Pantaloon, L&T decline after insurance biz merger announcement

Pantaloon shares decline 1.7%, L&T 1.3%

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K Raghavendra Kamath Mumbai
Last Updated : Mar 26 2013 | 11:43 AM IST
Shares of Pantaloon Retail, the largest retailer, and construction major L&T declined in the morning trade after the annoncement that L&T General Insurance will be merged with Future Generali Insurance.

Pantaloon Retail shares declined 1.7% and were trading at Rs 143.60 while L&T shares declined 1.3% to Rs 1,349.75. However, L&T Finance Holdings shares rose 2.45% and were trading at Rs 73.35 at 11.15 am.

Post transaction, L&T will hold 51%, Future will hold 23% and rest will be held by the Generali Group in the merged entity.

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"Pantaloon has stated intent of divesting non-core business and L&T did it through L&T Finance Holdings. It is just the market sentiment that is driving down these stocks. They were in the positive territory in the early morning trade," said Rikesh Parikh, Vice-President, Market Strategy at Motilal Oswal Financial Services.


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First Published: Mar 26 2013 | 11:26 AM IST

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