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The Infosys scrip gained nearly 5 per cent today following the company's announcement that its board will on Saturday consider a proposal for buyback of equity shares.
Updated : Aug 17, 2017, 04:30 PM IST
The Infosys scrip gained nearly 5
per cent today following the company's announcement that its
board will on Saturday consider a proposal for buyback of
equity shares.
The stock jumped 4.54 per cent to settle at Rs 1,021.15
on BSE. During the day, it had soared 5.33 per cent to Rs
1,028.90.
On NSE, it surged 4.68 per cent to end at Rs 1,020.85.
The stock was the biggest gainer on both the key indices.
The company's market valuation also zoomed Rs 10,189.78
crore to Rs 2,34,554.78 crore.
In volume terms, 5.32 lakh Infosys shares were traded on
BSE and over one crore shares changed hands on the NSE.
"The opportunity from recent correction and the
announcement of share buyback from IT major supported the
sentiment," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit
Financial Services Ltd.
Infosys informed BSE that the board of directors of the
company will consider a proposal for buyback of equity shares
at its meeting to be held on August 19, 2017.
It added that the outcome of the board meeting will be
disseminated to the stock exchanges after the conclusion of
the meeting.
Infosys, in April, had said that it will pay up to Rs
13,000 crore to shareholders during the current financial year
through dividend and/or share buyback.
Share buybacks typically improve earnings per share and
is a mechanism to return surplus cash to shareholders while
also supporting share price during period of sluggish market
condition.
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