Several prominent companies are set to distribute significant dividends this week, with Infosys leading at ₹26 per share on Tuesday, November 3. According to BSE calendar reports, Coal India will trade ex-dividend on Wednesday, November 4, at ₹10.25 per share for FY27, while Asian Paints will distribute ₹5.75 per share on the same day. Notable dividend payments include Route Mobile at ₹4 per share on Monday, November 2, and Sasken Technologies at ₹12 per share on Tuesday, November 3. The dividend distributions span across multiple sectors, with companies like Colgate-Palmolive India offering ₹24 per share with a 2,400 percent payout over face value, and Pitti Engineering providing ₹2 per share. As per the latest reports, Colgate-Palmolive India has a dividend yield of 3.04 percent, while Coal India offers a dividend yield of 6.83 percent. To become eligible for these corporate actions, investors must own the stock before the respective record dates.
Corporate actions extend beyond dividends to include bonus issues and rights offerings. Concord Biotech has scheduled Wednesday, November 4, as the ex-date for its 1:1 bonus issue ratio, meaning shareholders will receive one additional share for every existing share held. Additionally, Crescentis Capital and Suvidhaa Infoserve have set Wednesday, November 4, as the ex-date for their respective rights issues of equity shares. These actions represent different methods of shareholder value distribution, with bonus issues providing additional shares and rights issues allowing existing shareholders to purchase additional equity at preferential rates. Concord Biotech Limited is the only company that has fixed record date for the coming week for bonus issue, as per BSE data as on October 31. The record dates for rights issues have been set for Wednesday, November 4, with Crescentis Capital and Suvidhaa Infoserve both having November 4 as their respective record dates.
Stock split actions are scheduled for Thursday, November 5, with Gujarat Natural Resources implementing a split from ₹10 to Re 1 face value, while Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works will split shares from ₹5 to Re 1 face value. According to BSE calendar reports, REITs and InvITs will distribute income throughout the week, with IRB InvIT Fund set for Tuesday, November 3, and multiple trusts including Bagmane Prime Office REIT and Indus Infra Trust distributing income on Thursday, November 5, and Friday, November 6, respectively. The comprehensive corporate action calendar spans from Monday, November 2, through Friday, November 6, 2026, covering multiple types of actions across various sectors. Gujarat Natural Resources has fixed November 5 as the record date for the stock split, while Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works has set November 6 as the record date for its stock split.
The corporate action week coincides with a strong market rally, as the Indian stock market reversed its losses this week with Nifty 50 ending with 2.50% gain and BSE Sensex closing 1.60% higher. As per TradingView News, the stock market rally was driven by strong performance in the IT and pharmaceutical sector stocks. The market performance provides a positive backdrop for investors planning their participation in the upcoming corporate actions, with companies like Infosys, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Asian Paints, Coal India, Concord Biotech, Godrej Consumer Products, and Varun Beverages among the 40+ companies that have fixed record dates for these corporate actions. To become eligible for these corporate actions, investors must own the stock before the respective record dates.
