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IREDA posts 67% rise in profit at Rs 355 crore in Oct-Dec quarter

State-owned IREDA on Saturday posted a 77 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 355.54 crore during the quarter ended December 2023, pushed by higher income. It had clocked Rs 200.75 crore net profit during the October-December period of the preceding 2022-23 fiscal, the company said in an exchange filing. During the quarter under review, the company's total income surged to Rs 1,253.19 crore, from Rs 868.97 crore a year ago. Its expenses were Rs 867.05 crore in the period under review, as against Rs 634.27 crore in the year-ago period. The equity shares of the company were listed on BSE and National Stock Exchange on November 29, 2023. IREDA, under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, is a non-banking financial institution engaged in promoting, developing and extending financial assistance for setting up projects related to new and renewable sources of energy and energy efficiency/conservation.

Equity markets to have normal trading session on Sat, holiday on Mon

Stock exchanges NSE and BSE on Friday said there will be normal trading sessions on January 20 and a trading holiday on January 22. Earlier, the bourses were scheduled to hold special trading sessions in the equity and equity derivative segment on January 20 (Saturday) to check their preparedness to handle major disruption or failure at the primary site. In separate circulars, NSE and BSE said there will be a normal trading session on Saturday. "Members are requested to note that the exchange shall be conducting regular trading sessions on Saturday, January 20, 2024, from the primary site in equity and equity derivatives segments as per regular market timings. Price bands applicable for normal trading day shall continue to be remain applicable on January 20, 2024," NSE said in its circular. Besides, it will be a trading holiday on January 22, with the Maharashtra government announcing a holiday in connection with the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The Maharashtra ...

EPACK Durable IPO subscribed 77% on first day of listing: NSE data

The initial public offering of EPACK Durable, an outsourced design manufacturer of room air conditioners, got subscribed 77 per cent on the first day of subscription on Friday. The initial share sale received bids for 1,53,54,560 shares, as against 1,99,77,615 shares on offer, as per NSE data. The category for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) got subscribed 1.17 times while the portion for non-institutional investors attracted 82 per cent subscription. The Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) part got subscribed 1 per cent. The Initial Public Offering (IPO) has a fresh issue of Rs 400 crore and an offer-for-sale of up to 1,04,37,047 equity shares. The IPO has a price range of Rs 218-230 a share. EPACK Durable Ltd on Thursday raised Rs 192 crore from anchor investors. At the upper end of the price band, the public issue is expected to mobilise Rs 640 crore. Proceeds of the fresh issue will be utilised for funding capital expenditure for the setting up of manufacturing faciliti

NSE retains largest derivative exchange tag for the fifth consecutive year

The exchange ranked third in the world in the equ­ity segment by num­ber of trades in 2023

NSE declared world's largest derivatives exchange for 5th straight year

The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has again emerged as the world's largest derivatives exchange in 2023, in terms of the number of contracts traded, according to the Futures Industry Association (FIA). This is the fifth straight year when the exchange earned the top position. Additionally, the exchange has ranked third in the world in the equity segment by number of trades in 2023, as per the statistics maintained by World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). The year 2023 has witnessed many milestones such as market capitalisation of listed companies surpassing USD 4 trillion, SME listed companies crossing the Rs 1 lakh crore mark and the Nifty 50 index surpassing the 20,000 index levels for the first time. Also, the number of unique registered investors on the exchange reached 8.5 crore at the end of the calendar year. "Ranking third in the equity segment and being the largest derivatives exchange demonstrates the strong capabilities of the Indian capital market ecosystem on

Minda Corp divests 15.07 pc stake in Pricol worth Rs 631 crore

Minda Corporation on Wednesday offloaded a 15.07 per cent stake in automotive components maker Pricol Ltd for around Rs 631 crore through an open market transaction. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund (MF), Fidelity India Fund, Tata MF, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company, Goldman Sachs India, City of New York Group Trust, and Carnelian Asset Management & Advisors, among others, were the buyers of Pricol's shares on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Minda Corporation Ltd sold more than 1.83 crore shares, amounting to a 15.07 per cent stake in Pricol, as per the block deal data available with the NSE. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 343.50 apiece, taking the transaction size to Rs 631.23 crore. After the latest transaction, Minda Corporation's shareholding has declined to 0.63 per cent from a 15.70 per cent stake (at the end of December quarter) in the company. The scrip of Pricol Ltd rose 3.35 per cent to close at Rs 380.50 apiece on the NSE.

Corporates mop up record Rs 9.58 trillion from market in 2023: Report

India Inc mopped up a record Rs 9.58 lakh crore from the market in 2023, registering an increase of 26 per cent from the year-ago period, according to market data. In 2022, fund mobilisation through corporate bonds on private placement basis stood at Rs 7.58 lakh crore, according to the data collated by Primedatabase. In terms of volume, Primedatabase said, adding there were as many as 920 issuers in 2023, which was 863 in the previous year. The data include both listed and unlisted debt which have tenor and put/call option of above 365 days. Pranav Haldea, the managing director of Primedatabase, attributed the surge to higher credit demand and liquidity constraints in the banking system. The highest mobilisation was made by the financial institutions and banks mopping up Rs 4.72 lakh crore, 29 per cent more than Rs 3.66 lakh crore raised in 2022. Also, the private sector mobilized 40 per cent more at Rs 4.45 lakh crore, compared to Rs 3.18 lakh crore in 2022, he said, adding ...

US-based Capital Group sells Polycab India's shares worth Rs 337 crore

Financial Services company Capital Group on Thursday sold shares of electrical goods company Polycab India for Rs 337 crore through an open market transaction. US-based Capital Group through its affiliate SmallCap World Fund Inc offloaded shares of Polycab India on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). According to the bulk deal data with the NSE, SmallCap World Fund Inc disposed of 8,51,003 shares of Polycab India. The shares were offloaded at an average price of Rs 3,955.87 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 336.64 crore. Details of the buyers could not be ascertained. On Thursday, the scrip of Polycab India nosedived 20.50 per cent to close at Rs 3,904.70 per piece on the NSE.

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Shree Tirupati Balajee Agro, Vraj Iron and Steel file IPO papers with Sebi

Shree Tirupati Balajee Agro Trading Company (STB), and Vraj Iron and Steel have filed their preliminary papers with Sebi to raise funds through initial share sales. The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of STB comprises a fresh issuance of up to 1.30 crore equity shares and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of up to 36.45 lakh shares by its promoter Binod Kumar Agarwal, as per the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP). In the case of Vraj Iron and Steel, the IPO will be entirely fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 171 crore. According to its DRHP, STB will use the net proceeds from the fresh issue towards debt repayment by the company and its subsidiaries -- Honourable Packaging Pvt Ltd, Shree Tirupati Balajee FIBC and Jagannath Plastics. A portion of the proceeds will also be used towards funding the incremental working capital requirements of the company and general corporate purposes. Madhya Pradesh-based STB is into manufacturing and supplying of Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container

KPI Green Energy, Emmvee ink deal for 300 MW of solar panels purchase

KPI Green Energy and Emmvee ink a major deal: Agreement reached for the purchase of 300 Megawatts of solar panels

Stock market investor base surges, UP upends Gujarat from the 2nd position

UP surpassed Gujarat to take the second position in 2023 by adding 33.8 per cent of new stock market investors

Retail trading boom doubles turnover of futures and options at NSE

Retail investors currently make up for more than 25% of the average daily turnover in derivatives. More than 8 million individual investors traded in this segment in 2023

Record eight-year winning streak seen extending for Indian equities

That's the key takeaway from an informal Bloomberg News survey of 10 fund managers and strategists, seven of whom said the NSE Nifty 50 Index will rise in 2024

True North's Threpsi Care LLP sells stake in Zydus Wellness worth Rs 127 cr

Private equity firm True North's arm Threpsi Care LLP on Thursday divested a 1.23 per cent stake in Zydus Wellness for Rs 127 crore through an open market transaction. Zydus Family Trust and SBI Mutual Fund were the buyers of Zydus Wellness shares. Threpsi Care LLP sold 7.80 lakh shares, amounting to a 1.23 per cent stake in Zydus Wellness, as per the block deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The shares were offloaded at an average price of Rs 1,632 apiece, taking the deal size to Rs 127.30 crore. After the latest transaction, Threpsi Care LLP's shareholding has declined to 10.12 per cent from 11.35 per cent stake (at the end of September quarter) in the company. The scrip of Zydus Wellness gained 0.43 per cent to close at Rs 1,641 per piece on the NSE. In a separate deal on the NSE, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund and SBI Mutual Fund offloaded more than 56.25 lakh shares of Indiabulls Housing Finance for Rs 123 crore through open market transactions. ICICI

Market holiday: BSE and NSE to remain closed today on account of Christmas

Indian exchanges like NSE, BSE, MCX, and the bond market will remain shut on the account of Christmas, this is the last market holiday on a trading day in this calendar year

Micro Marvels: Smallcaps stocks primed for Rs 20,000 cr capital club

Measured against 2018 baseline, mcap of largest smallcap stock has surged 2.5x

Indices snap 7-week winning streak; Sensex, Nifty dip despite Friday gains

Profit booking after the excellent run was cited as the primary reason for this week's market rout

Domestic, international funds tracking Nifty indices grows 53% in 10 years

According to the index provider, seven new passive funds tracking Nifty indices were launched in Japan and Korea in 2023

Sebi likely to relax new disclosure norms around rumour verification

Legal experts said that as such disclosures will have a bearing on stock prices there is a need for tweaks in regulations addressing fraudulent trade practices