Vodafone Idea, Bharti Infratel shares soar on completion of merger deal

Shares of Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) and Bharti Infratel surged on Friday on completion of the Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers merger deal.

The scrip of debt-ridden VIL jumped over 8 per cent while that of Bharti Infratel soared 19 per cent.

A day after the announcement about completion of the deal, Bharti Infratel skyrocketed 19.26 per cent to Rs 221.70, after touching an intra-day high of Rs 223.05 on the NSE.

The stock closed 17.73 per cent higher at Rs 218.50 on the BSE after touching an intra-day high of Rs 222.70.

VIL shares gained 8.31 per cent to close at Rs 10.04