India is aiming to raise Rs 3000 crore to Rs 4000 crore via the sale of a stake held by a state-run trust fund in Axis Bank by month-end, Alok Tandon, joint secretary in the Department of Disinvestment said on Friday.
India holds a 20.7 per cent stake in Axis Bank via a trust fund called Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI).
Axis Bank shares were down 2.3 per cent at 2:57 p.m, compared with a 0.13 per cent fall in the broader Nifty.
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