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Swan Energy surges after Gujarat govt invests equity in its LNG port project

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Last Updated : Dec 17 2016 | 12:01 AM IST

Swan Energy jumped 6.16% to Rs 202.60 at 12:30 IST on BSE after the company said that Government of Gujarat has decided to participate by investing 26% in equity of company's LNG port project in Gujarat.

The announcement was made during market hours today, 16 December 2016.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 24.42 points or 0.12% at 26,485.80.

High volumes were witnessed on the counter. On the BSE, 14.89 lakh shares were traded in the counter so far as against average daily volume of 4.16 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock had hit a high of Rs 210.25 and a low of Rs 193.90 so far during the day. The stock had hit a record high of Rs 213.40 on 14 December 2016. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 57.50 on 16 May 2016.

The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 15 December 2016, surging 41.79% compared with the 0.82% rise in the Sensex. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, jumping 204.39% as against Sensex's 6.67% decline.

The mid-cap company has an equity capital of Rs 22.12 crore. Face value per share is Re 1.

Swan Energy is developing India's first liquified natural gas (LNG) port along with floating and regasification unit (FSRU) near Jafrabad in Gujarat state with a total investment of Rs 5900 crore. A subsidiary company and special purpose vehicle company namely, Swan LNG is implementing this project.

Government of Gujarat has now decided to participate by investing 26% in equity of the LNG port project through Gujarat State Petronet and Gujarat Maritime Board jointly.

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Swan Energy's net profit jumped 1170.6% to Rs 2.16 crore on 1.6% growth in net sales to Rs 96.09 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015.

Swan Energy is an emerging green energy company with a pipeline of innovatively structured power projects.

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First Published: Dec 16 2016 | 12:39 PM IST

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