PNB surges on RBI lifting restrictions on foreign investors share purchase

11 Jul 2016 Evaluate

Punjab National Bank is currently trading at Rs 121.80, up by 4.20 points or 3.57% from its previous closing of Rs. 117.60 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 121.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 122.20 and Rs. 119.90 respectively. So far 1103001 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 180.50 on 17-Aug-2015 and a 52 week low of Rs. 69.40 on 17-Feb-2016.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 119.00 and Rs. 105.60 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 23887.16 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 62.08% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 31.36% and 6.55% respectively.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted the almost seven year old restriction on fresh purchase of shares of Punjab National Bank (PNB) by foreign investors. The central bank has notified that the aggregate foreign share holdings by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)/Registered Foreign Portfolios Investors (RFPIs)/Non Resident Indian (NRI)/Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)/Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)/American Depository Receipts (ADR)/Global Depository Receipts (GDR) under Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS) in Punjab National Bank have gone below the prescribed threshold caution limit stipulated under the extant FDI policy. Accordingly, the restrictions placed on the purchase of shares of the bank are withdrawn with immediate effect.

The bank has reported a net loss of Rs 5367.14 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 as compared to net profit of Rs 306.56 crore for the same quarter in the previous year. Total income of the bank has decreased by 1.33% at Rs 13276.19 crore for quarter under review as compared to Rs 13455.65 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

 

PNB Share Price

121.15 1.00 (0.83%)
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Peers
Company Name CMP
SBI 1041.10
PNB 121.15
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Bank Of Baroda 298.60
Union Bank Of India 173.25
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