New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI) UBS Principal Capital Asia Ltd on Monday offloaded shares of Axis Bank worth over Rs 150 crore through open market transactions.

A total of 35 lakh scrips of the private sector lender were sold at an average price of Rs 429.5 apiece, valuing the deal at Rs 150.32 crore, according to block deal data on the BSE.

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Through separate transactions, the shares of Axis Bank were picked up by BofA Securities Europe SA at the same price.

Shares of Axis Bank on Monday ended 0.52 per cent lower at Rs 430.95 apiece on the BSE.

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On Friday, UBS Principal Capital Asia had sold shares of Axis Bank worth Rs 150 crore, and the scrips were picked up by BofA Securities Europe SA.

In another transaction, BNP Paribas Arbitrage bought TVS Motor Company Ltd's shares worth nearly Rs 148 crore.

The entity purchased over 35.47 lakh scrips of the lender at Rs 417.05 per scrip, valuing the deal at Rs 147.95 crore.

The scrips were sold by Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte Ltd-ODI at the same price through a separate transaction, the block deal data showed.

Shares of TVS Motor Company on Monday closed 0.64 per cent lower at Rs 418.55 apiece on the BSE.

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