French investment bank Societe Generale today bought 3.2 million shares of Axis Bank at Rs. 793.1 apiece through a block deal on the BSE.

The bond issue committee of its board of directors, through a resolution on Friday, approved an allotment of 7,922,755 non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of a face value of Rs 1,000 each aggregating to Rs 7,922,755,000 on a public issue basis, Indiabulls Housing Finance said in a regulatory filing.

According to block deal data on BSE, 32.14 lakh scrips were offloaded at an average price of Rs 793.1 apiece. This translates to a total deal value of Rs 254.9 crore.

The bonds are expected to be rated as “high-yield”, which is below the investment grade.

Those who invested after the March crash are sitting on bumper profits. Taking some money off the table is always a good idea. However, whether an investor should sell, hold or buy would depend on many factors, most importantly, on the financial goals of the investor.

“The return of FIIs after a five-month hiatus and the support garnered at every dip also point to the continuation of this optimism in Indian equities. As a result, every dip still offers a good opportunity to invest,” said brokerage firm Samco Securities.

Existing investors such as Airbnb and Greenoaks Capital are unlikely to divest their stakes besides founder Ritesh Agarwal, they added.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.51 points, or 0.01 per cent, at the open to 34,762.31.

There is a consumer who only comes offline, there is a consumer who goes only online and majority of the consumer toggle between the two.

The Nifty Metal index closed nearly 2 per cent lower, the worst sectoral performer on the National Stock Exchange, after several prominent broking firms and global rating agencies slashed their growth outlook for China because of a churn in the country’s property market.