Tata Sponge gains on winning bid for coal supplies.

Shares of Tata Sponge were up nearly 4% at Rs 613 on the Bombay Stock Exchange after the company said it has received a letter-of-intent from Coal India's subsidiary Eastern Coalfields stating that the company has emerged as a successful bidder for award of 24,000 tonnes per annum of coal at a notified price.

As per the letter-of-intent, the company would be required to execute the Fuel Supply Agreement, valid for a period of five years from the date of execution of the Agreement and is further extendable for another five years. The said agreement shall have a lock-in period of 2 years, Tata Sponge said in a release.

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