Satyam back to Group-A stocks

PTI Updated - October 03, 2012 at 07:49 PM.

Mahindra Satyam, which in its pre-scam erstwhile form as Satyam Computer figured as one of the top blue-chip shares of the country, will once again become a Group-A stock on the BSE from next week.

The country’s leading bourse BSE broadly categorises the stocks in three groups — Group A for top ranked shares, Group Z for penny stocks, Group T for those under surveillance or facing restricted trading and Group B for all others.

Currently, Mahindra Satyam is placed in the Group B, but would be moved back to Group-A from October 8, the BSE said in a circular today.

Along with Satyam, the BSE today announced inclusion of 11 other stocks to the Group A, which include Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), Bayer CropScience, Berger Paints, CESC Ltd, CORE Education & Technologies, DENA Bank, Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Jet Airways (India) Ltd, Madras Cements, McLeod Russel and Torrent Pharmaceuticals.

Besides, the BSE would move Alstom T&D India, Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals, EIH Ltd, Fortis Healthcare, Gujarat Gas, Indiabulls Real Estate, Manappuram General Finance and Leasing, MOIL Ltd, Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers, Ruchi Soya Industries and Welspun-Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd from Group A to Group B.

The BSE also announced changes in its mid-cap, small-cap, IPO and Shariah 50 indices with effect from October 8.

Those being excluded from mid-cap index include Wockhardt, Bajaj Finserv, Shree Cements, SRF Ltd, Ballarpur Industries, Sterlite Technologies, Alok Industries, Elantas Beck India, Kalpataru Power Transmission, Spice Mobiles and Glodyne Technoserve Ltd.

Those being included in the mid-cap index include Allahabad Bank, Ybrant Digital, Tuni Textile Mills, DEN Networks, Solar Industries, Balrampur Chini Mills, Blue Circle Services and SpiceJet Ltd.

Besides, ONGC, Jindal Saw and BEML would be excluded from Shariah 50 index and would be replaced by Sesa Goa, Divi’s Laboratories and SAIL.

Published on October 3, 2012 14:19