scorecardresearchNDTV shares gain 5%; hit upper circuit second day in a row

NDTV shares gain 5%; hit upper circuit second day in a row

Updated: 25 Aug 2022, 10:36 AM IST
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On NSE as well as BSE, the scrip jumped 5 per cent in opening trade and touched the respective upper circuit limits.

A photo illustration shows a man using the Indian news media company NDTV application in a mobile phone in New Delhi on August 24, 2022. - An Indian billionaire close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to buy a broadcaster seen as the last major critical voice on television, stoking fears about media freedom in the world's largest democracy. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)

A photo illustration shows a man using the Indian news media company NDTV application in a mobile phone in New Delhi on August 24, 2022. - An Indian billionaire close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to buy a broadcaster seen as the last major critical voice on television, stoking fears about media freedom in the world's largest democracy. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)

(PTI) Shares of NDTV Ltd continued to climb for the second consecutive day on Thursday and touched the upper circuit limit of 407.60 on the National Stock Exchange amid the Adani group making an offer to take over the media firm.

On NSE as well as BSE, the scrip jumped 5 per cent in opening trade and touched the respective upper circuit limits.

The company's shares rose 5 per cent to 407.60 apiece on NSE, also its 52-week high, after closing at 388.20 on Wednesday.

Similarly, NDTV Ltd gained 5 per cent to 403.70 per share on BSE. It is also the 52-week high for the company on the bourse.

In the morning trade, the 30-share benchmark Sensex surged more than 351 points to 59,436.78 points while the broader Nifty rose 101 points to 17,706 points.

On Wednesday also, shares of NDTV Ltd had touched the upper circuit limits, the highest permissible trading limit for the day.

In a stunning move on Tuesday, the Adani group announced launching an open offer to acquire an additional 26 per cent stake in NDTV Ltd after an indirect acquisition of 29.18 per cent shareholding in the company. 

First Published: 25 Aug 2022, 10:36 AM IST