india plans to sell small stakes in state-run firms including the world’s biggest coal miner and asia’s largest zinc producer, to ride a stock market boom and boost revenue in the final quarter of the financial year, according to people familiar with the matter.the government is looking to sell 5%-10% in coal india ltd., hindustan zinc ltd., rashtriya chemicals and fertilizers ltd. via the so-called offer-for-sale mechanism, the people said,

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