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Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) tanked 14 percent to hit a new 52-week low of Rs 176.60 per share on the BSE in Thursday’s early trade after the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) accepted IndusInd Bank’s insolvency petition against the company and admitted it into the corporate insolvency resolution process. The Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Wednesday admitted an insolvency petition media company Zee Entertainment Enterprises filed by its financial creditor IndusInd Bank, under Section 7 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).IndusInd Bank in its plea has claimed a default of ₹83.08 crores against the media and entertainment firm promoted by Subhash Chandra. According to reports, the court has appointed Sanjay Kumar Jhalani as the interim resolution professional. Read more

Equity markets clocked a gap-up start on the bourses today(12th Nov.2021) amid across-the-board buying. Besides, firm Asian cues also supported the sentiment on the Street. The S&P BSE Sensex was up 362 points, or 0.6 percent, in early deals at 60,281.5 levels while the Nifty50 quoted at 17,973-mark, up 100 points. Among individual stocks, Tata Steel added around 2 percent after the Tata Group company reported an 8-fold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 11,918 crore in the September quarter. Sun Pharma, Kotak Bank, Nestle India, Tech M, Infosys, and HDFC were the other top gainers on the Sensex. Meanwhile, in the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added up to 0.65 percent. Read more

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) zoomed 39 percent to Rs 355.35 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in the intra-day trade on Wednesday after the company announced a merger with Sony Pictures India.ZEEL said on Wednesday that its board of directors has unanimously provided in-principle approval for the merger with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI). Zee, which has a presence in television broadcasting and digital media with brands such as Zee TV, has been under pressure from top investors for a management reshuffle, including the exit of Chief Executive, Punit Goenka, from the board. Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) and ZEEL have signed an exclusive, non-binding term sheet to combine the companies' linear networks, digital assets, production operations, and program libraries, the companies said on Wednesday.SPNI will also infuse $1.575 billion in the entity, ZEEL said in a filing. Read more

The news of Zee Entertainment - Sony Pictures India merger news has resulted in the stock of the Punit Goenka controlled firm hitting the upper circuit of 20 percent at Rs 306.75 on the BSE. This is also the 52-week high level for the counter. According to the analysts, the deal should put to rest investor's concerns regarding corporate governance issues and can result in significant re-rating for the stock going ahead. It currently trades at around 16/14x FY23/24 earnings. Among the other Essel Group stocks, Dish TV India surged 10 percent to Rs 21.54 on the BSE. Zee Media Corporation hit the upper circuit of 5 percent at Rs 12.36, while Zee Learn was up 20 percent to Rs 16.64 on the BSE in intraday trades. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.27 percent at 59,162 points. Read more

Shares of Zee Entertainment zoomed in as much as 39.14% to Rs 260 apiece on Tuesday after top investors of the company have sought the removal of current Managing Director Punit Goenka and two independent directors Manish Chokhani and Ashok Kurien from the board. Invesco Developing Markets Fund and OFI Global China Fund LLC, which together hold 17.88 percent of the total paid-up share capital of the company, have demanded the removal of CEO Punit Goenka and have also sought the appointment of six independent directors. Invesco Developing Markets Fund and OFI Global China Fund LLC’s move to call an extraordinary general meeting seeking the removal of Goenka was a positive development for corporate governance, experts said. Chokhani and Kurien have submitted their resignations with immediate effect before the extraordinary general meeting (EGM). Read more

At Close, Sensex closed 69 points, or 0.12 percent, up at 58,247.09 while the Nifty finished with a gain of 25 points, or 0.14 percent, at 17,380, rising for the second time in the last three sessions.IndusInd bank was the top index performer, rising over 4 percent. It was followed by HCL Technologies, Bajaj-Auto, Larsen & Toubro (L&T), Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra, among others. On the flip side, Nestle India, UltraTech Cement, Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), Tata Steel, Bajaj Finserv, Infosys were among the top BSE Sensex draggers. BSE Midcap index rallying 1.09 percent and the BSE Smallcap index 0.63 percent. Nifty Media index emerged to be the best performing sector on NSE today, with a gain of over 14 percent. Nifty Private Bank, IT, and Auto were among the top sectoral performers. Bank Nifty gained 0.39 percent, Nifty Auto 0.88 percent, Nifty Private Bank 1.03 percent. Nifty Metal declined the most, down 0.5 percent. Read more

The Indian benchmark indices today (14th Sept.2021) opened for trade on a firm note amid strong cues from global markets and hopes of continuity in easy RBI money policy following the latest inflation print. The BSE Sensex was up 192 points at 58,370 in the opening session while Nifty was up 50 points at 17,400. Sectorally, all indices gained with Nifty Media leading, up over 4.5 percent. The realty, financial, and pharma sectors also gained traction. The broader markets outperformed as both BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices added over 0.6 percent each. Read more