Sobha, Prestige dip after K'taka govt mulls construction ban for 5 yrs

The decision, however, would be finalized after discussing with the builders, Karnataka CM added.

Shares of south India based real estate companies mainly Sobha, Prestige Estates Projects and Brigade Enterprises have fallen by up to 7 per cent on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in intra-day trade on Friday after reports suggested that Karnataka government was mulling to ban construction activity in the state for 5 years owing to acute water supply shortage.

Among the individual stocks, Sobha dipped 7 per cent to Rs 507, followed by Brigade Enterprises (down 6 per cent at Rs 247) and Prestige Estates Projects (down 4 per cent at Rs 267) on the NSE.

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