The Aditya Birla Group, which holds 50 per cent stake in the AMC, offloaded 5 per cent, while Sun Life, which has 36.48 per cent, sold 6.47 per cent stake
Leading bourses BSE and National Stock Exchange have again imposed penalties on DTH operator Dish TV over composition and lack of quorum for its Board meeting, according to a regulatory filing by the company. The company has again received notices, imposing fines on February 22, 2024, said Dish TV on Friday. The stock exchange notices, in which NSE and BSE both separately imposed a total penalty of Rs 4.26 lakh, were placed before the Board of the company, which met on Friday. "National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Lt had issued notices dated February 22, 2024, to the Company in respect of Noncompliance with the requirements pertaining to the composition of the Board for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, and constitution of Audit Committee & Stakeholder Relationship Committee for the quarter ended September 30, 2023," it said. Stock exchanges "have imposed fines on the Company for the said non-compliances" with regulations 17(1), 18(1) and 20 of the SEBI Listing ...
With equities staging a smart comeback a day after registering a steep fall, investors' wealth jumped by Rs 7.81 lakh crore on Thursday. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 335.39 points or 0.46 per cent to settle at 73,097.28. During the day, it jumped 602.41 points or 0.82 per cent to 73,364.30. The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies went up by Rs 7,81,631.24 crore to Rs 3,79,98,233.91 crore (USD 4.59 trillion). The BSE benchmark index tanked 906.07 points, or 1.23 per cent, to settle at 72,761.89 on Wednesday. The Nifty plummeted 338 points, or 1.51 per cent, to 21,997.70. "Short-covering provided the much-needed fillip after Wednesday's crash, as key indices rose sharply after early weakness but quickly rebounded thereafter. Sharp gains in the US Dow Futures indicating a positive start also buoyed the local market sentiment. Recovery in mid and smallcap stocks shows that money is waiting on the sidelines to enter the market post healthy correction," Prashanth Tapse, Seni
Shares of JG Chemicals Ltd on Wednesday ended with a discount of nearly 17 per cent against the issue price of Rs 221. The stock made its debut at Rs 211, lower by 4.52 per cent, from the issue price on the BSE. During the day, it tanked 18 per cent to Rs 181.20. Shares of the company ended at Rs 184.65, down 16.44 per cent. At the NSE, shares of the company listed at Rs 209, a discount of 5.42 per cent. It ended at Rs 183.70, lower by 16.87 per cent. The company's market valuation stood at Rs 723.57 crore. In the broader equity market, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 906.07 points lower at 72,761.89, while the Nifty declined 338 points to 21,997.70. The Initial Public Offer (IPO) of JG Chemicals was subscribed 27.78 times on the final day of bidding on Thursday. The Rs 251.2 crore IPO was in a price range of Rs 210-221 a share. The zinc oxide manufacturer's initial public offer had a fresh issue of shares of up to Rs 165 crore and an offer for sale of up to 39 lakh shares. The .
Nervousness ahead of crucial data pull indices down
Mining major Vedanta on Thursday said it has received an administrative warning from markets regulator Sebi for "publishing information related to its unlisted ultimate holding company". Vedanta received a letter from NSE on March 6, 2023, annexing a letter dated February 29, 2024, issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), according to a regulatory filing. The company has been directed to place the said letter before its board and take necessary corrective steps to strengthen the internal control for corporate announcements/ press releases, it said without divulging any further information. On the details of the violations alleged to be committed, the company said the letter is "in respect of it publishing information related to its unlisted ultimate holding company". New Delhi-based Vedanta Ltd is a diversified natural resources company with interests in oil and gas, aluminium, copper, zinc, lead, silver, iron ore and steel.
Vedanta said that the development will have no impact on financial, operational or other activities of the company, quantifiable in monetary terms to the extent possible
The initial public offer (IPO) of JG Chemicals was subscribed 27.78 times on the final day of bidding on Thursday. The Rs 251.2 crore IPO received bids for 22,69,11,245 shares against 81,68,714 shares on offer, according to data available with the NSE. The portion for non-institutional investors received 46.32 times subscriptions while the quota for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) subscribed 32.09 times, and the category for retail individual investors (RIIs) attracted 17.43 times subscriptions. The zinc oxide manufacturer's initial public offer proposed a fresh issue of up to Rs 165 crore shares and an offer for sale of up to 39 lakh equity. The IPO was in a price range of Rs 210-221 a share. JG Chemicals on Monday said it has collected over Rs 75 crore from anchor investors. Proceeds from the fresh issue to the tune of Rs 91 crore will be utilised for investing in JG Chemicals' material subsidiary BDJ Oxides, and Rs 35 crore will be used for funding the long-term working
The move follows a long dispute between the two bourses over exiting the JV, which is responsible for compiling and maintaining popular Sensex and Bankex indices
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Private equity firm Apis Partners on Friday sold shares of health insurer Star Health and Allied Insurance Company for Rs 553 crore through an open market transaction. London-based Apis Partners through its affiliate Apis Growth 6 Ltd disposed of shares of Star Health on the BSE. According to the bulk deal data available with the BSE, Apis Growth 6 offloaded 1,00,00,000 shares of the company. The shares were sold at an average price of Rs 553.01 apiece, taking the deal size to Rs 553 crore. Meanwhile, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company acquired 30 lakh shares of Star Health and Allied Insurance through a bulk deal on the BSE. In a separate transaction, Apis Partners offloaded shares of Star Health and Allied Insurance Company for Rs 551 crore through open market transactions. Apis Growth 6 disposed of 99,60,728 shares of Star Health in two tranches at an average price of Rs 553 apiece, as per the block deal data on the BSE. This took the deal value to Rs 550.82 crore. Thes
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In the past one year, the S&P BSE Bankex has been up 17.63 per cent and the Bank Nifty 17.04 per cent. But the Nifty PSU Bank index has risen close to 95 per cent!
Market valuation of eight of the 10 most valued firms jumped Rs 1,10,106.83 crore last week, with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) emerging as the biggest gainer. Last week, the 30-share BSE Sensex benchmark rose 716.16 points or 0.97 per cent. RIL, ICICI Bank, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), ITC, and Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) were among the gainers while Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys saw a combined erosion of Rs 38,477.49 crore in market valuation. Reliance Industries added Rs 43,976.96 crore to its market valuation at Rs 20,20,470.88 crore. On Friday, shares of oil-to-telecom conglomerate hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 2,996.15 apiece. The valuation of ICICI Bank jumped Rs 27,012.47 crore to Rs 7,44,808.72 crore, and that of state-owned insurer LIC surged Rs 17,235.62 crore to Rs 6,74,655.88 crore. The market capitalisation (mcap) of ITC rallied Rs 8,548.19 crore to Rs 5,13,640.37 crore, and that of Hindustan Unilever Ltd zoomed Rs 4,534.71 crore to Rs .
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Stock market highlights on Thursday, February 22, 2024: The Nifty50 index hit a record high of 22,252.5 in late deals
Investors became richer by Rs 2.20 lakh crore on Monday and the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms reached an all-time high of Rs 3.91 lakh crore as buoyant sentiment sustained the stock market rally for the fifth straight session. The 30-share BSE Sensex benchmark climbed 281.52 points or 0.39 per cent to close at 72,708.16, while NSE Nifty ended at its all-time high of 22,122.25 points, up 81.55 points or 0.37 per cent from the previous close. The market capitalisation (mcap) of BSE-listed companies went up Rs 2,19,581.56 crore to reach its all-time high of Rs 3,91,69,087.01 crore. "BSE market cap touching a record high of around USD 4.7 trillion reflects the strength of the ongoing bull run and the momentum in the market. "The fact that the crucial Buffet Ratio (market cap to GDP) is signalling very high valuation at above 120 per cent is a matter of concern. But this is unlikely to halt the bull run in the near-term since flows into the market from domestic individual ..
Leading stock exchange BSE on Thursday cautioned investors against falling prey to misleading social media handles claiming association with the bourse. This came after the exchange noted that some unauthorized and fake social media handles on platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, are misleading the investors by impersonating BSE's official identity and falsely claiming association with the exchange. Such unscrupulous persons or entities masquerading as BSE are indulging into misusing the name and reputation of the exchange for their personal gains, the bourse said. In a statement, BSE cautioned "investors and the public at large against falling prey to such misleading social media handles/ entities and advises the investors/ public to verify the authenticity of social media handles claiming to be associated / to represent BSE." Also, it asked investors to only engage with BSE's officially verified social media handles.
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TCI Express on Monday reported flat standalone net profit of Rs 32.19 crore for the December quarter. The company had posted standalone net profit of Rs 32.02 crore in the year-ago period. The standalone total income from operations of the company in the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal dropped marginally to Rs 313.83 crore from Rs 315.72 crore in the year-ago period, TCI Express said in a filing to the BSE. "In the face of continued headwinds on account of muted festive demand and long holiday season during the quarter, our commitment to operational excellence, along with a strong customer mix base, and unmatched network and efficiency, has propelled us to maintain stable profitability and margins, outperforming industry peers," the company's Managing Director Chander Agarwal said.