Shares of Aditya Birla Capital Ltd gained 1.01% to ₹313.90 on Tuesday, October 28, after 2.66 crore shares, or 1.02% equity, worth ₹819 crore changed hands in a large trade at ₹308 per share on the NSE. The transaction has drawn investor attention, with brokerages suggesting that the deal could pave the way for MSCI index inclusion.
According to brokerage estimates, the potential MSCI inflows could range between $230 million and $250 million, given the enhanced free float resulting from this stake sale. CNBC-TV18 had earlier reported that Jomei Investments was looking to offload up to 2% stake in Aditya Birla Capital via block deals valued at around ₹1,600 crore, described as a cleanout trade.
At the end of the September quarter, Jomei Investments held a 2.04% stake in the company.
Aditya Birla Capital is scheduled to report its Q2 FY26 results on Thursday, October 30. In the previous quarter, the company posted a 10% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to ₹835 crore, with revenue up 9.6% to ₹9,502.6 crore.
The company’s total lending portfolio stood at ₹1.66 lakh crore, marking a 30% annual increase, while AUM in its mutual fund business reached ₹4.03 lakh crore, up 14% YoY. The life insurance segment saw a 23% rise in individual first-year premiums to ₹795 crore, and health insurance gross written premium surged 30% to ₹1,357 crore.
At current levels, Aditya Birla Capital’s market capitalization stands at ₹8.09 lakh crore, with a P/E ratio of 24.21 and an average daily volume of 4.21 million shares on NSE.
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