Fortis surges on nod for stake buy

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New Delhi, July 14, 2018: Shares of Fortis Healthcare rose by 4 per cent after its board approved a T4,000 – crore offer from Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare for 31.1 per cent stake in the healthcare company. The stock jumped 3.97 per cent to close at T147.8 on the BSE. Intraday, it soared 5.1 per cent to T149.4. The company’s market valuation rose by T293.13 crore to 77,666.13 crore. In terms of volume, 16.35 lakh shares of the company were traded on the BSE and over two crore shares changed hands on the NSE during the day.