VST Industries hits new peak after Radhakishan Damani buys shares
.jpg)
Shares of VST Industries jumped up to 7.5 per cent to hit a new high of Rs 4,600 apiece on the BSE on Thursday, a day after Radhakishan Damani bought 2,70,000 shares at Rs 4,259.99 apiece on the BSE, according to bulk deal data. The data also showed HDFC Mutual Fund sold 273,706 shares at Rs 4,260 apiece.
At 10:53 am, the stock was trading at Rs 4,573.70, up nearly 7 per cent. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading flat at 40,182 levels, up just 0.16 per cent. The stock has rallied 10 per cent in the last two sessions and 22 per cent in one month.
For the second quarter of the financial year 2019 (Q2FY19), the company posted profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 99.42 crore, up 12 per cent against Rs 88.65 crore posted in the year-ago period. Net profit for the period came in at Rs 76.32 crore, up 33.5 per cent against Rs 57.13 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
Basic earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter stood at Rs 49.42 against Rs 36.99 in the year-ago period.
VST Industries is a public conglomerate company headquartered in Hyderabad. The company manufactures and distributes cigarettes.
Radhakishan Damani, the promoter of D-Mart parent Avenue Supermarts, is one of the richest Indians with the net worth of $14.7 billion, according to Forbes magazine.
Other Latest News
.webp)
The Supreme Court on Friday told the Delhi government that it would consider listing its plea challenging the central government's law establishing pre-eminence of the lieutenant governor over the elected dispensation in controlling services in the national capital.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was urged by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the AAP government, that the whole administration has come to a standstill and the matter needed to be heard.
.webp)
Cement maker ACC on Thursday said its profit after tax (PAT) increased four-fold to Rs 945 crore in the March quarter of the previous fiscal year on account of robust sales.
The company had reported a PAT of Rs 236 crore in the year-ago period.
Revenue from operations rose to Rs 5,409 crore in the fourth quarter as compared with Rs 4,791 crore in the year-ago period, ACC Ltd said in a regulatory filing.
.webp)
Nestle on Thursday missed first-quarter organic sales growth estimates, as the world's biggest packaged food company hiked prices and sold fewer products, particularly in North America.
The maker of Maggi noodles, Nescafe coffee and KitKat chocolate wafer bars confirmed its 2024 guidance of organic sales growth of about 4 per cent and a moderate increase in underlying trading profit margin.
.webp)
Shares of Hitachi Energy were buzzing in trade on Thursday as they soared as much as 18.89 per cent to hit a fresh record high of Rs 9,765.30 per share, driven by expansion plans. On the other hand, S&P BSE 500 was trading 0.21 per cent higher at 74,010.29 levels, as of 1:02 PM.
Hitachi Energy intends to establish additional global capability centres (GCCs) in India to bolster its local operations in response to escalating energy demand and the government's focus on expanding renewable energy generation, according to Reuters.
.webp)
Air India Express will give first-time voters aged 18 to 22 a 19 per cent discount on domestic and international flight tickets for travelling to their home constituencies and back, the Economic Times (ET) reported.
This deal is part of the airline’s "#VoteAsYouAre" campaign, “designed to mobilise first-time voters to fly home to exercise their constitutional right and help guide the flight path of the nation", ET reported.
.webp)
.webp)
.webp)
.webp)
.webp)
