Shares of CRISIL were up over 1% at Rs 2,009 after the company said its board, at its meeting held on October 17, 2015, approved the proposal to invest in financial technology companies in areas/sectors that are deemed strategic for CRISIL.
A Committee of senior executives has been designated to identify companies, evaluate and finalise actual investment proposals and decide the optimum methodology for the investments, the company said in a release.
The Board has approved an investment of upto Rs. 30 crore for such investments, the release added.
The stock opened at Rs 1,999 and touched a high of Rs 2,019. At 12:50pm, over 10,000 shares were traded on both the stock exchanges.