BNP Paribas aligns with Eternal, offloads Swiggy stake

Institutional investors actively rotated positions in the stock market on Tuesday, with the food delivery space at the center of heavy bulk deals. The highlight of the session was French banking giant BNP Paribas Financial Markets exiting a large position in Swiggy while simultaneously emerging as a major buyer in Eternal, the parent entity of Zomato.

In Swiggy, BNP Paribas offloaded shares worth around Rs 1,140 crore, while Societe Generale followed a similar strategy, selling shares worth Rs 608 crore. The total selloff was at around Rs 1,748 crore…