** Shares of Greaves Cotton Ltd GRVL.NS rise as much as
5.06% to 155.75 rupees, highest in nearly six months
** Stock ends 3.74% higher
** The engineering firm, which makes engines and heavy
equipment, completes first stage of acquisition of 60%
shareholding in cables and control levers maker Excel
Controlinkage Pvt
** GRVL had announced on April 7, that it will complete the
acquisition of Excel Controlinkage in multiple tranches
urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN36933K
** Stock is most active in six months with a trading volume
of 6.78 mln shares as of markets close, six times the 30-day avg
- Refinitiv data
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
((bharath.rajeswaran@thomsonreuters.com; +91 9769003463))