Last Updated:
Shares of Bharti Airtel surged greater than 4% on December 13, marking its largest intraday acquire in seven weeks
Shares of Bharti Airtel surged greater than 4% on December 13, marking its largest intraday acquire in seven weeks. The inventory additionally emerged as the highest gainer on the Nifty 50 index.
According to Bloomberg knowledge, a block deal involving 13.2 lakh shares of Bharti Airtel passed off on the exchanges, doubtlessly price round Rs 212.60 crore. However, News18 couldn’t verify the consumers and sellers concerned within the transaction.
By 12:47 PM, Bharti Airtel shares have been buying and selling at Rs 1,666.30 on the NSE.
Optimism surrounding Bharti Airtel was additionally fueled by international brokerage agency Jefferies, which added the inventory to its listing of high picks for 2025. Jefferies forecasts the inventory may attain Rs 1,920 by the tip of 2025, implying an 18% upside from Thursday’s closing worth.
The surge within the inventory was additional supported by a spike in buying and selling volumes. Around one crore shares of Bharti Airtel have been traded by noon, already surpassing its one-month common each day quantity of 76 lakh shares. The inventory has gained practically 62% this 12 months, reflecting sturdy efficiency as 2024 attracts to an in depth.
Raamdeo Agrawal, Chairman of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, lately praised Bharti Airtel’s shift from minute-based to data-based pricing, calling it a transformative change akin to the shift from conventional cell telephones to digital ones. Speaking on the Motilal Oswal Wealth Creation examine, he described the brand new tariff plans as disruptive and famous Bharti Airtel’s substantial funding of Rs 5-6 lakh crore with a objective of capturing 50% market share. Agrawal emphasised that Bharti Airtel not solely survived however thrived on this aggressive panorama, including, “I consider Bharti Airtel’s greatest days are nonetheless forward.”