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Govt sells Rs 1,150 cr 'enemy' Wipro shares, state-owned firms major buyers

Enemy shares are called so as they were originally held by people who migrated to Pakistan or China and are not Indian citizens any longer.

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The government on Thursday sold "enemy" shares worth Rs 1,150 crore in IT major Wipro, aiming to transfer the proceeds to its disinvestment kitty.
Enemy shares are called so as they were originally held by people who migrated to Pakistan or China and are not Indian citizens any longer.
A total of 44.4 million shares, which were held by the Custodian of Enemy Property for India, were sold at Rs 259 apiece on the Bombay Stock Exchange, block deal data provided by the exchange showed.
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First Published: Apr 04 2019 | 9:22 PM IST

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