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Adani stocks partly recoup losses, end mixed after Hindenburg allegations on SEBI chair Madhabi Puri Buch

Adani Group stocks fell but recovered partial losses after the fresh Hindenburg report that alleged conflict of interest between SEBI chair Madhabi Puri Buch and funds used by Adani companies. A few of the group stocks ended the day in green.

August 12, 2024 / 16:19 IST
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    Adani Group stocks partially recovered losses, with a few of those even ending the day in green after falling deep in red in the morning trading on Monday, 12 August.

    Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, Adani Power, Adani Energy Solutions, and other shares had lost as much as 5-6 percent in the early morning trade, after a fresh report by US-based short seller Hindenburg Research. The conglomerate's stocks ended the day mixed, with a few closing with mild gains, while others losing up to 4 percent.

    Adani Group StocksGain / LossLTP
    Adani EnterprisesDown 1.5 percentRs 3,141
    Adani Ports and SEZDown 2.3 percentRs 1,498
    Adani Green EnergyUp 0.2 percentRs 1,785
    Adani Energy SolutionsDown 3.3 percentRs 1,068
    Adani WilmarDown 4.1 percentRs 369
    Adani PowerDown 1.2 percentRs 687
    Adani Total GasDown 4 percentRs 836
    Ambuja CementsUp 0.7 percentRs 636

    Benchmark indices Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex ended the day flat, after swinging between losses and gains through the day. Both the indices fell in the early morning trade, but more than recovered all losses to turn green in the late morning trade, only to give up gains toward the end of the session. Nifty ended down 20 points at 24,347, while Sensex lost 57 points to 79,649.

    Also read | SEBI Chair Madhabi Puri Buch, husband strongly rebut Hindenburg allegations, claim character assassination

    Earlier, over the weekend, Hindenburg released a fresh report. It alleged that SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch may not have conducted a proper investigation into impropriety at Adani group firms because of a potential conflict of interest from having invested in same funds that were used by the Adani executives for moving money.

    Market regulator SEBI, and Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch have denied the allegations, releasing detailed rebuttals to the claims made in the Hindenburg report. SEBI has also confirmed that the chairperson had made proper disclosures at all times.

    Madhabi Buch and Dhaval Buch said they held no investments in Adani entities. Blackstone was added to Madhabi’s recusal list with Sebi on Dhaval’s appointment as an adviser to the investment fund, they said, adding that two consulting firms set up by Madhabi became dormant on her appointment at SEBI.

    Also read | SEBI refutes Hindenburg's claims of REIT regulation bias as "inappropriate"

    SEBI, on its part, refuted Hindenburg allegations that amendments to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) regulations were intended to benefit major financial conglomerates such as Blackstone. The regulator said that it has consistently highlighted the role of REITs, SM REITs, InvITs, and Municipal Bonds, etc to advance the Indian securities market.

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    first published: Aug 12, 2024 09:35 am

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