Vedanta down 6% as 11 killed in anti-Sterlite protests in TN
Vedanta's shares fell as much as 6% on Wednesday to their lowest level in nearly 11 months after protests against the Sterlite copper unit in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin turned violent, killing at least 11. Police opened fire on protesters who have been demanding the closure of the Vedanta-run copper smelting unit. Locals have accused the plant of polluting the environment.