Fortis up over 3 pct on acquisition move

The scrip witnessed a similar upmove on the National Stock Exchange,and was quoting 3.44 per cent higher at Rs 177.20. In the morning trade,over 7.96 lakh shares of the company changed hands on the bourses.

Fortis Global Healthcare,which is the billionaire brothers Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh’s vehicle to build a pan-Asian healthcare business,yesterday announced acquiring Quality Healthcare Asia for Rs 882 crore.

As a part of the agreement,which was reached on October 8,Fortis Global Healthcare will acquire five subsidiaries of Quality Healthcare Asia (QHA). However,the elderly healthcare businesses of QHA will not be part of the deal.

Meanwhile,the broader gauge Sensex was trading at 20,360.41,up 0.54 per cent from the previous close.