Bharti Airtel shares gain over 2% as Rs 21,000-crore fundraising plan gets board approval

Shares of Bharti Airtel on Monday gained over 2 per cent after the company’s board approved raising up to Rs 21,000 crore by way of rights issue.

The stock jumped 2.57 per cent to Rs 609.25 on the BSE.

At the NSE, it gained 2.40 per cent to Rs 609.45.

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel’s board on Sunday approved raising up to Rs 21,000 crore by way of rights issue, at a price of Rs 535 per share, according to a regulatory filing.

The mega fundraising is bound to give more firepower to Airtel, as the company takes on rivals in the fiercely-competitive Indian telecom market.