New Delhi: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala on Monday bought nearly 1.3 crore shares of Yes Bank for around Rs 87 crore through open market transactions.
According to bulk deal data available with the BSE, Jhunjhunwala purchased 1,29,50,000 shares of the private lender amounting to 0.5 per cent stake of Yes Bank.
The shares were bought at an average price of Rs 67.1, taking the transaction to Rs 86.89 crore, the data showed.
Shares of Yes Bank on the BSE closed 0.75 per cent lower at Rs 66.1.
In a separate transaction on the bourse, Vistra ITCL India Ltd sold over 6.2 crore shares of CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd at Rs 13.97 apiece, valuing the deal at Rs 87.45 crore.