Shares of India Glycols, on Friday, slipped 9 per cent to Rs 529; falling 13 per cent from day’s high, on the BSE in intra-day trade after its board approved the transfer of the company s BioEO (speciality chemicals) business to IGL Green Chemicals Private Limited (IGCPL), a wholly owned subsidiary. BioEO accounted for 12.85 per cent of the total revenue and 26.20 per cent of the total net-worth of India Glycols, as on March 31, 2020.
The commodity chemicals company s stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 610 in intra-day trade. Despite today’s fall, it has outperformed the market by surging 77 per cent in the past three months, against 11 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.
An across-the-board sell-off dragged the benchmark indices around a per cent lower on Friday as sombre global mood hit markets during the second-half of the trading session. US 10-year Treasury yields rose again on Friday, back above 1.6 per cent, and were on track to rise for the seventh straight week. Add to it, the dollar index rose 0.4 per cent denting sentiment further. Against this backdrop, gains in Asian stock markets proved tough to match for most of European peers, after they hit a 1-year high in the prior session. Nasdaq Futures, which tumbled over 1.5 per cent, or 200 points, also suggested a lower start for Wall Street later in the day.