ارتفعت أسهم Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd. ما ي高达 2.9% يوم Monday في مومباي، مبنية على مكاسب نصف آخر_week. كان ABD upto 1.5% as of 10:10 a.m. local time، on track to close at a record high. Bloomberg News reported Friday that the liquor-maker's founding Chhabria family is considering options including a possible sale. A buyer could build up a controlling interest over time، while other potential moves include the family paring its holding through block trades، people familiar with the matter said.

ABD، which climbed 10% last week، has a market capitalization of 203 billion rupees ($2.1 billion). After the Bloomberg report، the Economic Times on Monday cited unidentified people as saying Japan's Suntory Holdings Ltd. is in early discussions for a minority stake in ABD.