Ennore Foundries to sell stake; stock surges

Shares of Ennore Foundries, renamed as Hinduja Foundries, advanced on Friday on reports that private equity players Blackstone and Primus Capital Partners are in race to pick up a minority stake in it.

MUMBAI: Shares of Ennore Foundries, renamed as Hinduja Foundries, advanced on Friday on reports that private equity players Blackstone and Primus Capital Partners are in race to pick up a minority stake in it.

The Hinduja Group had decided to sell close to 10 per cent of its equity holding in its foundry business arm to raise around $80-100 million to part-finance its proposed capacity expansion plan and acquisition in the overseas market.

At 10:26 am, the share was up 7.88 per cent at Rs 178 on the BSE. It touched a high of Rs 189 and low of Rs 161 on volume of 4011 shares.
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