Sterlite Inds declines on being slapped a penalty of Rs 100 crore

03 Apr 2013 Evaluate

Sterlite Industries (India) is currently trading at Rs. 92.05, down by 1.05 points or 1.13% from its previous closing of Rs 93.10 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs 93.40 and has touched a high and low of Rs 93.60 and Rs 92.00 respectively. So far 383708 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Re 1 has touched a 52 week high of Rs 123.35 on 03-Jan-2013 and a 52 week low of Rs 88.60 on 04-Jun-2012.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs 95.10 and Rs 88.75 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs 31145.24 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 53.31% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 23.47% and 10.08% respectively.

In a blow to Sterlite Industries, a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta Group, Supreme Court has ordered the company to pay a sum of Rs 100 crore as compensation for polluting environment through Tuticorin-based copper smelting unit in Tamil Nadu, however, refused to direct its closure. The Apex Court, however, has clarified that Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has right to pass order against the company including a direction for closure of plant.

Earlier, the Vedanta group company got order from Divisional Engineer of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, for the closure of the unit in Tuticorin employing around 700 workers. On March 30, 2013, the plant halted its operations after alleged gas leak that caused mild suffocation, sore throat and eye irritation to several people in the locality. However, in a bit of relief, the Apex Court has asked the company to pay the compensation over a period of five years to District Collector of Tuticorin.

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