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Crompton Greaves gains on board nod to demerge consumer products business

Angel Broking analyst maintains Buy rating on the stock with target price of Rs 220.

SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Feb 20 2015 | 12:17 PM IST
Shares of Crompton Greaves were trading higher by 2% at Rs 183 on NSE after the company said its board approved the proposed demerger of its consumer products business.

“The board decided to implement a 100% demerger of the consumer products business, such that the shareholding pattern of the resulting consumer company shall be same as the shareholding pattern of Crompton Greaves,” the company said in a statement.

The company in July last year proposed a demerger of the consumer products business unit, a move that found favour among investors.

Analyst at Angel Broking maintains Buy rating on the stock with target price of Rs 220.

The stock opened at Rs 187 and touched a high of Rs 189 on NSE. A combined 2.74 million shares changed hands on the counter till 1011 hours on NSE and BSE.
 

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First Published: Feb 20 2015 | 10:13 AM IST

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