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Rallis shares up over 4% as co to hike stake in subsidiary

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Shares of agro-chemical firm Rallis India rose over 4 per cent today after the company announced it will acquire an additional 26.37 per cent stake in its arm Zero Waste Agro-Organics for nearly Rs 20 crore.

The stock gained 4.23 per cent to Rs 196.70 on BSE.

On NSE, it climbed 4.43 per cent to Rs 196.60.

Tata group's agro-chemical firm Rallis India will acquire an additional 26.37 per cent stake in its arm Zero Waste Agro-Organics for nearly Rs 20 crore, making the company a wholly-owned subsidiary.

After the acquisition, Rallis India's stake will increase to 100 per cent in Zero Waste Agro-Organics Ltd (ZWAOL), which manufactures organic compost.
 

In a filing to the BSE yesterday, Rallis India informed that the company has "signed an agreement for increasing its stake in its subsidiary Zero Waste Agro-Organics Ltd from 73.63 per cent to 100 per cent.

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First Published: Nov 24 2016 | 1:07 PM IST

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