The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 453.55 crore (Rs 4.53 billion) in the same quarter last fiscal, Wockhardt Ltd said in a filing to the BSE.
IndiGo has been facing a probe by Sebi ever since a public spat came to light between two founders of the airline, including over certain related party transactions involving one of the warring promoters.
The BSE Sensex on Friday surged more than 6 percent to record highs while the rupee strengthened to an 11-month high against the dollar as the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies were set to sweep the country's elections with a clear majority.
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M&M for sell-off of PSIDC stake in Punjab Tractor
Amazon has shot off yet another letter to market regulator Sebi, accusing Future Retail of insider trading and called for an investigation as the US online retailer looks to ratchet up pressure against the Future-RIL deal. Future Group, however, vehemently denied the charges, saying these allegations were "Amazon's ill-motivated attempts to throw everything at the situation to stultify the transaction."
Tata group firm Trent Ltd on Friday said Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Capital has bought 8.68 per cent stake in it for Rs 21.2 crore (Rs 212 million), marking ADA Group's entry into the retail sector.
In the rights issue, the company is offering one share for every 15 shares held at Rs 1,257. The rights shares are expected to be listed on the BSE and NSE on or around June 12.
Cadila Healthcare to seek nod for amalgamation
Kampani Properties no more a Kampani Consultants arm.
McDowell & Company Ltd has informed BSE that Asian Opportunities & Investments Ltd in Mauritius has become a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (WOS) of the Company.
Cranes Software International Ltd has informed BSE that the Board of Directors of the company at its meeting held on January 30, 2003
Radico Khaitan Ltd has informed BSE that the Board for Industrial and Financial Restructuring has sanctioned a scheme of rehabilitation of Abhishek Cements Ltd.
The government is keen to close the sale before March 31, 2021, to help meet a record Rs 2.1 lakh crore target which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set from divestment proceeds in the Budget for 2020-21.
Other major laggards were IndusInd Bank, SBI, Bharti Airtel, ONGC, Tata Steel and Reliance Industries -- falling as much as 6.30 per cent.
The rally was mainly driven by financial, consumer durables, auto and oil and gas stocks.
The government on Tuesday confirmed that a French court has ordered the freezing of certain Indian assets in Paris on a petition by Britain's Cairn Energy, which is seeking to recover $1.72 billion from New Delhi after winning an arbitration against retro tax. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha said the government has filed an appeal against an international arbitration tribunal overturning levy of Rs 10,247 crore in back taxes on Cairn Energy. "Yes sir, an order has been passed by a French Court freezing certain Indian government properties in the case pertaining to Cairn Energy," he said.
E-commerce major Amazon has written to Sebi yet again, apprising the market regulator of the formation of the arbitration tribunal at SIAC while urging it to suspend the review of the Rs 24,713 crore Future-RIL deal. It has also filed an appeal with the division bench of the Delhi high court against the December 21 order of the single member bench, according to sources.
TCS is the country's most valued firm with a market capitalisation of Rs 687,123.96 crore
Profit taking in index heavweights RIL and HDFC weighed on sentiment while ICICI Bank surged 7%.
Markets suffered after other Asian indices closed in the red, tracking record-breaking losses at the Wall Street overnight.
The Madras high court has ordered the winding up of private carrier SpiceJet Limited and directed the official Liquidator attached to the high court to take over its assets, in a plea filed by a Swiss company over unpaid dues. The court was allowing a company petition from Credit Suisse AG, a stock corporation registered under the laws of Switzerland, which prayed for winding up of the Indian firm under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and appoint the Official Liquidator of the high court as the liquidator with all powers under Section 448 of the Companies Act to take charge of SpiceJet's assets, properties, stock in trade and books of accounts. The "respondent company (SpiceJet) has miserably failed to satisfy the three pronged test suggested by the Supreme Court in Mathusudan Govardhandas & Co v Madhu Woollen Industries (P) Ltd, and hence had rendered itself liable to be wound up for its inability to pay its debts under Section 433 (e) of the Companies Act 1956," Justice R Subramanian said in his order on Monday and directed the private carrier be wound up and the official liquidator take over its assets.
Subdued Asian and European markets due to escalating trade war between the US and China mainly led to caution on domestic bourses, brokers said.
Kothari Products Ltd plans to amalgamate Kothari Pouches Ltd, Kothari Beverages Ltd and Kothari Products Ltd.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd has informed BSE that the Board of Directors of the company at its meeting held on February 14, 2003 has approved divesting its wholly-owned subsidiary Glenmark Laboratories Ltd, including sale of its manufacturing Plant
At the BSE, 1,791 stocks declined, while 948 advanced, 110 stocks remained unchanged.
Last week, the court had vacated the status quo order it had issued earlier on the merger process between Sun Pharma and Ranbaxy.
Tata Power Company Ltd has informed BSE that the company has on Friday signed a subscription agreement with Power Trading Corporation of India Ltd to acquire upto 10 million equity shares of Rs 10 each.
Sebi found that the broker had committed fraudulent, manipulative and unfair activities and has also been negligent in observance and compliance of the statutory requirement in conduct of its business as a stock broker.
RIL was placed at number one position, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, HUL, HDFC, ITC, State Bank of India, Infosys, Kotak Mahindra Bank and ICICI Bank.
The BSE Sensex jumped 70.42 points to end at 34,503.49, while the broader NSE Nifty finished at 10,651.20, up 19 points.
RIL holds 45.43 per cent stake in RIIL as its promoter.
Despite a strong start to trade today, key benchmark indices retreated sharply from their higher levels following bouts of profit-taking amid fresh weakness in the rupee against the dollar.
Investor wealth on Wednesday diminished by Rs 1.84 lakh crore amid massive sell-off in the equity market.
Share markets will have only three trading days this week with Monday and Wednesday being holidays due to general elections in Mumbai and Maharashtra Day, respectively.
Other than ITC, other laggards include PowerGrid, Infosys, M&M, NTPC, SBI, HDFC, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, TCS, Hero MotoCorp, Coal India, ONGC, RIL, Asian Paint, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank.
Telesys Software Ltd's board approved the merger of subsidiary companies Aavishkar Software Ltd, Scribe Solutions P Ltd, Sun Java Solutions P Ltd, and Millenium Web Solutions P Ltd. with the company.
Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd's board approved a plan for amalgamation of its subsidiary companies Bharti Telenet Ltd, Bharti Telesonic Ltd, Bharti Broadband Networks Ltd and Bharti Comtel Ltd.
The company will raise $1.8 billion for the under construction and contracted portfolio of 12 GW, which includes the country's first manufacturing-linked solar power plant of 8 GW.
Mukta Arts Ltd has informed BSE that it has entered into an agreement with Super Cassette Industries Ltd, Mumbai for sale of audio and music rights.