Canara Bank on Wednesday said it is planning split of the equity shares of the state-owned bank to boost the stock's liquidity. The decision in this regard will be taken by the bank's Board of Directors in a meeting, which is scheduled on February 26, Canara Bank said in a regulatory filing. The meeting's agenda is "to seek in principle approval from the board of directors for sub-division/split of the equity shares of the bank, subject to prior approval of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and other statutory/regulatory/Government of India approvals, as may be required," it said. Shares of the bank were trading 4.16 per cent higher at Rs 542.95 per unit on the BSE.
Chinese shares gyrated on Monday, sinking to 5-year lows, after stock market regulators sought to reassure jittery investors with a promise to crack down on stock price manipulation and malicious short selling. Shares in Shanghai and the smaller market in Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, swung between big losses and small gains throughout the day. The markets have languished on heavy selling of property shares that have suffered with a slump in the real estate market. Market observers said there were signs the authorities had, as is often the case, ordered big institutional investors to step up buying of state-owned banks and other heavyweights. The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China gained 2.3%, Bank of China was up 2.6% and the Agricultural Bank of China rose 2.2%. But shares still mostly lost ground. The Shenzhen Component index lost 1.1% after dipping as much as 4.4%. The Shanghai Composite index shed 1% to 2,702.19, having lost 3.5% earlier. Wilder swings were seen in the CSI ...
While Sebi has completed one round of stress test reviews, it wants funds to test for more adverse scenarios, report says
Company reported lower-than-expected revenue after missing target in key segment
The company reported 56 per cent drop in its consolidated profit after tax at Rs 294 crore for the December quarter (Q3), due to fall in income and rise in expenses.
The UK operations suffered from low steel prices as well as higher costs on the emission rights front
Gaza militants also fired thousands of rockets into Israel, some reaching as far as Tel Aviv, prompting airlines to suspend flights to and from Israel
Closing Bell on Thursday, September 21: The broad-based selling was led by public sector banks with the Nifty PSU Bank index sliding 2.3 per cent
Closing Bell on Monday, September 18: The S&P BSE Sensex fell 242 points to 67,597 levels, while the Nifty50 ended below the 20,150-mark at 20,133, lower by 59 points
SJVN, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) and TV18 Broadcast may rise 50 per cent on resilient charts
Trend among these buzzing stocks remain optimistic, as per their respective charts
The trend among stocks in oversold regions remains highly fragile and could see more downside ahead
Shares related to Chandrayaan-3 may rise up to 15 per cent in the upcoming sessions, as per their respective technical chart patterns
The Mid-cap index is displaying robust momentum, with price action headed towards 40,000-level.
The trend in these stocks remains highly robust, with price action exhibiting strong interest from market participants.
Selective small-cap stocks may rally up to 25 per cent, as per their respective charts
Barring Varun Beverages that reached a new all-time high and Colgate Palmolive (India), other FMCG stocks trade fragile.
Barring Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, no other group company of Adani shows a favorable trend in the present technical structure,
Barring Cummins India, which did perform in the current year but the present structure shows sluggishness; all other stocks included in MSCI index are poised for the next bull-run.
Post Q1 results, major banking stocks have lost the upside bias. Most stocks are facing hurdles at upper levels.