Vijaya Bank slips on profit booking

Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 65.78 points or 0.33% at 19,676.74

On BSE, 3.13 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 2.98 lakh shares in the past one quarter.

The stock hit a high of Rs 67.10 and a low of Rs 65.35 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 46.20 on 31 August 2012. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 68.90 on 21 February 2012.

The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 8 January 2013, rising 7.44% compared with the Sensex's 1.64% rise. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, surging 18.87% as against Sensex's 5.52% gain.

The mid-cap state-run bank has equity capital of Rs 495.54 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.

Shares of Viyaya Bank were on a roll recently, advancing 8.31% in eight trading sessions to Rs 66.45 on 8 January 2013 from its recent low of Rs 61.35 on 27 December 2012.

Vijaya Bank's net profit fell 39.4% to Rs 123.37 crore on 9.7% growth in total income to Rs 2301.72 crore in Q2 September 2012 over Q2 September 2011.

The Government of India (GoI) owned 55.02% stake in Vijaya Bank as per the shareholding pattern as on 30 September 2012.

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