Wipro, Seimens to exit NIFTY on April 1
The
two
stocks
will
be
replaced
by
private
sector
lender
IndusInd
Bank
and
state-run
mining
giant
NMDC
in
the
50-share
benchmark
index
of
the
NSE,
as
per
an
exchange
circular.
Nifty is managed by India Index Services & Products Ltd, an NSE-Crisil joint venture, which has decided to drop Wipro and Siemens as part of its periodic index review exercise.
Wipro is undertaking a business restructuring exercise, which includes hiving off its non-IT businesses into a separate unit.
In November last year, the Wipro board approved demerger of the non-IT businesses - Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting (including furniture business), Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (hydraulics and water businesses) and Medical Diagnostic Product & Services -- into a privately held company to be named 'Wipro Enterprises Ltd'.
While Wipro Ltd will continue to remain a publicly listed company with exclusive focus on IT business, Wipro Enterprises would be an unlisted company.
PTI