The last two years have been eventful for Gautam Adani, when his wealth grew from $8.9 bn to $105 bn. Last week, he clinched a deal to acquire Ambuja and ACC cements. Let's track his growth story
Shares of ACC and Ambuja Cements soared up to 4% in yesterday's trade after the Holcim Adani deal. Analysts believe the Adani Group may merge both these entities over the medium term. Find out more
The race is on to acquire Ambuja Cements and ACC. Why do India's leading firms want to buy Holcim's stake? And why did the Swiss company decide to quit India which contributes 27% of its global sales?
The move comes as Switzerland's Holcim tries to diversify away from its core business of cement and aggregates to focus more on building technology amid increased emphasis on sustainability
Ambuja Cement is exhibits a positive bias, and is likely to further gains on follow-up buying; whereas other cement stocks need to overcome major hurdles.
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