REC surges despite its call for not applying for new private banking license

03 Dec 2012 Evaluate

Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is currently trading at Rs 234.95, up by 4.60 points or 2.00% from its previous closing of Rs 230.35 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 231.20 and has touched a high and low of Rs 236.35 and Rs 230.05 respectively. So far 127719 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 251.40 on 17-Feb-2012 and a 52 week low of Rs 142.00 on 07-Jun-2012.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 236.35 and Rs 217.75 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 23205.29 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 66.80% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 26.78% and 6.42% respectively.

Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), which was earlier keen to set up a new bank with Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and IFCI, has lost interest and decided not apply for a license.

Former finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee, in his Budget speech of 2010-11, announced the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was considering giving some additional banking licences to private sector entities and to non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). REC, PFC and IFCI are all NBFCs. Following the Budget announcement, RBI floated a discussion paper in September 2010 and after a year, it issued the draft norms.

REC is engaged in providing financial assistance to state electricity boards, state government departments and rural electric co-operatives for rural electrification projects as are sponsored by them.

REC Share Price

357.15 2.40 (0.68%)
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Company Name CMP
Power Finance Corp 354.50
REC 357.15
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