Apollo Hospitals spurts on buzz of exploring partnership opportunities in Bahrain

Apollo Hospitals spurts on buzz of exploring partnership opportunities in Bahrain

Sep 09,2014   11:20 Hrs IST

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise is currently trading at Rs. 1209.50, up by 24.20 points or 2.04% from its previous closing of Rs. 1185.30 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 1186.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 1218.00 and Rs. 1185.90 respectively. So far 12300 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 5 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 1219.55 on 27-Aug-2014 and a 52 week low of Rs. 817.00 on 19-Dec-2013. Last one week high and low of the scrip stood at Rs. 1205.00 and Rs. 1148.50 respectively. The current market cap of the company is Rs. 16816.06 crore. The promoters holding in the company stood at 34.35 % while Institutions and Non-Institutions held 45.57 % and 19.34 % respectively. Apollo Hospitals Enterprise is reportedly exploring partnership opportunities in the super-specialty sector of the healthcare industry in Bahrain. Bahrain has world-class quality of healthcare. However, there is medical discipline where Apollo has proven expertise in innovative therapies and that is where the company can collaborate. The Chennai-based healthcare major currently has more than 10,000 beds across 51 hospitals, more than 1,500 pharmacies, over 100 primary care and diagnostic clinics and 115 telemedicine units across nine countries. Apollo Hospitals is the leading private sector healthcare provider in Asia and owns and manages a network of speciality hospitals and clinics, a chain of Pharmacy retail outlets across the country, and provides Consultancy Services for commissioning and managing the Speciality Hospitals.