RVNL, IRFC, IRCTC, RITES, Railtel: Railway stocks rise up to 3% ahead of Budget
Railway stocks were mostly trading higher ahead of Budget, barring Texmaco Rail, while Railtel topped the chart with a 3% gain.
Railway stocks were mostly trading higher ahead of Budget, barring Texmaco Rail, while Railtel topped the chart with a 3% gain.
All railway-related stocks were trading higher today after Ashwini Vaishnaw retained the railway ministry in Modi 3.0, raising hopes for continuity in policies.
The financing arm of the Indian Railways proposes to raise up to ₹50,000 cr through bond issue or bank loan during FY25.
The sell-off in the railway stocks was triggered after FM Sitharaman earmarked a capex of ₹2.55 lakh crore for the Indian Railways, which is lower than industry expectations of ₹3 lakh crore.
The largecap stock, which made its share market debut on April 11, 2019, has risen more than 1,500% in the last five years.
The financing arm of the Indian Railways has declared a total dividend of ₹1,960.28 crore, which works out to 30.93% of PAT for FY23, says Shelly Verma.
The stock, which made its market debut in June last year, hit a fresh all-time high of ₹398.10 on September 5, after touching 52-week low of ₹66.90 on September 27, 2022.
The government, which currently holds 86.36% shares in IRFC, has to dilute 11.36% stake in the company to meet SEBI’s minimum public shareholding norm.
IRFC has inked a pact with IIFCL to boost cooperation in financing railway infrastructure projects with forward and backward linkages to Indian Railways sector.