ITC rises on increasing price of Wills navy cut cigarette

31 Dec 2013 Evaluate

ITC is currently trading at Rs. 322.70, up by 0.30 points or 0.09% from its previous closing of Rs. 322.40 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 322.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 324.00 and Rs. 321.00 respectively. So far 62218 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 380.00 on 24-Jul-2013 and a 52 week low of Rs. 272.20 on 11-Jan-2013.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 324.00 and Rs. 317.70 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 256475.23 crore.

The institutions and non-institutions held 53.62% and 46.08% stake in the company, respectively.

ITC has increased price of Wills navy cut cigarette by 17%. Following the price-hike, the 20-stick packet of the Navy Cut brand is priced around Rs 138.

Recently, the company increased price of its Gold Flake sleek line kings cigarette by 9.1%. Following price-hike, the Gold Flake sleek line kings 16-stick pack now costs Rs 120.

In the fiscal year 2013-14, the company taken above 18% average price increase across its cigarette brands after the government raised excise duty in Budget 2013-14 and consequently some states increasing their VAT rates.

ITC, a diversified conglomerate has business interests in cigarettes, hotels, paperboards and specialty papers, packaging, agri-business, packaged foods and confectionery, information technology, branded apparel, personal care, stationery, safety matches and other FMCG products.

 

ITC Share Price

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Company Name CMP
ITC 436.50
Godfrey Phillips 4159.00
VST Industries 4041.05
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