The bonds issuance is part of the USD 7 billion Global Medium Term Note (GMTN) Programme, IRFC said
IRFC is set to expand its wings with its plans of diversification and in line with the govt mandate, it can finance non-railway projects that have got a backward and/or a forward linkage with Railways
IRFC has reported a 126 per cent jump in net income to record Rs 1,482.55 crore in the March quarter, mainly due to higher interest income from record disbursals and cheaper funds.
This compares to Rs 655 crore reported in the same period of previous fiscal.
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Fitch Ratings has assigned Indian Railway Finance Corporation's (IRFC's) proposed US dollar Regulation senior unsecured notes a rating of BBB-minus.The proposed notes will be issued under IRFC's existing four billion dollars global medium-term note programme.The net proceeds from proposed notes will be used for funding acquisition of rail assets which IRFC will lease to Indian Railways, and to meet debt-financing requirements of various entities in the railway sector.Fitch said the proposed notes are rated in line with IRFC's issuer default rating on the basis that the notes issued under the programme will constitute direct, unconditional and unsecured obligations of IRFC and rank pari passu (on equal footing) with all its other present and future outstanding unsecured and unsubordinated obligations.Meanwhile, S & P Global also assigned BBB-minus rating to long-term foreign currency issue rating to IRFC's proposed benchmark size senior unsecured US dollar notes.
The stock touched a high of Rs 128 and a low of Rs 101 on the NSE, where over Rs 1,500 crore worth of shares changed hands
In a Q&A, Banerjee says the company is unlikely to change its model of leasing to Indian Railways, but is open to financing private projects that have forward or backward linkages with railways
IRFC has sold $750 million worth of dollar-denominated bonds to overseas investors priced at a coupon of just 2.80 per cent per annum
IRFC had a bumper IPO last month
At 10:44 am, IRFC was quoting at Rs 25, after hitting a high of Rs 25.50 and a low of Rs 24.30 on the BSE.
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