SBI Life Insurance surges 7%, hits record high after large block deals

US private equity fund CA Emerald Investments, an affiliate of Carlyle Asia Partners, is looking to sell 3.5 per cent stake in SBI Life Insurance amounting to Rs 3,308 crore, a report said

Shares of SBI Life Insurance rallied 7 per cent to hit a record high of Rs 1,040 on the BSE in intra-day trade on Friday after more than 40 million shares or 4 per cent equity of the insurance company changed hands via block deals. The stock surpassed its previous high of Rs 1,030 touched on October 30, 2019.

Till 09:21 am, around 41.3 million equity shares, representing 4.13 per cent of the total equity of SBI Life Insurance had changed hands on the BSE, the exchange data shows. The names of the buyers and sellers were not ascertained immediately.