New Delhi : Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd has increased its stake in HT Media Ltd by 1.06 per cent by acquiring 25 lakh shares in the open market. Reliance Capital Asset Management, which earlier had 4.03 per cent stake, hiked its shareholding in the company to 5.1 per cent by acquiring 25 lakh shares on October 1, 2013, HT Media said in a filing to the BSE.
During the first quarter ended June 30, 2013, HT Media reported a 21 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 51.58 crore against Rs 42.6 crore in the same period a year ago, driven by higher revenues from advertising. Net sales during the quarter went up 10 per cent to Rs 532.2 crore. Advertising revenues rose 10 per cent to Rs 409.5 crore from Rs 372.5 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Shares of HT Media were trading at Rs 85 apiece, up 1.13 per cent on the BSE in the afternoon trade. PTI
