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This is an archive article published on April 8, 2011
Blue Dart shares touch record high
Blue Dart Express shares rose by over 3 pct to hit a record high on BSE amid delisting plans.
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Continuing its gaining spree for the second straight session,courier and logistics firm Blue Dart Express on Friday rose by over 3 per cent to hit a record high on BSE amid reports that its parent DHL Worldwide Express may buyout the company and delist it from the bourses.
Shares of the company ended up by 3.51 per cent at Rs 1,383.05 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). In intra-day session,the stock went up by 10.61 per cent to touch a lifetime high of Rs 1,478.
In the previous trading session also,the scrip rallied by 20
per cent,following the media buzz.
At the National Stock Exchange,shares of Blue Dart jumped by 4.80 per cent to close at Rs 1,399.
In terms of volume,over nine lakh shares of the company were traded on the bourses during the day.
Blue Dart Express in 2002 had forged a sales alliance with DHL Worldwide Express.
DHL has 81.03 per cent stake in Blue Dart,the report added.
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Meanwhile,the BSE broader gauge Sensex settled the day at 19,451.45,lower by 139.73 points or 0.71 per cent.
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