All Adani stocks in red on report of US government widening probe

On March 15, Bloomberg had reported that the US government was looking into the conduct of founder and Chairman Gautam Adani, and whether Adani entities or affiliates of the company were involved in bribing Indian officials for preferential treatment on energy projects.

The US Attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York and the Department of Justice's fraud unit were handling the investigation. Adani said it was not aware of any investigation against the firm or its founder.

The Bloomberg report comes in a year after short-seller Hindenburg Research accused Adani of fraud and market manipulation. The conglomerate had denied the allegations and was also cleared by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

At 11.25 am, shares of Adani Enterprises were 2.2 percent down at Rs. 3,065. The stock has gained nearly 70 percent in the past year. Adani Ports, which was down by nearly 3 percent on March 18, has gained over 87 percent in the past year.

The benchmark Nifty was down 0.3 percent at 21,962.40. Of the total Nifty 50 stocks, 30 stocks were trading lower and 20 in the green.

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