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ICICI Securities Shares Hit Two-Month Low After Delisting Approval

The arrangement is indicating that shareholders of ICICI Securities will get 67 shares of ICICI Bank against every 100 shares held.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>Signage of ICICI Bank Ltd. at its corporate office building in BKC, Mumbai. (Photographer: Vijay Sartape/ Source: NDTV Profit)</p></div>
Signage of ICICI Bank Ltd. at its corporate office building in BKC, Mumbai. (Photographer: Vijay Sartape/ Source: NDTV Profit)

Shares of ICICI Securities Ltd. fell over 4% on Thursday to an over two-month low as the institutional investors voted in favour of delisting and merging it with the ICICI Bank Ltd.

Results of shareholders vote showed 71.89% of them voted to delist the company and go merging after the delisting process. To the favour of the proposal 83.8% public institutional shareholders voted, and only 32% non-institutional shareholders voted.

The arrangement is indicating that shareholders of ICICI Securities will get 67 shares of ICICI Bank against every 100 shares held.

ICICI Securities Shares Hit Two-Month Low After Delisting Approval

On the NSE, ICICI Securities' stock fell as much as 4.47% during the day to Rs 708.55 apiece, the lowest since Jan. 3. It was trading 2.74% lower at Rs 721 per share, compared to a 0.41% advance in the benchmark Nifty 50 as of 09:28 a.m.

The share price has risen 75.40% in the last 12 months. The relative strength index was at 36.21.

Out of six analysts tracking the company, three have a 'buy' rating on the stock, two recommend 'hold' and one suggests 'sell', according to Bloomberg data. The average of 12-month analyst price targets implies a potential downside of 19.1%.

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ICICI Bank Ltd.'s stock rose as much as 1.5% during the day to 1,100 apiece, the highest since March 21. It was trading 1.48% higher at Rs 1,099.75 per share, compared to a 0.43% advance in the Nifty as of 9:36 a.m.

The stock has risen 28.66% in the last 12 months. The total traded volume so far in the day stood at 0.10 times its 30-day average. The relative strength index was at 65.34.

Out of 52 analysts tracking the company, 49 have a 'buy' rating and three recommend 'hold', according to Bloomberg data. The average of 12-month analyst price targets implies a potential upside of 12.1%.

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