Ruchi Soya Industries slips on profit booking

Ruchi Soya Industries fell 1.48% to Rs 23.30 at 14:00 IST on BSE on profit booking after a recent rally.

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 53.83 points, or 0.19%, to 28,052.38.

On BSE, so far 55,000 shares were traded in the counter, compared with average daily volume of 1.13 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock hit a high of Rs 24.15 and a low of Rs 23.15 so far during the day. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 34.50 on 8 October 2015. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 17.75 on 25 May 2016. The stock had outperformed the market over the past 30 days till 6 October 2016, rising 14.81% compared with 2.84% decline in the Sensex. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, rising 5.58% as against Sensex's 3.61% rise.

The small-cap company has equity capital of Rs 66.82 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2.

Shares of Ruchi Soya Industries rose 16.22% in five trading sessions to settle at Rs 23.65 yesterday, 6 October 2016, from its close of Rs 20.35 on 29 September 2016.

The stock surged 7.74% to settle at Rs 23.65 yesterday, 6 October 2016, after the company said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Arunachal Pradesh state government to boost palm oil production through development of quality palm plantations and human capacity building. With this agreement, Ruchi Soya now has obtained permission for oil palm development in 45,000 hectares, covering five districts in Arunachal Pradesh. The announcement was made during market hours yesterday, 6 October 2016.

Ruchi Soya Industries' net profit fell 98.8% to Rs 1.03 crore on 12.9% decline in net sales to Rs 4951.99 crore in Q1 June 2016 over Q1 June 2015.

Ruchi Soya is one of India's leading cooking oil and soy food maker and marketer.

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