The value of the stake held by Radhakishan Damani and family in Avenue Supermarts Ltd is about ₹1.08 trillion. In February, they sold a 2.3% stake for about ₹3,500 crore to comply with the minimum public shareholding norms.
Damani is a famed investor, and traders were in awe of even the timing of the sale in mid-February, just before the markets crashed owing to concerns over covid-19.
So when the Damani family chose to use a fraction of their sale proceeds to invest in shares of India Cements Ltd, there was evidently a lot of excitement on the Street.
It so happens that India Cements is now the top stock among Nifty 500 index companies since the markets started correcting in mid-February, rising by about 43%.
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