The units of Capital Infra Trust, an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT), made a flat market debut on Friday, listing at par with the issue price of Rs 99. On the BSE and NSE, the units got listed at Rs 99. The units ended at Rs 99.01, a marginal gain of 0.01 per cent on the BSE. Intra-day, it hit a high of Rs 99.49 and a low of Rs 98.57. On the NSE, the company's units ended at Rs 99.02. The company's market valuation stood at Rs 2,726.74 crore. The Initial Public Offer (IPO) of Capital Infra Trust received 2.80 times subscription on the final day of bidding on January 9. The issue had a price band of Rs 99-100 per unit. The company's IPO had a combination of a fresh issue of units aggregating up to Rs 1,077 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of units valued up to Rs 501 crore by the sponsor selling unitholder Gawar Construction Ltd. The public issue of Capital Infra Trust (formerly National Infrastructure Trust) became the first InvIT IPO of 2025. According to its prospec
Continuous investment in digital infrastructure, including data centres and high-speed internet, along with policy support, has propelled India's services exports to a "historic" milestone of USD 34.31 billion in October, a commerce ministry official said. The official said India has established itself as a global leader in digitally delivered services exports, leveraging its robust IT sector and skilled workforce. Services traded through computer networks, such as the internet, apps, emails, and digital intermediation platforms, have grown exponentially. "India's services sector reached a historic milestone in October 2024, recording an all-time high in monthly exports of USD 34.31 billion, a 22.3 per cent increase compared to October 2023," the official added. The key enabling factors that are helping the sector's growth included continuous investment in digital infrastructure, such as data centres and high-speed internet connectivity; initiatives like Digital India that have ...
Says the valuations can lead to volatility, despite robust long-term outlook
The state owned company has sent its comments to RBI on draft infra financing rules
In comparison, Larsen & Toubro, Maruti Suzuki, and Bajaj Auto have seen strong double-digit growth in net sales and net profit. fuelling a rally in their share prices
Sebi has been consulting with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) too, he added, to discuss the potential 'financial stability ramifications'
Rating agency cites sector's improved solvency profile, loan book growth and earnings
The base issue size for ICICI Bank's infra bonds was Rs 1,000 crore with green shoe option of Rs 4,000 crore
Generally, corporate infrastructure issuers have features that shield them to currency weakness
Bank of Baroda is mulling to raise capital by issuing long term bonds to finance infrastructure and affordable housing sectors in the country. A meeting of the investment committee will be convened later this month to get an approval, Bank of Baroda said in a regulatory filing on Thursday. "The Investment Committee meeting of our bank is scheduled to be held on 16th July 2022 to finalise the quantum and timing of issuance of long term bonds for financing of infrastructure and affordable housing, out of the board approved limit of Rs 5,000 crore," it said. Stock of Bank of Baroda closed 5.63 per cent higher at Rs 105.05 apiece on BSE.
Industry experts do not expect much trouble in projects where work hasn't started
R-Infra, Sterlite Power among those planning to launch their InvITs in coming months