The company almost halved its final dividend to 5.45 Singapore cents a share, down from 10.7 cents announced last year
According to BSE data, Societe Generale picked up 35.3 million shares at Rs 561.1 apiece
Sensex slipped 477 points from day's high to settle at 30,609.30, down 63 points
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Corporate results will continue to pour in throughout the week. Investors will first react to HDFC's and other results that were announced over the weekend
Shares are being offered to large investors at 6 per cent discount to March 22 closing price of Rs 593; Mittal company joins top Indian companies in raising funds
The telecom sector body had earlier voiced against the spectrum auction due to financial stress in the sector
The Delhi government, in a major relaxation. has permitted everyone to go to office. But the Maharashtra government has gone to the other extreme by keeping offices closed till the end of May.
Bharti Airtel reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 5,237 crore in Q4FY20 against a net profit of Rs 107.2 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
Airtel had, on Monday, reported Q4 loss at Rs 5,237 crore, mainly on account of provisioning for paying statutory dues, while its full year losses ballooned to a record Rs 32,183 crore.
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A 12-quarter high ARPU, strong 4G subscriber addition give a boost to revenue
Today, 18 companies, including Bajaj Finance, Apollo Tyre, and Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, are scheduled to announce their March quarter earnings
During the quarter, the company took an exceptional charge of Rs 7,004 crore mainly on account of the re-assessment of interest on licence fee, and spectrum usage charges (including interest on AGR).
The company had posted a profit of Rs 107.2 crore in the same period a year ago.
Analysts expect the Covid-19 outbreak to have a limited impact on telecommunications companies (telcos) as compared to other sectors
Of 30 constituents, 20 declined and 10 advanced. Mahindra & Mahindra ended as the top loser on the index while telecom major Bharti Airtel was the biggest gainer
The African arm of Bharti Airtel reported 15% on-year rise in revenue and 1.81 % sequentially to $899 million, driven by strong contributions from the voice, data and mobile money verticals
The stock was trading higher for the third straight day, up 5% at Rs 563 on the BSE.
In all, these three entities have added Rs 5.8 trillion to their m-cap during the period, against a Rs 11.3-trillion rise in the incremental m-cap of all 30 Sensex companies