Shares of cos having Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's investments settle on mixed note

Shares of companies having investments in late billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala ended on a mixed note on Tuesday.

The 62-year-old investor, who was known as the Big Bull and Warren Buffett of India for his investment acumen, passed away on Sunday.

Jhunjhunwala had investments in more than three dozen companies, the most valuable being watch and jewelry maker Titan, part of the Tata group.

Titan ended 0.88 cents higher at Rs 2,493.65. During the day, it gained 1.09 per cent to Rs 2,499.

Among the firms in his portfolio, Aptech shares dipped 0.04 per cent to settle at Rs 232.65 on BSE after falling 5.92 per cent to Rs 218.95 during the day.

Shares of Metro Brands declined 1.36 percent to Rs 842.70. During the day, it dropped 3.13 percent to Rs 827.50 on BSE.

Agro Tech Foods fell 0.62 percent.

Among the gainers, Star Health climbed 1.62 per cent to Rs 707.40 after falling 4.79 percent to Rs 662.75 in intra-day trade.

Tata Motors went up 2.55 per cent, Nazara Technologies jumped 2.44 per cent, NCC Limited gained 2.09 per cent, Indian Hotels went higher by 1.32 per cent, Crisil advanced 1.02 percent and Titan Company climbed 0.88 percent.

Among other companies, Canara Bank advanced 0.54 percent and Rallis India climbed 0.13 per cent.

According to trendline data, Jhunjhunwala and associates publicly held 32 stocks with a net worth of over Rs 31,905 crore at the end of the June 2022 quarter.

On Tuesday, the 30-share BSE benchmark index advanced 379.43 points or 0.64 percent to settle at 59,842.21 points.

Stock markets were closed on Monday on account of Independence Day.