Infosys is trading lower by 1.5% at Rs 2,143 in early morning deals on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) after turning ex-bonus today.

The stock opened at Rs 2,165 and hit a low of Rs 2,139 on NSE. A combined 188,234 shares have changed hands on the counter till 0916 hours on BSE and NSE.

Maruti Suzuki India has moved higher by 2.2% to Rs 3,410 on BSE after reporting 19.5% year on year increase in its total sales to 110,147 units in the month of November 2014. The car maker had sold 92,140 units during the same month last year.

Domestic sales during the month stood at 100,024 units, up 17% from 85,510 units in November previous year, Maruti Suzuki India said in a statement.

Benchmark indices may open on a flat note tracking the mixed trends in their Asian peers. However, markets are likely to rebound later in the session and edge higher on firm global cues.

At 8:20AM, the early indicator SGX Nifty was up 5 points at 8,540.

Shares of Infosys is trading higher by nearly 2% at Rs 4,213 in early trade on BSE after the company said it has fixed record date as December 3, 2014 for the purpose of allotment of bonus shares/stock dividend.

On October 10, 2014 the board of directors of Infosys had recommended a bonus issue of one equity share for every equity share held.

Shares of ICICI Bank has higher by 3% to Rs 1,732 on National Stock Exchange (NSE) after the bank has fixed December 5 as the record date for its proposed stock split.

The bank has fixed record date as December 05, 2014 for the purpose of ascertaining the eligible shareholders who would be entitled to receive 5 equity shares of nominal value of Rs 2 each in lieu of 1 equity share of nominal value of Rs 10 each of the bank, ICICI Bank said in a statement.

Kotak Mahindra Bank has surged 7% to Rs 1,242, extending its previous day’s 7% rally on National Stock Exchange (NSE), after the Kotak Mahindra Bank announced it was acquiring ING Vysya Bank in an all-stock deal.

ING Vysya Bank shareholders will get 725 Kotak Mahindra Bank shares for every 1,000 shares they hold.

Shares of Yes Bank is trading higher by 4% at Rs 700 on NSE after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said foreign institutional investors (FIIs) can buy equity shares in private lender as shareholding by foreign investors has gone below the prescribed limit.

On November 20, the RBI notified that it has removed Yes Bank from its caution list as the aggregate share holdings in bank by Foreign Institutional Investors (FII)/Registered Foreign Portfolios Investors (RFPI)/Non-Resident Indians (NRI)/Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and through American Depository Receipts (ADR)/Global Depository Receipts (GDR)/Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) have gone below the prescribed threshold caution limit stipulated under the extant FDI policy.

The BSE Sensex and Nifty fell on Wednesday, retreating from record highs hit earlier in the session as investors pared positions in blue-chips such as Tata Motors after foreign investors marked their first sale of cash shares in three weeks.

Foreign institutional investors sold Indian shares worth Rs 102 crore ($16.5 million) on Tuesday, marking their first sale since October 28. Overseas investors have been key drivers of the stock market rally this year, buying a net $15.47 billion worth of shares so far in 2014, according to regulatory data.

Tata Power today said it has raised Rs 1,500 crore through issue of securities. It has issued two series of Non- Convertible Debentures (NCDs) worth Rs 1,500 crore on a private placement basis.

In a statement, Tata Power said the proceeds would be used for general corporate purposes of the company, including repayment of maturing foreign currency convertible bonds, capital expenditure and working capital.

NEW DELHI: Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange are looking to set up small banks in the country once the Reserve Bank of India opens the window for applications.

The move will help the two exchanges, which have cash transactions running into thousands of crores, manage some of the funds, but will come as bad news for the existing players, such as HDFC Bank, which manage this amount and benefit by way of low cost of funds.

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