British firm will use the proceeds of block trades to buy back own shares
The shares, however, were quick to recover from their lows to trade just 1 per cent lower (at Rs 393 per share) at 10:05 AM.
This is the third time since August that SoftBank will offload its stake in Zomato, India's largest online food delivery service. It sold a similar stake in October
Bharti Telecom's stake in Bharti Airtel now stands at 39.59 per cent
Religare Enterprises hit a 52-week high of Rs 242.55, soaring 10% after around 25 million equity shares changed hands on the BSE till 03:14 PM
Activity in block deals is seen as a precursor to growth in the IPO market, say bankers
A turnaround in foreign flows has helped domestic markets exceed the all-time highs chalked up in December 2022 and rebound more than 10 per cent from this year's lows
Price band set between Rs 1,800 and Rs 1,892 for Tuesday's block deals
At 09:15 AM; around 23.63 million equity shares representing 6.23 per cent of total equity of MCIE changed hands via block deal on the BSE.
Till 09:23 AM, roughly 8.15 million equity shares, representing 13.5 per cent of the total equity of Gokaldas Exports, had changed hands on the NSE
At 09:15 am, around 18.2 million equity shares, representing 1.02 per cent of total equity of Dabur India, changed hands on the BSE
In past two trading days, the stock price of Nykaa has declined 5 per cent after Kravis Investment Partners II offloaded 36.7 million shares of the company at a price of Rs 171 apiece.
American private equity firm TPG Capital is likely to sell shares of Nykaa worth Rs 1,000 crore through a block deal
Stake sale being brokered by three investment banks, says another source; Gangwal and his group currently own 36.6% in InterGlobe Aviation, Bhatia's camp owns 38.17%
Investment bankers say successful execution of large block trades is a healthy sign and could pave the way for large initial public offerings (IPOs) and additional fund-raising by listed companies
VRL bought 18.5 crore shares at a price of Rs 159.94 per share, the company said in a statement on its website
According to media reports, Epsilon Bidco Pte. Ltd, a Blackstone entity which owns 75 per cent of Essel Propack, was looking to sell up to 23 per cent stake, to garner as much as $251 million
Now, Sebi would provide two trading windows-- morning and afternoon-- of 15 minutes each