Adani Group Stocks Lose Rs 55,000 cr in M-Cap After Hindenburg Says It Holds Short Positions
News 18Adani Group Shares were trading in the red zone on Wednesday following a report by Hindenburg Research that claimed that the Indian giant had participated in a clear stock manipulation and accounting fraud scheme over decades. The short-seller said seven Adani listed companies have an 85% downside on a fundamental basis due to sky-high valuations and that “key listed Adani companies have also taken on substantial debt” which has “put the entire group on precarious financial footing”. No single investor has.” Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of ports-to-energy conglomerate Adani Group, has said it will raise $2.5 billion in India’s largest follow-on public offering due this Friday. “Even if you ignore the findings of our investigation and take the financials of Adani Group at face value, its seven key listed companies have 85% downside purely on a fundamental basis owing to sky-high valuations,” said the forensic financial research company in its report. Seven Adani group stocks namely Adani Total Gas, Adani Enterprises, Adani Transmission, Adani Green Energy, Adani Ports, Adani Power and Adani Wilmar together lost Rs 54,542 crore in market value following the report.