UPL rises on increasing stake in 'UPL do Brasil'

23 Mar 2015 Evaluate

UPL is currently trading at Rs. 424.60, up by 7.95 points or 1.91% from its previous closing of Rs. 416.65 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 418.55 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 425.20 and Rs. 415.90 respectively. So far 41,000 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 447.55 on 12-Feb-2015 and a 52 week low of Rs. 179.60 on 25-Mar-2014.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 436.45 and Rs. 400.80 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 18,792.00 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 29.80% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 55.09% and 15.04% respectively.

UPL through its step down wholly owned subsidiary has increased its stake in UPL do Brasil Industrie E Comercio de Insumos Agropecuarios S.A. (UPL do Brasil), a Brazilian company, from 73% to 100% by acquiring the balance 27% shares from its existing shareholders.

This consolidation will help UPL to have a more focused approach into the Brazilian crop protection market, the largest and one of the fastest growing crop protection markets in the world.

UPL do Brasil, based out of Campinas, Sao Paulo state in Brazil is engaged in the production, marketing, selling and distribution of crop protection products and specialties in the Brazilian agrochemicals market.

UPL (formerly United Phosphorus) is global player of crop protection products has customer base in 123 countries. It has subsidiary offices in Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Canada, Denmark, Indonesia, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, South Africa, USA, UK, Vietnam and Zambia.


UPL Share Price

551.20 4.35 (0.80%)
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Company Name CMP
UPL 551.20
BASF India 5151.05
PI Industries 3451.95
Bayer CropScience 5218.65
Sumitomo Chemical India 484.25
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