Adani Enterprises shares gained 4 per cent to quote at Rs 162 on the BSE during the morning trade on Thursday after the Union Cabinet approved Ministry of Civil Aviation’s proposal to privatize three out of six state airports.
“The Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for leasing out of three airports viz. Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru of Airports Authority of India (AAI) through Public Private Partnership (PPP) to the highest bidder -- Adani Enterprises,” the government said in a statement.
Adani group had won rights to operate, maintain and develop six airports in February