Shareholding

Mutual Funds increased stake in 84 Nifty 500 stocks in the quarter ended September 2024; here's a technical outlook on select 5 stocks for the likely trend ahead.

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Voda Idea, Indus Towers, Ujjivan SFB, CoForge among top stocks where FIIs raised holdings in the June quarter; trading strategies based on technical charts here.

After the fundraising, Ajay Singh's shareholding in SpiceJet may drop to 30-35% from 47.8%

Most PSUs, especially those with low floats, have seen remarkable share price gains over the past year

Public sector banks, financial institutions too must increase their public shareholding to at least 25%

Five PSBs are planning to reduce government stake to less than 75%

Sebi regulations require all listed companies to maintain a 25% public float, but firms with a post-issue market capitalisation exceeding Rs 1 trillion have a 5-year timeline to meet the 25% MPS rule

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Monday said its stake in FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has crossed 5 per cent. The Corporation has increased its shareholding in Hindustan Unilever Limited from 11,74,63,555 to 11,77,18,555 equity shares, i.e., 4.99 per cent to 5.01 per cent of the paid-up capital of the company, LIC said in a regulatory filing. The Corporation purchased additional shares from the open market in the ordinary course of transaction, it said. Holding in the company touched 5 per cent and the acquisition of shares was done on April 12 at an average cost of Rs 2,248.59 per unit. Shares of HUL ended 1.72 per cent down at Rs 2,194.60 while that of the country's largest state-owned insurer, LIC, closed at Rs 961.15 apiece on BSE, down by 1.03 per cent.

Drug major Novartis AG on Friday announced a strategic review of Novartis India Ltd, a public company listed on the BSE. The strategic review will include an assessment of the 70.68 per cent shareholding of Novartis AG in the company, the drug firm said in a statement. Novartis India Ltd is separate from Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of Novartis group in India. Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd includes the Novartis Corporate Centre in Hyderabad, the commercial arm of Novartis in India, and R&D teams, which currently conduct clinical trials at more than 300 trial sites in the country. The strategic review will not impact Novartis Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Novartis AG stated. There can be no assurance that the strategic review of Novartis India Ltd will be completed in 2024, or that the outcome would result in the implementation of any transaction, it said. Novartis remains deeply committed to India with a footprint that has expanded significantly in recent years, i

The gap between FPI and DII holdings narrowed to an all-time low in December, with DII holdings being 12.2 per cent lower than FPI holdings

Growth ramp up of the country's largest life insurer hinges on improved execution

State-owned insurer has received an extension of 10 years and would need to meet the criteria by May 2032

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Thursday said it has approved the deal involving the re-balancing of the existing cross-shareholdings between Renault and Nissan. Renault and Nissan are engaged in the sale of passenger vehicles and automotive parts through their wholly-owned subsidiaries Renault India Pvt Ltd (RIPL) and Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (NMIPL). The combination relates to the re-balancing of the existing cross-shareholdings between Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co Ltd and certain changes to the shareholding of two of their joint ventures in India, Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd and Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India Pvt Ltd, according to an official release. As part of the rebalancing effort, Nissan, through Nissan Finance Co Ltd, will retain its 15 per cent stake in Renault. Meanwhile, Renault will transfer 28.4 per cent of Nissan shares into a trust estate administered by a trustee governed by French law. Renault will continue to ...

The Adani family owns over 60 per cent stake in the group's listed companies, except Adani Green Energy and ACC Ltd

Patanjali Foods on Wednesday said its promoters plan to sell shares to institutional investors in June for dilution of a 6 per cent stake to meet minimum public shareholding norms of 25 per cent. Patanjali Foods Ltd (PFL), erstwhile Ruchi Soya Industries, was acquired in September 2019 by Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali Group through a corporate insolvency resolution process. In an interview with PTI, Ramdev said: "We are planning to meet the minimum shareholding norms as prescribed by the market regulator SEBI." He further said that the company is targeting to dilute around 6 per cent stake in June through Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP) and Offer for Sale (OFS). "We have already started roadshow from Wednesday and there is a great interest from global investors," Ramdev said. At present the public shareholding in PFL stands at 19.18 per cent, which needs to be increased to a minimum of 25 per cent. Rule 19A(5) of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957 mandates a lis

The company raises stake in Tata Power from 5.917% to 7.935%

Adani Transmission has sought shareholders' approval to raise up to Rs 8,500 crore through issuance of equity shares on qualified institutional placement basis. The company has sought shareholders' approval through postal ballot to raise up to Rs 8,500 crore by way of qualified institutional placement through issuance of equity shares and/or other eligible securities to eligible investors, a BSE statement showed. The board of directors of the company at its meeting held on May 13, 2023 approved the proposal of raising funds by way of issuance of equity shares of face value Rs 10 and/or other securities convertible into equity shares (including warrants, or otherwise). The company explained that it anticipates growth opportunities in its existing operations and continues to evaluate various avenues for organic expansion and achieving inorganic growth. Towards this, the company continues to require capital for achieving such growth and expansion. The proposed resolution, if approved

Domestic institutional shareholding has grown from 1.9 per cent to 3.2 per cent with mutual funds (MFs) and alternate investment funds (AIFs) increasing their stake

Bessemer India Capital Holdings II on Thursday divested 7.75 per cent stake in Home First Finance Company India for over Rs 467 crore through an open market transaction. Fidelity Funds - Asian Smaller Companies Pool and Nomura Trust and Banking Co. Ltd bought a total of 11.93 lakh equity shares of the company. Bessemer India Capital Holdings II is an affiliate of US-based venture capital company Bessemer Venture Partners. According to the bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Bessemer India Capital Holdings II sold a total of 68,11,313 shares, amounting to 7.75 per cent stake in the company. The shares were disposed at an average price of Rs 686.07 apiece, taking the transaction value at Rs 467.30 crore. As of December quarter, Bessemer had owned 7.75 per cent stake in the company, shareholding data with the bourse showed. Shares of Home First Finance Company India plunged 7.97 per cent to close at Rs 678.90 per piece on the NSE. In another transaction