Siemens' Indian unit shares fall ahead of $50 mln stake sale

MARKETS-INDIA-STOCKS-SIEMENS:Siemens' Indian unit shares fall ahead of $50 mln stake sale

Shares in the Indian unit of Siemens fell as much as 3.7 percent on Wednesday after the German engineering conglomerate is looking to sell a 1.2 percent stake in a deal that could raise up to $50 million.

Nearly 4 million shares of Siemens India unit, in which the parent has a 75 percent stake, are being sold to investors in the price band of 649.15 rupees to 698 rupees a share, according to the term sheet seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

The Indian unit of Siemens was last down 3 percent at 677.25 rupees.