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Average promoter shareholding in BSE-500 firms slips to five-quarter low

They have diluted their shareholding to meet other funding requirements

The BSE lit up for Diwali in Mumbai on Tuesday. The markets will open for muharat trading  on Wednesday  	Photo: Kamlesh D Pednekar
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The BSE lit up for Diwali in Mumbai on Tuesday. The markets will open for muharat trading on Wednesday Photo: Kamlesh D Pednekar

Sundar Sethuraman Mumbai
The influence of Indian promoters on listed firms has been on a decline. The average promoter shareholding in the BSE-500 companies, excluding public sector undertakings (PSUs), has slipped to a five-quarter low of 47.3 per cent at the end of December 2018.
 
According to experts, promoters have diluted their shareholding, as they have used their stake to meet other funding requirements.
 
"Historically, public sector banks (PSBs) were the biggest source of debt funding in the country. In the last three years, lending from the PSBs, both for working capital and project finance, has become tough because of their