ICICI Bank Monday said it has entered into an agreement with the BSE to buy stake in its subsidiary INX - located at GIFT City Gujarat - for nearly ₹31 crore.
India International Exchange (INX) - a wholly owned subsidiary of the BSE - is India's first international exchange at International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in GIFT City.
The investment is subject to regulatory approvals and comes at a cash consideration of up to ₹305 million in tranches to acquire up to 9.9 per cent shareholding in INX, ICICI Bank said in a regulatory filing.
"Post the proposed investment, ICICI Bank would have a shareholding of up to 9.9 per cent in INX," the filing said.
INX was incorporated in September 2016 and has posted a loss of ₹31 crore in 2018-19. The total revenue was ₹2.25 crore.
During 2017-18, INX had earned revenues of ₹1.14 crore, while in 2016-17 the exchange earned ₹3,225.
Stock of ICICI Bank closed 4.48 per cent higher at ₹407.80 on the BSE.
