L&T gains on monetisation plan of certain assets of L&T IDPL
The stock has rallied over 6% in past three trading sessions on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
SI Reporter Mumbai Larsen and Toubro (L&T) is trading higher by 2% at Rs 1,069, extending its past two day’s nearly 4% rally after the company said it is evaluating options for monetisation of assets belonging to its subsidiary L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Ltd (IDPL).
“The options include an initial public offering (IPO) and the listing in Singapore of selected road assets of L&T IDPL through a business trust,” L&T said in a regulatory filing.
L&T IDPL currently handles a portfolio of infrastructure assets worth Rs 45,000 crore comprising 18 road projects, 2 ports, the Hyderabad Metro Rail project, one power transmission line project and one wind energy project.
The stock opened at Rs 1,042 and touched high of Rs 1,070 on the NSE. A combined 1.46 million shares have changed hands on the counter till noon deals on the NSE and BSE.