Infosys gains on fixing record date for 1:1 bonus

The stock was up 1% to Rs 1,397 on the BSE in early morning trade after the Infosys fixed September 5, 2018 as record date for the purpose of allotment of bonus shares / stock dividend.

Shares of Infosys gained 1% to Rs 1,397 levels on the BSE in intra-day trade, after the information technology (IT) firm said it has fixed September 5, 2018 as record date for the purpose of allotment of bonus shares/stock dividend. The stock will turn ex-date for bonus shares on September 4, 2018. The record date announcement was made during market hours on Friday.

The stock had underperformed the market in last week, by falling 3.6% after the company’s chief financial officer (CFO) M. D. Ranganath decided to leave the company. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.8%