{
  "id": 4532541,
  "title": "Block, bulk deals hit 14-month high in August at Rs 80,000 crore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/block-bulk-deals-hit-14-month-high-in-august-at-rs-80-000-crore",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T00:15:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Top News",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-top-news",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/block-bulk-deals-hit-14-month-high-in-august-at-rs-80000-crore/articleshow/133639060.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Economic Times reports that August saw a surge in large secondary market deals, reaching their highest level in 14 months at ₹80,000 crore. This increase in block and bulk trades was driven by elevated valuations following a sharp rebound in mid- and small-cap shares, prompting promoters and private equity investors to sell stakes. Notable deals included Centella Mauritius Holdings selling a 6.67% stake in Aster DM Quality Care for ₹4,451 crore, and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma's Resilient Asset Management offloading a 3% stake in One 97 Communications for ₹2,949 crore. The surge in these deals gathered pace in the second half of August, with ₹2.51 lakh crore recorded between May and August, more than double the ₹1.25 lakh crore between January and April.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}