Ambuja, ACC gain up to 8% on Adani Group's buyout of Holcims's India biz

Shares of Ambuja Cement and ACC rallied up to 8 per cent on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade after the Adani Group announced the acquisition of Swiss cement major Holcim's stake in all its Indian operating entities for $10.5 billion (around Rs 81,361 crore), including the open offers.

The Adani family, through an offshore special-purpose vehicle, said that it has entered into definitive agreements for the acquisition of Holcim Ltd’s entire stake in two of India’s leading cement companies -- Ambuja Cements and ACC.

Holcim, through its subsidiaries, holds 63.19 per cent in Ambuja Cements and 54.53