State-owned Life Insurance Corp's (LIC) holding in state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has risen to 9.48% after a share sale auction in the company by the government last week.
LIC has acquired 377.10 million shares, or 4.41% of the company, between February 8, 2011 and March 1, 2012, ONGC said in a statement.
The government, which offered a 5% stake in ONGC through a share auction on March 1, raised $2.57 billion after selling just 98.3% of the shares on offer.
LIC took up more than half the offer, a banking source with direct knowledge said, while some media reports said the insurer had bought close to 90% of the shares.
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LIC has acquired 377.10 million shares, or 4.41% of the company, between February 8, 2011 and March 1, 2012, ONGC said in a statement.
The government, which offered a 5% stake in ONGC through a share auction on March 1, raised $2.57 billion after selling just 98.3% of the shares on offer.
LIC took up more than half the offer, a banking source with direct knowledge said, while some media reports said the insurer had bought close to 90% of the shares.
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