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Standard Chartered Bank’s block deal triggers 6.4% drop in CDSL shares

CDSL’s share prices are said to have gone down considerably on Wednesday, with the company dropping as much as 6.4 per cent to the intraday low of Rs. 1,675 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The sharp decline could be mainly owing to a large block deal, in which Standard Chartered Bank reportedly sold its entire shareholding against this company’s stock.

The purchase was made at a floor price of Rs 1,672 per share, 6.3% lower than the end-of-the-day price of Rs 1,785 from the previous session. One of the highlights of the offer or sale of the security is a 100% secondary placement, for which JPMorgan India is expected to act as the adviser.

CDSL is one of the Share Transmission Installs in the country and received its Introduction into the Stock Business from the (SEBI) Security and Exchange Board India in February 1999. Thus, CDSL plays a significant role in the exchange market by executing transactions, clearing trades, and settling deals.

Per the Red Herring Prospectus of CDSL, Standard Chartered Bank—Corporate Banking has been an old shareholder of the company, owning over 7.18% of its issued and paid-up equity capital since its initial offering IPO.

According to the share ownership pattern for the December quarter, Indian mutual funds have 12.95% exposure to CDSL; among the big ones are Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund, Invesco India Focused 20, PGIM India, and Nippon Life, the names have stakes above 1%.

As soon as the block deal was announced, CDSL stocks lost Rs 93 or 5.5% to Rs 1,691 by the end of the trading session. Indeed, the stock that entered the stock market under its IPO at Rs 149 has since risen 10 times from what it was for a long. The stock has shown a very strong performance during the past 12 months and has achieved a great 85% return.

Other than CDSL, parenting CDSL ventures, CDSL Insurance Repository and CDSL Commodity Repository have a presence in financial intermediaries and markets.

One important difference between the affiliates’ UX strategy and that of their counterparts working in the conventional media market is the diversity of available digital channels.

Further extension of the worth of shares CDL of the stock market stalwarts continues to intrigue stakeholders and evaluate the impact on the assuredness of the company’s future business.

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