RK Damani sells 6.91 cr shares of India Cements to UltraTech for ₹1,914 cr; stock falls 3%
Radhakishan Damani, the founder of DMart chain of hypermarkets, sold around 24% stake in India Cements to Ultratech Cement via block deals yesterday.
Radhakishan Damani, the founder of DMart chain of hypermarkets, sold around 24% stake in India Cements to Ultratech Cement via block deals yesterday.
UltraTech to buy up to 7.06 crore equity shares of India Cements at ₹267 per share, amounting to ₹1,885 crore.
Shares of Ambuja, UltraTech, Orient, JK Cement, India Cements, and HeidelbergCement climbed up to 4% amid hopes of a possible reduction in the GST rate on cement.
The consolidation in the country's cement sector comes months after the Adani family forayed into the cement industry.