Toronto Stock Exchange · Consumer Defensive
Invest in AGT Food and Ingredients stock from India
Indian and foreign residents can buy AGT Food and Ingredients (AGTF) shares directly through Paasa.
By Paasa · Updated
AGT Food and Ingredients at a glance
- Price
- CA$19.11-CA$0.11 (0.57%)
- Market cap
- CA$1.29B
- Day range
- CA$19.08 – CA$19.97
- P/E
- —
- Dividend yield
- —
- Volume
- 16.75K
How to invest in AGT Food and Ingredients from India
Step 1
Open your Paasa account
KYC takes a few minutes: PAN, Aadhaar and address proof. Your brokerage account is opened in your own name with Interactive Brokers.
Step 2
Add funds from your Indian bank account
Remit up to $250,000 a year under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme. Your bank converts the rupees to US dollars at its rate on the day you remit, and Interactive Brokers converts the dollars to CAD when you buy.
Step 3
Search AGTF and buy
Find AGT Food and Ingredients by name or by its ticker, AGTF, and place your order.
Why invest in AGT Food and Ingredients from India
What AGT Food and Ingredients does
AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. operates as a processor, manufacturer, and supplier of plant-based ingredients, pulses, grains, and staple foods, offering value-added food products and ingredients for retail and food industry customers. The company provides plant-based ingredients such as flours, proteins, fibres, starches, and deflavoured flours, which can be sold individually or blended for specific food applications. AGT Food and Ingredients operates in the Agricultural Farm Products industry within the Consumer Defensive sector.
Paasa handles the paperwork
Investing abroad brings paperwork with it: remittance filings, capital gains reporting, foreign asset disclosure. Paasa prepares all of it for you. Your India-ready tax reports arrive at year end, ready to file.
Frequently asked questions
Can I buy AGT Food and Ingredients stock from India?
Yes. Indian residents and NRIs can buy AGT Food and Ingredients (AGTF) shares directly through Paasa. AGT Food and Ingredients is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, in the Agricultural Farm Products industry. Your money leaves India under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme and the shares are held in your own name at Interactive Brokers.
What tax do I pay in India when I sell AGT Food and Ingredients shares?
In India, gains on shares held for more than 24 months are long-term and taxed at 12.5%, and gains on shares held for 24 months or less are short-term and taxed at your income-tax slab rate. Both are worked out in rupees at the CAD/INR rate on the day you bought and the day you sold, so the currency move is part of the gain. Paasa's capital-gains statement gives you the figures for your return.