GAIL (India) advances as board to consider issue of bonus shares, fund raising

GAIL (India) rose 2.99% to Rs 452.50 at 11:40 IST on BSE after the company scheduled a board meeting on 25 January 2017, to consider issuance of bonus shares and fund raising by issuance of bonds on private placement basis.

The announcement was made during market hours today, 19 January 2017.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 66.52 points or 0.24% at 27,324.16

On BSE, so far 4.47 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 1.94 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock hit a high of Rs 454 and a low of Rs 437.75 so far during the day.

The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 455.70 on 10 November 2016. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 290.65 on 29 February 2016. The stock had underperformed the market over the past 30 days till 18 January 2017, rising 2.5% compared with the 3.61% rise in the Sensex. The scrip, however, outperformed the market in past one quarter, gaining 0.26% as against Sensex's 3.10% decline.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 1268.48 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

GAIL (India)'s net profit surged 179.84% to Rs 924.65 crore on 15.54% decline in total income to Rs 12194.25 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015.

State-run GAIL (India) is India's largest natural gas company with a market share of over 80% in natural gas transmission. Apart from natural gas transmission, distribution and processing, GAIL has diversified business interests in LPG transmission, petrochemicals, city gas projects and exploration and production activities. Government of India (GoI) holds 56.11% stake in GAIL (as per shareholding pattern as on 31 December 2016).

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