Nomura Asset Management has sold nearly 14 lakh shares of stock exchange BSE for a little over Rs 111 crore through an open market transaction. Nomura sold a total of 13,89,657 shares of BSE. The shares were offloaded at an average price of Rs 799.99, valuing the transaction at Rs 111.17 crore.
Meanwhile, IDFC Imperial Equity Fund has picked up 6.54 lakh shares and IDFC Sterling Equity Fund has purchased 4 lakh scrips of the BSE.
BSE, which got listed on the rival bourse NSE last year, provides a host of other services to capital market participants including risk management, clearing, settlement, market data services and education. It also provides depository services through its arm Central Depository Services Ltd (CDSL).