Maruti Suzuki Q2 profit rises 3.44%

The stocks of Maruti Suzuki were trading 1.3% higher at Rs 8,170 in the afternoon hours.

Maruti Suzuki Ltd on Friday reported a rise of 3.44% in profit after tax at Rs 2,484.3 crore for the Q2 ended Sept 30. It had reported a profit of Rs 2,401.5 cr in the corresponding quarter last year.

The company said it expects a double-digit increase for the remainder of the financial year.

The company sold a total of 4,92,118 vehicles during the quarter, a growth of about 18% over the same period of the previous year. Sales in the domestic market stood at 4,57,401 units, a growth of 19% . Exports were at 34,717 units.

The stocks of Maruti Suzuki were trading 1.3% higher at Rs 8,170 in the afternoon hours.

BSE, Ebix to set up Pioneering insurance distribution network in India

Leading bourse, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), today said it has joined hands with Ebix Inc to set up a pioneering insurance distribution network in India.

BSE Investments Limited (BIL) is a wholly-owned arm of BSE, while Ebix Fincorp Exchange is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ebix, signed the pact with the aim of revolutionizing end-to-end sales and insurance processing in the country.

The JV enterprise will allow distribution of outlets, stock brokers, wealth management advisors and financial institutions across life and non-life product segments.

The platform will include the entire insurance lifecycle from customer relationship management (CRM), agency management, multi-quoting, underwriting, policy generation, claims filing and decision to back-end insurance policy administration.

The IPO by Reliance Nippon Life Asset management subscribed 4.85 times on Second day

The IPO of Reliance Nippon Life Asset management (RNAM), having been fully subscribed on first day of the bidding process, carried on to see investor demand, as the issue got 4.85 times subscription by on Thursday mid-noon hours. Starting 12.30 pm, the IPO got bids for 211,399,301 shares against the total issue size of 42,840,000 shares, as per Exchange data.

The price band of the issue was fixed Rs 247-252 and the minimum bid lot at 59 equity shares. The quota for all investor divisions including retail individual investor’s was fully subscribed.

Reliance Nippon has priced its shares in a band of Rs. 247-252 per share. The offer will close on 27 Oct. The Rs. 1,542 crore IPO consists of a fresh issue of shares worth Rs. 617 cr.