Avenue Supermarts hits over two-month low; stock down 8% in a week

Promoter Radhakishan Damani has to sell more shares before the end of March to meet a minimum requirement for public float

Shares of Avenue Supermarts, owner of the DMart brand, were trading lower for the fifth straight day and dipped 2 per cent at Rs 1,701 on Wednesday to hit 12-week low on the BSE. The stock was trading at its lowest level since September 20, 2019. In past one week, it has fallen 8 per cent, as compared to 1 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.

According to a Bloomberg report, Bank of America Corp and Kotak Mahindra Capital Co are among banks Indian billionaire Radhakishan Damani has picked for another planned stake sale in Avenue Supermarts.