HDIL up 4% after promoters revoke all pledged equity shares
IL&FS Trust Company has released 75.49 million equity shares of promoters, including Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan, on September 29.
SI Reporter Mumbai Shares of Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) is trading higher by nearly 4% at Rs 85 on National Stock Exchange (NSE) after the real estate developer said its promoters have revoked all shares earlier pledged with IL&FS Trust Company.
IL&FS Trust Company has released 75.49 million equity shares of promoters, including Mr Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan, on September 29. The released shares in the latest tranche comprise 51.89% of the total shares pledged by promoter group, HDIL said in a press release.
Earlier on July 4, 2014, IL&FS Trust Company had released 70 million equity shares, comprising of 48.11% of the total pledged shares of promoter group.
The company said, with the latest release of pledged shares by IL&FS Trust Company, the total number of pledged shares by HDIL promoters now stands nil.
The stock opened at Rs 83.75 and hit a high of Rs 85.80 on NSE. A combined 3.9 million shares changed hands on the counter in first half-an-hour of trading on NSE and BSE.