Bharti Airtel jumps on Tata mobile unit deal
Bharti Airtel jumps on Tata mobile unit deal
Shares in Bharti Airtel , India`s top telecoms network operator, rose as much as 7.5 percent in early trade on Friday, a day after it announced the acquisition of the Tata conglomerate`s consumer mobile business almost free of charge.
The "debt-free (and) cash-free" deal with Tata Teleservices will boost Bharti Airtel`s subscriber base by over 40 million, and increase its airwaves in India.
Bharti shares were up 5.5 percent at 0345 GMT, outpacing a 0.35 percent gain in the NSE index . Shares in Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd , a unit of Tata Teleservices, rose 9.1 percent.
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