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Swiss investment bank UBS Group on Friday bought shares of 29 companies, including Fortis Healthcare, Max Financial Services, Reliance Industries, Blue Star and Hyundai Motor India, for Rs 1,938 crore through open market transactions. According to the block deal data available on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), UBS AG purchased shares of Fortis Healthcare worth Rs 164 crore, bought shares of Max Financial Services for Rs 144 crore, and of Reliance Industries for Rs 138 crore. Additionally, UBS also picked up shares of Blue Star for Rs 120 crore and acquired shares of Hyundai Motor India for Rs 103 crore. The Swiss multinational also picked up shares in companies including One97 Communications, Zomato, Tata Consultancy Services and others. The shares were acquired at a combined transaction value of Rs 1,937.71 crore. Meanwhile, UBS Group's affiliate UBS Principal Capital Asia Ltd offloaded the same number of shares of 29 companies at the same price. Shares of Fortis Healthcare
Swiss financial services company UBS Group on Wednesday bought shares of IDFC Ltd for Rs 88 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available with the NSE, UBS through its arm UBS Principal Capital Asia purchased 81,48,705 shares or 0.51 per cent stake in IDFC Ltd. The shares were acquired at an average price of Rs 107.92 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 87.94 crore. Details of the sellers of IDFC's shares could not be ascertained on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Shares of IDFC fell 1.09 per cent to close at Rs 108.78 apiece on the NSE. Last month, IDFC First Bank announced the completion of the merger of IDFC Ltd with the bank. Post the amalgamation, there will be a simplified corporate structure at the Bank with no holding company. In July 2023, IDFC First Bank announced the merger of its parent IDFC Ltd with itself in an all-stock transaction, marking another major deal in the Indian banking space days after the amalgamation of
Swiss financial services company UBS Group on Wednesday bought shares of private sector lender HDFC Bank for over Rs 543 crore through an open market transaction. According to the block deal data available on the BSE, UBS Group's arm UBS Principal Capital Asia purchased 30.72 lakh shares of Mumbai-based HDFC Bank. The shares were picked up at an average price of Rs 1,768.05 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 543.27 crore. These shares were offloaded by Paris-based BNP Paribas through its affiliate BNP Paribas Financial Markets at the same price. Shares of HDFC Bank rose 0.59 per cent to close at Rs 1,778.85 apiece on the BSE. In a separate block deal on the BSE, Goldman Sachs bought 5.52 lakh shares of Five-Star Business Finance for over Rs 45 crore through an open market transaction. The shares were acquired at an average price of Rs 824 apiece, taking the aggregate deal value to Rs 45.50 crore, the data showed on the exchange. Meanwhile, Singapore-based Duro Capital th