New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Monday said its stake in FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has crossed 5 per cent.

The Corporation has increased its shareholding in Hindustan Unilever Limited from 11,74,63,555 to 11,77,18,555 equity shares, i.e., 4.99 per cent to 5.01 per cent of the paid-up capital of the company, LIC said in a regulatory filing.

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The Corporation purchased additional shares from the open market in the ordinary course of transaction, it said.

Holding in the company touched 5 per cent and the acquisition of shares was done on April 12 at an average cost of Rs 2,248.59 per unit.

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Shares of HUL ended 1.72 per cent down at Rs 2,194.60 while that of the country's largest state-owned insurer, LIC, closed at Rs 961.15 apiece on BSE, down by 1.03 per cent.

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