Coffee Day Enterprises hits lower circuit after founder confirmed dead

Reuters Updated - July 31, 2019 at 11:17 AM.

The shares of Coffee Day Enterprises fell by 19.98 percent daily limit to a record low of ₹122.75. It has hit a record low for the second straight session.

The authorities said on Wednesday they have recovered the body of the founder and largest shareholder V.G. Siddhartha from a river in Mangaluru.

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The stock had plunged 20 percent on Tuesday, after Siddhartha went missing on Monday. Up to the last close, stock down is 45 percent this year.

Published on July 31, 2019 05:44