L&T Finance Holdings gains on report Harsh Mariwala buys shares

L&T Finance Holdings rose 2.30% to Rs 86.80 at 12:26 IST on BSE on a media report that Marico chairman Harsh Mariwala purchased 46,000 shares in the company early this week from open market.

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 231.43 points, or 0.88%, to 26,597.58.

On the BSE, so far 2.92 lakh shares were traded in the counter, compared with average daily volumes of 10.50 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock had hit a high of Rs 87.80 and a low of Rs 85.85 so far during the day.

The stock hit a record high of Rs 109.15 on 1 November 2016. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 48.30 on 12 February 2016. The stock had underperformed the market over the past 30 days till 29 December 2016, falling 5.09% compared with the 1.08% fall in the Sensex. The scrip had also underperformed the market in past one quarter, falling 7.37% as against Sensex's 5.38% decline.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 1754.95 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

According to a report, Marico chairman Harsh Mariwala, an independent board member of L&T Finance, bought 46,000 shares in the company early this week from open market.

Mariwala was quoted by the media as saying that as a board member, he had to take the relevant approvals from the board before purchasing the shares in his individual capacity. He added that it was a confirmation of the fact that he believed in the L&T Finance story.

On a consolidated basis, L&T Finance Holdings net profit rose 15.16% at Rs 248.06 crore on 16.55% growth in total income to Rs 2141.57 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015.

L&T Finance Holdings is a financial holding company offering a focused range of financial products and services across rural, housing and wholesale finance sectors, as well as mutual fund products and wealth management services.

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