Latest News | Lakshmi Vilas Bank Shares Tank 20 Pc After Getting Placed Under Moratorium
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. Shares of Lakshmi Vilas Bank on Wednesday tanked as much as 20 per cent to hit its lowest permissible trading limit on Wednesday after the government placed the lender under a one-month moratorium and superseded its board.
New Delhi, Nov 18 (PTI) Shares of Lakshmi Vilas Bank on Wednesday tanked as much as 20 per cent to hit its lowest permissible trading limit on Wednesday after the government placed the lender under a one-month moratorium and superseded its board.
The scrip cracked 20 per cent on BSE to hit its lower circuit limit of Rs 12.4.
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On NSE, the shares plunged 19.94 per cent to lock in the lower circuit of Rs 12.45.
On Tuesday, the government placed Lakshmi Vilas Bank under a one-month moratorium, superseded its board and capped withdrawals at Rs 25,000 per depositor.
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The step was taken by the government, on the advice of the Reserve Bank, in view of the declining financial health of the private sector lender.
T N Manoharan, former non-executive chairman of Canara Bank, has been appointed as the administrator of the bank.
Besides, the central bank has also placed in public domain a draft scheme of amalgamation of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank.
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