Indraprastha Gas rises after hiking foreign investment limit

Indraprastha Gas gained 1.03% to Rs 1,070.15 at 11:15 IST on BSE after the company announced that its board of directors approved increase in foreign investors shareholding limits in the company.

The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 27 April 2017.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 135.80 points, or 0.45%, to 29,893.94.

On the BSE, 6,350 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 39,877 shares in the past one quarter. The stock had hit a high of Rs 1,077 and a low of Rs 1,066 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 1,084 on 26 April 2017. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 555.50 on 6 June 2016.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 140 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

Indraprastha Gas' board at a meeting held on 27 April 2017 approved increase in foreign institutional investors (FIIs)/foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) shareholding limits in the company from 24% of paid up equity share capital to 30% of the paid up share capital of the company, subject to approval of shareholders and other regulatory approval as may be required.

Indraprastha Gas' net profit rose 36.8% to Rs 144.81 crore on 1.7% increase in net sales to Rs 942.90 crore in Q3 December 2016 over Q3 December 2015.

Indraprastha Gas retails CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households in Delhi and adjoining cities of Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Noida.

Powered by Capital Market - Live News