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People's Bank of China purchases a 1% stake in HDFC

R Sinduja

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People's Bank of China has bought a 1.01% stake in HDFC. It is still not known whether the Chinese central bank has purchased all the shares between Jan & Mar. HDFC shares fell nearly 40% this year from Rs 2,493 to Rs 1,499 last week & closed at Rs 1,702. The Chinese bank holds 1.75 crore shares of India's biggest housing mortgage lender. ICBC & CIC had asked bankers for good investment opportunities in the financial services sector.