Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Rare Enterprises and BofA Securities Europe SA bought Rs 225 crore worth of Zee Entertainment shares on Tuesday, a day the stock surged 40 per cent. Both the transactions took place on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), where Zee shares worth Rs 5,209 crore changed hands.
The stock touched an intra-day high of Rs 270.90 before closing at Rs 261.70 on the NSE. Rare Enterprises bought 5 million shares (0.52 per cent stake) at Rs 220 apiece, totalling Rs 110.20 crore, according to the bulk deals data from exchanges. BofA Securities bought 4.87 million shares (0.51