Net sales of the company during the quarter under review however declined 3.6% at Rs 294 crore against Rs 305 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous fiscal. Total expenses too declined 7.8% at Rs 272 crore over the previous year quarter.
The board of directors of the company has recommended dividend of 20% or Rs 2 per fully paid up equity shares of Rs 10 each.
The stock opened at Rs 319 and touched a high of Rs 350 on the NSE. A combined 169,511 shares changed hands on the counter till 1227 hours against an average sub 100,000 shares that were traded daily in past two weeks on the NSE and BSE.
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