Food-to-cigarette major ITC today sold 1,22,931 shares in Agro Tech Foods for Rs 3.71 crore via an open market transaction.

As per the bulk deal data available with the Bombay Stock Exchange, ITC sold 1,22,931 shares, representing 0.50 per cent stake, of Agro Tech Foods at a price of Rs 302.09 a piece.

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Agro Tech Foods is engaged in the business of marketing food and food ingredients to consumers and institutional customers. It is affiliated to ConAgra Foods Inc of USA, which is one the world's largest food companies.

The scrip of Agro Tech Foods today zoomed 7.62 per cent to close at Rs 298.70 on the BSE. ITC ended at Rs 163.85, down by 1.21 per cent.

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