Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) jumped 8.43% to Rs 334.50, rising for the second trading session.Shares of IEX surged 11% in two trading days from its previous closing low of Rs 301.25 on 9 March 2021. The counter hit a record high of Rs 349 in intraday today. The stock is up 200% from its 52-week low of Rs 111.05 posted on 23 March 2020.
On the BSE, 4.89 lakh shares were traded in the counter so far compared with average daily volumes of 2.11 lakh shares in the past two weeks.
The counter saw demand after the company on Wednesday announced a strategic divestment of 26% of its equity holding in Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) to National Stock Exchange of India and additional 5% equity holding to ONGC. Under the agreement, NSE will purchase 1,92,07,500 equity shares having a face value of Rs 10 each representing 26% stake of IGX from IEX for Rs 19.20 crore. Further, ONGC will purchase 36,93,750 equity shares representing 5% stake in IGX from IEX for Rs 3.69 crore.
To acquire cloud cyber security tech firm Z Services HQ DMCCAGC Networks announced that Black Box Holdings, Indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of AGC Networks, has entered into a Share Sale Agreement with Z Services Holding, a BVI business company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on 11 March 2021, to acquire 76% of shares of Z Services HQ DMCC (Target Company being limited liability company incorporated under laws of Dubai Multi Commodities Center), for total consideration of approx. USD 3.94 million, payable at the time of closing.
The said acquisition is anticipated to be completed within 60 days of signing the share purchase
agreement.
The said acquisition of Target Company will help AGC to strengthen presence in Middle East region and also add cloud cybersecurity capabilities to offer wider range of services to its customers.
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India is in the process of filing an appeal against an arbitration panel asking it to return USD 1.2 billion to British oil firm Cairn Energy Plc, sources said on Wednesday. If enforcement proceedings are initiated, India is confident to address them and will strongly defend its interests, the sources said, adding it is open to a constructive settlement of tax disputes within the existing legal framework. India is in the process of filing an appeal in the Cairn s arbitration award case, they said, adding in this case, it was well within India s sovereign powers to redress the situation of Double Non-Taxation and tax abuse.