# SAIL, two others set dividend record dates this week

2026-09-28T10:07:36+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has fixed September 30, 2026 as the record date for its final dividend of ₹2.35 per share for FY2025-26. The resolution was approved at its 54th AGM on September 24 with 98.27% votes in favour. Shares opened lower on Monday at ₹183.00, down 1.08%. Separately, SAIL and Bharat Coking Coal Ltd signed a MoU on September 25 for joint development of two coal blocks in West Bengal, with a combined capacity of 4 million tonnes per annum. Two other companies, Leo Dryfruits & Spices Trading and Saraswatee Saree Depot, also have dividend record dates this week, on September 29 and 30 respectively, with payouts of ₹0.50 and ₹3 per share.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both outlets report SAIL's ₹2.35 dividend and record date neutrally. Livemint.com frames the story as a last-chance dividend alert for three stocks, including small-cap Leo Dryfruits and Saraswatee Saree Depot, and adds broad market volatility context. Thehindubusinessline.com leads with SAIL's share price dip and devotes equal weight to the BCCL coal block MoU, linking it to the government's Atmanirbhar Bharat push, a framing absent from livemint. The balanced read is a standard dividend notice from livemint versus a wider corporate-and-policy update from thehindubusinessline. The difference is editorial depth, not stance. The SAIL-BCCL coal venture's operational start date is the next concrete milestone to watch.

## Coverage

- livemint.com (neutral report) <https://www.livemint.com/market/stock-market-news/last-call-for-september-dividend-eligibility-buy-these-3-stocks-amount-per-share-record-date-for-payout-check-list-11790565740912.html>
  Frames the story as a last-chance dividend alert for three stocks, adding market volatility context
- thehindubusinessline.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/stock-markets/sail-shares-dip-as-mou-with-bccl-dividend-record-date-draw-investor-attention/article71518344.ece>
  Leads with SAIL share dip and adds SAIL-BCCL MoU policy angle

Tags: BCCL, Coal India, Leo Dryfruits, SAIL
Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sail-two-others-set-dividend-record-dates-this-week/
License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources.
Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sail-two-others-set-dividend-record-dates-this-week/#story-in-brief