The week gone by was highly volatile, with Nifty gaining 2.2% or 490 points in four sessions and hitting a lifetime high of 23,000. The week was also in the news for block deals involving over three dozen companies from large, mid and smallcap segments worth Rs 13,059 crore on screen.
In the largecap segment, 15 companies witnessed significant block deals on the screen which were worth Rs 2,071 crore led by Bharti Airtel with 18 block count, totalling Rs 374 crore. The next in line were Bajaj Auto (Rs 352 crore), Shree Cement (Rs 218 crore), UltraTech Cement (Rs 144 crore), ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company (Rs 143 crore), Axis Bank (Rs 141 crore), HDFC Bank (Rs 141 crore) and Bajaj Finance (Rs 119 crore).