Net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2014 stood at Rs 128 crore, up 58% compared to Rs 81 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal.
However, the net profit was driven by one-time gain of Rs 172 crore on stake sale of MCX.
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Total Income during the quarter under review was higher by 27% at Rs 216 crore compared with Rs 170 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, the company said in a release.
Further, the board at its meeting held on August 13, declared its first interim dividend of Rs 2 per equity share. The payment of the first interim dividend shall be made on September 05, 2014, the release said.
The stock opened at Rs 271 and touched a high of Rs 279 in intra-day trades. Over 450,000 shares were traded so far on both the stock exchanges.