Axis Bank fell 0.59% to Rs 1,348.90 at 10:15 IST on BSE on reports the government will sell 4.22 crore shares, or 9% stake, in the bank through block deals today, 21 March 2014.
Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 19.77 points, or 0.09%, to 21,759.86.
Volumes were high on the Axis Bank counter. On BSE, so far 4.87 crore shares were traded in the counter, compared with an average volume of 2.46 lakh shares in the past one quarter.
The stock hit a high of Rs 1,364.80 and a low of Rs 1,313.25 so far during the day. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 1,549 on 20 May 2013. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 764 on 4 September 2013.
The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 20 March 2014, rising 17.30% compared with the Sensex's 5.86% rise. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, rising 6.27% as against Sensex's 3.13% rise.
The large-cap company has an equity capital of Rs 469.60 crore. Face value per share is Rs 10.
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The government, which owns a little more than a fifth of Axis Bank through the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI), reportedly plans to raise about Rs 5500 crore by selling a 9% stake, or 4.22 crore shares, through block trades on bourses. The sale opened after market hours on Thursday, 20 March 2014, and will end before the market opens on Friday, 21 March 2014, reports added.
As on 31 December 2013, SUUTI held 9.72 crore shares, or 20.72% stake, in Axis Bank.
Axis Bank's net profit rose 19.06% to Rs 1604.11 crore on 9.94% growth in total income to Rs 9433.55 crore in Q3 December 2013 over Q3 December 2012.
Axis Bank is the third largest private sector bank in India. The bank also has overseas offices in UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Colombo, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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