Indian Bank rose 1.15% to Rs 140.75 after the bank said its board accorded in-principal approval for partial or full disinvestment of bank's stake in joint venture, ASREC (India).The bank holds a 38.26% stake in ASREC (India) and the decision to divest stake is part of monetisation of the bank's non- core assets. Apart from Indian Bank, LIC of India, Bank of India, Union Bank of India and Deutsche Bank are the other shareholders in the company. ASREC (India) acquires non performing assets (NPAs) from the banks/financial institutions at mutually agreed prices with the objective is to maximise the returns through innovative resolutions strategies. ASREC positions itself as the multi lender ARC in the public sector aiming to earn the confidence of the financial system in the effective resolution of NPAs by operating in transparent manner with flexibility of the private sector.