Union Bank of India set to raise Rs 2,000 crore

The PSB stock closed 0.53% down at Rs 141.75 on the BSE

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Union Bank of India. Photo: Reuters
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 09 2017 | 6:24 PM IST
Union Bank of India today said it will raise Rs 2,000 crore through various instruments, including rights issue and private placement.

The state-owned lender's committee of directors at its meeting today approved the capital raising issue.

"The committee... Has resolved and approved raising of equity capital through public issue (follow-on public offer) and/or rights issue and/or private placement, including qualified institutional placement for an amount of up to Rs 2,000 crore in first tranche during 2017-18," the bank said in a regulatory filing.

The stock today closed 0.53 per cent down at Rs 141.75 on the BSE.

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First Published: Aug 09 2017 | 5:55 PM IST

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