Multiplex stocks jump as India, home to Bollywood, allows theatres to reopen
Thursday, October 01, 2020       13:57 WIB

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Shares of India's two largest multiplex operators PVR Ltd and Inox Leisure Ltd surged in morning trading on Thursday, after the government said it would allow states to reopen movie theatres at half their capacity from Oct. 15 after remaining shut for six months.
PVR's shares rose as much as 15% to 1395.15 rupees, while Inox surged 17.6% to 318 rupees, pushing the Nifty media index up 4.3%.
About 9,500 theatres have remained shut since the nationwide coronavirus lockdown started in late March. Movie industry representatives in Bollywood have said it would take at least two years for them to recover financially from the pandemic, putting tens of thousands of jobs at risk.
Industry executives and analysts said the move to reopen would help tap pent-up demand, especially as India heads towards a busy festive season, which culminates with Diwali.
"Pent-up demand will kick in as more movies release Diwali onwards", said Keshav Lahoti, equity analyst at Angel Broking.
Many big-budget Bollywood movies have been getting pushed to the next fiscal year, as falling box-office collections made production houses face a liquidity crunch. Streaming services such as Netflix Inc and Amazon Prime have stepped up releases of original shows and movies.
"As the situation improves and with the festive season upon us, we are confident that films will return to the big screen," said Ashish Saksena, a senior executive at ticket booking site BookMyShow.
The federal government's announcement comes just days after the state of West Bengal said it would allow cinema halls and open-air theatres to operate in the state from Oct. 1 with a limited number of participants.
PVR's shares were trading up 9.3%, while those of Inox were up 7.5% at 0556 GMT. Movie distributor UFO Moviez India Ltd's shares rose 6.6% to 80 rupees.

Sumber : reuters.com

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