Dixon Tech Stock Jumps 7% on HSBC Upgrade, New Mobile Manufacturing Scheme
UPSC / SSC current affairs note · Economy
Why in news
Dixon Technologies' stock surged 7% after HSBC upgraded the stock and the Union Cabinet approved a new Rs 62,500 crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) to replace the earlier PLI scheme for smartphones. This scheme is expected to boost domestic manufacturing and benefit companies like Dixon.
Background
The government had earlier implemented a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for smartphones to promote manufacturing in India. The new MPMS scheme is a successor with a larger outlay of Rs 62,500 crore.
Key facts
Dixon Technologies stock jumped 7% after HSBC upgrade and approval of new mobile manufacturing scheme.
Union Cabinet approved a new Rs 62,500 crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS).
MPMS will succeed the earlier production-linked incentive (PLI) programme for smartphones.
The scheme aims to boost domestic mobile phone manufacturing in India.
HSBC upgraded Dixon Technologies stock, lifting market sentiment.
Prelims pointers
- Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS)
- Rs 62,500 crore outlay
- Union Cabinet approval
- Successor to PLI scheme for smartphones
- Dixon Technologies
Mains angles
- GS3: Government policies and interventions for development of manufacturing sector
- GS3: Effects of PLI schemes on industrial growth and employment