Wockhardt tumbles after US FDA issues import alert for Chikalthana facility

27 Nov 2013 Evaluate

Wockhardt is currently trading at Rs. 428.00, down by 44.00 points or 9.32% from its previous closing of Rs. 472.00 on the BSE.

The scrip opened at Rs. 462.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 466.90 and Rs. 406.00 respectively. So far 1197477 shares were traded on the counter.

The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 2166.05 on 12-Mar-2013 and a 52 week low of Rs. 344.15 on 08-Aug-2013.

Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 518.70 and Rs. 406.00 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 4668.27 crore.

The promoters holding in the company stood at 73.88% while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 10.73% and 15.25% respectively.

US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has imposed an import alert for the drug maker Wockhardt’s Chikalthana facility at Aurangabad. An import alert results in the detention without physical examination of drugs from firms that have not met so-called good manufacturing practices.

Meanwhile, the company dropped from the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) India index with effect from November 26, 2013. MSCI is a leading provider of benchmark indices globally.

Wockhardt is one of the few companies with end to end integrated capabilities for its products, starting with the manufacture of the oral and sterile API’s, the dose forms and marketing through wholly owned subsidiary in the US, enabling the company to capture maximum value.

 

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