STC India hits 5% lower circuit for second day on profit booking

State Trading Corporation of India hit 5% lower circuit at Rs 207.25 at 14:00 IST on BSE extending the stock's 5% plunge in the previous session on profit booking after the stock witnessed solid surge recently.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 37.82 points, or 0.14%, to 26,681.66.

On the BSE, 1,685 shares were traded in the counter so far as against an average daily volume of 1.07 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock was locked at a low of Rs 207.25 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 71.20 on 26 February 2016.

The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 3 January 2017, jumping 86.29% compared with the 1.57% rise in the Sensex. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, gaining 67.1% as against Sensex's 5.67% decline.

The small-cap company has equity capital of Rs 60 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

Shares of State Trading Corporation of India had surged 95.82% in eight sessions to settle at Rs 229.60 on 2 January 2017, which was also a 52-week high for the stock, from a close of Rs 117.25 on 21 December 2016.

After the exchanges sought clarification from the company with reference to increase in price on 28 December 2016 after the stock was locked at 10% upper circuit on that day, the company had clarified on the same day that it does not have any information/announcement which could have affected the price of the scrip.

On 23 December 2016, Smithblock Financial Services Private Limited bought 4 lakh shares of State Trading Corporation of India at Rs 142.25 per share on the NSE, the bulk deal data on NSE showed.

State Trading Corporation of India (STC India) reported net loss of Rs 4.77 crore in Q2 September 2016 compared with net loss of Rs 3.17 crore in Q2 September 2015. Net sales fell 87.6% to Rs 607.24 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015.

STC is a premier international trading company that was set up in 1956. The company imports and exports large number of bulk commodities such as rice, wheat, sugar, pulses, edible oils, fertilisers, coal and bullion, etc. It also imports mass consumption items like wheat, sugar and pulses, etc. as and when called upon by the Government to do so.

The government of India holds 90% stake in the firm as per the shareholding pattern as on 30 September 2016.

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