Crisil Ratings upgrades long-term ratings of Vedanta group companies

Crisil Ratings has upgraded Vedanta group companies' long-term ratings to AA+ and assigned a stable outlook. This upgrade reflects the strong financial profile and improved financial flexibility of the demerged entities. Vedanta Ltd anchors the group with market leadership and a significant stake in Hindustan Zinc. Leverage is expected to remain comfortably below 1.0x over the medium term. The group's diversified metals portfolio strengthens its overall operating profile.