Shares of Seth Thomas Cook Republic Of India gained additional Monday after the company announced
its confederation with Japan's biggest traveling company, JTB Corp. At 11:27 am, the company's shares
gained 19.96 per cent to Rs 109.40 after being locked in the upper electrical circuit of 20
per cent on Friday. The share have appreciated over 43 per cent in the last week
on the confederation buzz. The confederation will give Seth Thomas Cook
access to the Nipponese firm's web in 30 states along with affiliates
spread across 800 offices. It will also let JTB Corporation a ready platform to enter
the Indian market. Over 60 per cent of Seth Thomas Cook
India's grosses come up from forex concern and it is trying to increase the slice
of the traveling pie. The confederation is for a scope of traveling activities including
leisure outbound, corporate traveling and arriving traveling to India. The Tokyo-based JTB Corporation is one of
the biggest traveling companies in the world, and the confederation will supply it with
a platform for an Republic Of India entry. The traveling cooperation arrangements
would be for inbound, outbound and corporate traveling across marketplaces such as as
Japan, People'S Republic Of China South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and America. The company's rights issue is
delayed owed to change in the retention parent of principal stockholder Dubai
Holding. It is now expected to take topographic point next year. The issue is to part
finance Seth Thomas Cook India's acquisition of forex company LKP Finance.

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