Exide Industries is currently trading at RS 400.30, up by 4.10 points or 1.03% from its previous closing of RS 396.20 on the BSE.
The stock opened at RS 399.90 and touched a high of RS 401.95 and a low of RS 394.15. So far, 1,51,560 shares have been traded on the counter.
The BSE group 'A' stock with a face value of RS 1 hit a 52-week high of RS 534.75 on October 14, 2024, and a 52-week low of RS 327.95 on April 7, 2025. Over the past week, the stock’s high and low stood at RS 401.95 and RS 374.10, respectively. The company’s current market capitalization is RS 34,148.75 crore.
The shareholding pattern shows promoters holding 45.99%, institutions 28.87%, and non-institutions 25.14%.
Exide Industries has invested RS 100 crore through rights issue in the equity share capital of its wholly-owned subsidiary ‘Exide Energy Solutions’ (EESL). With this, the total investment made by the company in EESL has risen to RS 3,802.23 crore, without any change in shareholding percentage.
EESL is setting up a greenfield plant in Bengaluru for manufacturing and selling lithium-ion battery cells, modules, and packs. The fresh equity investment will support the greenfield project and meet its funding requirements.
Exide Industries, originally incorporated in January 1947 as Associated Battery Makers, has a long-standing history in manufacturing and dealing in electrical and chemical appliances, evolving into a key player in India’s battery and energy solutions sector.