LIC pares 2% of its stake in Mahindra & Mahindra, brings it down to 10%

LIC, life insurance

The state-owned life insurance company benefited from the 17% Sensex rally during the year. Its profits from equities increased 72%

 

  Mahindra & Mahindra today said Life Insurance Corporation Of India (LIC) has divested 2 per cent stake in the company.

Post the stake sale of the 2.001 per cent shares, LIC now has 9.958 per cent stake in the company, M&M said in a filing to BSE.

LIC earlier had 11.959 per cent stake in the company, the company added.

The insurance firm has sold over 1.2 crore shares through market sale, M&M said.