Suzlon slumps to record low on bourses

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 21 2013 | 12:53 AM IST

Shares of wind turbine-maker Suzlon Energy plummeted to all-time lows on the BSE and NSE today after one of the company's promoter groups, Samanvaya Holdings, sold a 2.08% stake in the firm for Rs 100.45 crore.

Suzlon's scrip, which opened on a sluggish note, tumbled by by 8.78% to a lifetime low of Rs 23.35 on the BSE in early trade, while on the NSE, the stock plunged by 9.16% to a record low of Rs 23.30.

"Samanvaya Holdings has sold 3.7 crore shares, representing a 2.08% stake in the wind-turbine maker, for Rs 100.45 crore through an open market transaction," Suzlon Energy had said in a disclosure to the BSE.

Post the sale of shares, Samanvaya Holdings's stake in Suzlon Energy has fallen to 1.86% from 3.94% previously, the disclosure added.

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First Published: Nov 18 2011 | 11:51 AM IST

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