Piramal Enterprises gains on dividend bounty

The board has recommended a dividend of 2625% or Rs 52.50 per equity share of face value of Rs 2/- for FY14.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : May 06 2014 | 9:54 AM IST
Piramal Enterprises has soared 6% to Rs 590 after the company said its board has recommended a dividend of 2625% or Rs 52.50 per equity share of face value of Rs 2/- for the financial year ended March 31, 2014.

Meanwhile, Piramal Enterprises said its March quarter loss has widened to Rs 311 crore from Rs 200 crore in the year-ago period. Its revenue however, rose 30% to Rs 1,107 crore in the three months ended 31 March.

In a separate filing, the company said its board has also approved merger of its subsidiaries --PHL Capital Pvt Ltd, Piramal Pharmaceutical Development Services Pvt Ltd and Oxygen Bio Research Pvt Ltd--with the company.

The stock opened at Rs 573 and touched a high of Rs 599 on the BSE. A combined 260,000 shares changed hands on the counter so far on the BSE and NSE.
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First Published: May 06 2014 | 9:51 AM IST

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