The board has approved and declared closure of the qualified institutional placement (QIP) issue today, HDFC said in a filing to stock exchanges
The Modi government had launched the housing for all by 2022 in June 2015 and the disbursement is from that period
HDFC also announced that it had received an approval for the issuance of non-convertible debentures worth Rs 350 billion
Thus far in the month of January 2018, the stock rallied 15% as compared to 6.5% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
Shares of HDFC gained 6% to an all-time high of Rs 1,870
With an m-cap of Rs 2,987 billion, HDFC now features at fifth rank in the list by replacing fast moving consumer goods company Hindustan Unilever from this prestigious club.
The stock hit lifetime high of Rs 1,832, up 4% on BSE after its board approved fund raising worth Rs 130 billion through a combination of a preferential allotment and QIP.
This will be the first equity raising by the country's largest pure-play mortgage lender in over a decade
The company said the primary objective of the fundraising exercise is to participate in the preferential issue of HDFC Bank Ltd up to Rs 85 billion.
The stock was trading 1% higher at Rs 1,756 on BSE ahead of committee meeting on January 13, 2018 to consider fund raising plans.
Core business, performance of subsidiaries and capital deployment will be closely monitored in 2018
Said life insurance is under-penetrated in the country and its future is good
India's largest lender SBI and private sector major ICICI Bank were classified as D-SIBs in 2015
There is no doubt the deal is value positive for existing shareholders
Waivers may impact supply of credit as lending to agri sector could dry up, say HDFC's economist
IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Godrej Consumer and L&T Finance from Nifty500 index also hit new highs
However, it said the account to which it has the exposure was not a NPA as of March 31, 2017
HDFC has various subsidiaries which can be listed
American Express topped the list, followed by Capital One Financial and Visa in second, third place
Total income (standalone) for reported quarter also fell to Rs 8,514.51 cr as against Rs 9,225.72 cr