LTI Mindtree shares touch 52-week high post its inclusion in Nifty 50 basket
LTI Mindtree share price gained over 1% and touched a new 52-week high on Wednesday's trading session after the technology major replaced housing finance giant, Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC) on the Nifty 50 index on Tuesday. LTI Mindtree shares opened at ₹5,373.05 apiece on BSE. The stock hit a intraday high of ₹5,425 and low of ₹5,225.
With effect from July 13, the Index Maintenance Sub-Committee (Equity) of NSE Indices has decided to eliminate HDFC as a result of the merger and include LTI Mindtree in the Nifty 50. "The Index Maintenance Sub-Committee (Equity) of NSE Indices Limited has decided to make replacement of stock in various indices as listed hereunder on account of scheme of amalgamation of Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) with HDFC Bank. These changes shall become effective from July 13, 2023 (close of July 12, 2023)," NSE said in a notification on Tuesday.
Thus, LTI Mindtree would replace HDFC as the key benchmark of the NSE's Nifty 50, which includes 50 large-cap stocks, as of July 13, 2023. Also, the Nifty50 Equal Weight Index would fall under this. HDFC has been replaced by LTI Mindtree in the Nifty Services Sector as well.
On the technical front, as per trendlyne data, the stock price rose 33.5% and outperformed its sector by 23.3% in the past year. So far in 2023, the stock has gained 22%. “Post the announcement of inclusion in Nifty 50 basket, the prices witnessed a strong gap up opening, however as this news was already discounted, we are seeing profit booking from higher levels, overall trend remains positive and going ahead any further dip would be a buying opportunity, 5,100 is support whereas in the near term prices have potential to move towards 5,800," said
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