Mastek hits 52-week high on share buyback plan

The stock has rallied over 9% to Rs 177 on the BSE.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 06 2014 | 9:52 AM IST
Mastek has rallied 9% to Rs 177 in early morning deals on the BSE after the company announced a share buyback proposal.

The board of mid-cap IT software products maker is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to consider buyback of equity shares.

A meeting of the board of directors of the company will be held on January 08, 2014, to consider a proposal of buyback of equity shares of the company, Mastek said in a regulatory filing.

Currently, the promoters held 46.70% stake in the company. Individual shareholders held 26.1% stake followed by foreign institutional investors (16.14%), domestic institutional investors (7.65%), while the remaining 3.41% stakes are with the bodies corporate and others.

The stock opened at Rs 171 and touched high of Rs 179, also its 52-week high on the BSE. A combined around 140,000 shares have changed hands on the counter till 0918 hours on the BSE and NSE.
 
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First Published: Jan 06 2014 | 9:19 AM IST

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