Reuters Market Eye - The BSE Sensex falls 0.66 percent and the broader Nifty is down 0.8 percent, heading towards their fourth consecutive session of declines. Asian stocks slid and the dollar rose to a 4-1/2 year high after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks sparked worries of a reduction in U.S. monetary stimulus and after data showed China's factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May. Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd slumps 6 percent after majority shareholder Daiichi Sankyo Co said it believes former shareholders of the Indian company hid information regarding U.S. ...
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MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd slumped as much as 6.97 percent on Thursday after majority shareholder Daiichi Sankyo Co said it believes former shareholders of the Indian company hid information regarding U.S. regulatory probes. "Daiichi Sankyo believes that certain former shareholders of Ranbaxy concealed and misrepresented critical information concerning the U.S. DOJ and FDA investigations," the Japanese company said in a statement on its website late on Wednesday, referring to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Food and Drug Administration. ...
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