LIC shareholding in Dr Reddy's crosses 5 percent mark
This translates into an investment of Rs 1,556.41 crore to buy over 33.3 lakh shares of the pharma company.;
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New Delhi: LIC has raised its stake in pharma major Dr Reddy's Laboratories to over 5 percent by way of open market stock purchases during September 2021 to June this year, at an estimated cost of Rs 1,556 crore.
Corporation's shareholding in Dr Reddy's Laboratories has increased from 60,64,345 to 93,96,801 equity shares, or from 3.644 per cent to 5.646 per cent of the paid-up capital of the said company, LIC said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. is an integrated pharmaceutical company headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Its major therapeutic areas of focus are gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management, and dermatology. Dr. Reddy's operates in markets across the globe. The company's major markets include - USA, India, Russia & CIS countries, and Europe.
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