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Anant Raj Ind rises on divestment of its arm

The company has disinvested its entire shareholding of Aakarshak Realators Private Limited for a total consideration of Rs 28.56 crore

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SI Reporter Mumbai

Anant Raj Industries is trading higher by 5% at Rs 70.20 on back of heavy volumes after the company sold its subsidiary Aakarshak Realtors for Rs 28.6 crore.

“The company has disinvested its entire shareholding of Aakarshak Realators Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, for a total consideration of Rs 28.56 crore,” Anant Raj Industries said in a filing.

The stock of real estate firm has outperformed the market by surging over 30% in past three trading sessions from Rs 54.15 as compared to a marginal 0.12% rise in benchmark Sensex.

The stock opened at Rs 69.95 and hit a high of Rs 70.90 on the BSE. A combined 2.9 million shares have already changed hands on the counter till early noon deals, against an average sub three million shares that were traded daily in past two weeks.

 

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First Published: Sep 27 2012 | 10:53 AM IST

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