MORGAN STANLEY, ADITYA BIRLA FUND LIFE AMC, ICICI PRUDENTIAL AMC BUY RS 118 CRORE METROPOLIS SHARES FROM PROMOTERS

Morgan Stanley, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC and ICICI Prudential AMC acquired shares worth Rs 118.44 crore in diagnostic chain Metropolis Healthcare from promoter entities through open-market transactions on August 11.

Shares of Metropolis Healthcare corrected 1.12 percent to close at Rs 566.25 on the National Stock Exchange following the block deals. The stock, however, has maintained its higher-high, higher-low structure.

Promoter entities Duru Shah Family Trust and Metz Advisory LLP each sold 10.5 lakh shares of Metropolis Healthcare for Rs 59.22 crore, taking the total transaction value to Rs 118.44 crore. The shares changed hands at Rs 564 apiece, with the combined sale representing a 1.01 percent stake.

Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund acquired 10.49 lakh shares for Rs 59.16 crore, while ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund and Morgan Stanley Asia Singapore Pte each bought 5.25 lakh shares for Rs 29.63 crore.

As of June 2026, Aditya Birla Sun Life Flexi Cap Fund already held a 1.95 percent stake in Metropolis Healthcare.

Other bulk deals

In a separate bulk deal, Taurus Mutual Fund acquired 3.77 lakh shares, or 0.99 percent of the paid-up equity, in construction and government infrastructure development company Univastu India for Rs 4.9 crore. The shares were bought at Rs 130 apiece.

Univastu India shares subsequently hit a 5 percent upper circuit at Rs 138.82 on the NSE amid high volumes. The buying came after the stock had declined for three consecutive sessions.

Meanwhile, German investment firm Bayerninvest KVG MBH, on behalf of ERI Bayerninvest Fonds Aktien Asien, acquired 8.98 lakh shares, or 0.33 percent stake, in auto parts maker Rolex Rings for Rs 15.33 crore at Rs 170.59 per share.

Rolex Rings shares rose 14.19 percent to Rs 177.29 on the NSE amid heavy volumes, marking a breakout from a period of consolidation and forming a long bullish candle on the daily chart.

RPP Infra Projects also witnessed a bulk deal on August 11. Chennai-based construction and infrastructure company Diva Projects acquired 8.48 lakh shares, or 1.71 percent stake, in RPP Infra for Rs 4.99 crore at Rs 58.90 per share.

On the selling side, promoter Arul Sundaram Nithya sold 5.13 lakh shares for Rs 3.01 crore at Rs 58.74 per share, while P Arul Sundaram sold 3.59 lakh shares for Rs 2.13 crore at Rs 59.21 per share. The combined promoter sale represented a 1.76 percent stake.

2026-08-11T17:40:29Z