Bosch rides higher on the back of stellar Q2 show

Bosch gained 1.98% to Rs 21,700.05 at 9:50 IST on BSE net profit rose 79.2% to Rs 703.74 crore on 9.59% rise in total income to Rs 3026.96 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015.

The result was announced after market hours yesterday, 9 November 2016.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 308.44 points or 1.13% at 27,560.97.

On BSE, so far 452 shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 1,776 shares in the past one quarter. The stock hit a high of Rs 22,310 and a low of Rs 21,685 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 25,649.95 on 10 August 2016. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 15,752.65 on 12 February 2016. The stock underperformed the market over the past one month till 9 November 2016, dropping 7.96% compared with the Sensex's 2.88% fall. The scrip also underperformed the market in past one quarter, declining 15.93% as against the Sensex's 2.96% decline.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 31.40 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

Bosch announced that the board of directors yesterday, 9 November 2016, approved with effect from 1 January 2017, resignation of Dr. Steffen Berns, Managing Director consequent to assuming new position in Robert Bosch, Germany. The board redesignated Soumitra Bhattacharya, Joint Managing Director as Managing Director of the company from 1 January 2017 to 20 June 2020.

In India, Bosch is a leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of mobility solutions, industrial technology, consumer goods, and energy and building technology. Bosch is the flagship company of the Bosch Group in India. Robert Bosch GMBH holds 70.49% stake in the firm as on 28 October 2016.

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