Unitech shares rise 20% as NCLT allows govt to appoint 10 directors

Shares of Unitech Limited rose 20 percent in morning trade Monday, after the NCLT authorized the government to appoint its 10 nominees on the board of the realty firm. 

Shares of Unitech Limited opened on a bullish note today at Rs 8.40, and subsequently rose to a high of Rs 8.70, clocking a jump of 19.34 percent over its previous closing price on the BSE. Similar progress was also registered on the NSE, where the stock opened at Rs. 8.40 and touched a high of Rs 8.70, up by 19.47 percent over its last close.

The NCLT (National Co. Law Tribunal) on Friday dismissed the board of Unitech Limited while hearing the central govt’s plea to take control of the real estate company and directed the ministry of corporate affairs to nominate ten directors to the board.

Bharat-22 ETF to raise Rs 8000 Cr.

The government will start the 'Bharat 22' ETF (Exchange Traded Fund), managed by ICICI Prudential MF, to garner about Rs 8000 cr. As per statement, the new fund offer will open for anchor investors on Nov 14 2017, whereas subscription for retail investors will launch from Nov 15 and continue till Nov 17.

Bharat-22 ETF consists of 22 scrips of public sector units, banks and companies in which the govt holds a minority stake.  It is a good opportunity for investors to play a part in some of the best entities with high future growth potential.

The state-owned companies or PSUs that are part of the new ETF are IOCL, ONGC, BPCL, SBI, Coal India Ltd and Nalco.  The other Central PSUs on the list are Bharat Electronics, Engineers India, NTPC, NBCC, SJVNL, NHPC, PGCIL, GAIL India and NLC India.

The govt is expected to fetch an initial amount of Rs. 8,000 cr from the Bharat-22 ETF. ICICI Prudential MF has already filed docs for the new ETF with markets regulator Sebi.

Mahindra Logistics settles tepid on stock market debut

Shares of Mahindra Logistics, a subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra, made a tepid debut in stock market on Friday. The stock settled at Rs 429.15 on BSE, nearly flat in comparison with its issue price of Rs 429 on its debut on the Exchange on Friday, 10 Nov, 2017. 

The stock hit an intraday low of Rs. 416.55 per share, down by nearly 4%t and an intraday high of Rs. 433.95 /share, higher by 0.45% on BSE in Friday’s trade. The stock closed at Rs. 429.15 per share, higher by 0.03% from its previous close on BSE. 

BSE, Ebix to set up Pioneering insurance distribution network in India

Leading bourse, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), today said it has joined hands with Ebix Inc to set up a pioneering insurance distribution network in India.

BSE Investments Limited (BIL) is a wholly-owned arm of BSE, while Ebix Fincorp Exchange is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ebix, signed the pact with the aim of revolutionizing end-to-end sales and insurance processing in the country.

The JV enterprise will allow distribution of outlets, stock brokers, wealth management advisors and financial institutions across life and non-life product segments.

The platform will include the entire insurance lifecycle from customer relationship management (CRM), agency management, multi-quoting, underwriting, policy generation, claims filing and decision to back-end insurance policy administration.