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The promoter group of Reliance Industries Ltd increased shareholding by nearly 0.5 percentage points during the June quarter through market purchases, reinforcing its long-term commitment to the country's most valuable company. Regulatory shareholding data showed the promoter and promoter group raised their stake to 50.48 per cent at the end of the June quarter from about 50 per cent three months earlier. The purchases were made within the limits permitted under the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi's) creeping acquisition regulations, which allow promoters to gradually increase ownership without triggering a mandatory open offer, subject to prescribed thresholds. Market analysts believe market purchases by the promoter group would have cost Rs 8,500-9,000 crore. Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani, his wife and three children -- Isha, Akash and Anant -- hold 1.61 crore shares, or 0.12 per cent stake, each in Reliance, according to the latest shareholding filing by the ...
Pradeep Ramwilas Rathi and Subhadra Pradeep Rathi, the two promoters of Sudarshan Chemical Industries, on Wednesday sold a 3 per cent stake in the company for Rs 197 crore through open market transactions. According to the bulk deal data on the BSE, Pradeep Ramwilas Rathi offloaded 7.6 lakh shares of Sudarshan Chemical Industries, while Subhadra Pradeep Rathi sold 20.75 lakh shares. The shares were sold in the price range of Rs 950.04-950 apiece, taking the combined deal value to Rs 197.15 crore. Pursuant to the latest transaction, Subhadra Pradeep Rathi exited the firm by selling entire 1.9 per cent stake in Sudarshan Chemical Industries, while the holding of Pradeep Ramwilas Rathi has declined to 4.95 per cent from 6.05 per cent in the firm. Meanwhile, Boon Investment and Trading Co, Jovial Investment and Trading Co and Blue Daimond Properties picked up 20.22 lakh shares or 2.92 per cent stake in the company. The shares were acquired at an average price of Rs 950 per piece, taki
The Congress on Friday said any move to bring down the Union government's stake in 12 public sector banks to less than 51 per cent would continue to be resisted forcefully both in Parliament and outside. The party asserted that the mergers in the public sector banking industry in the last seven years have been broadly accepted only because the Union government's share was not to be reduced to below 51 per cent. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh recalled that on this day 55 years ago, then prime minister Indira Gandhi had moved decisively to nationalise 14 banks and opened a whole new chapter in India's economic history. "I have described the background to this momentous event based on archival material in my 'Intertwined Lives: PN Haksar and Indira Gandhi'. DN Ghosh who played a key role along with Haksar has also left a detailed account of it in his very valuable memoir 'No Regrets'," he said. IG Patel was the special secretary in the finance minist