BNP Paribas, Millennium Sell ₹3,265 Cr of Eternal Shares in Block Deals

BNP Paribas and a Millennium Management affiliate sold 9.9 crore Eternal shares for a combined ₹3,264.8 crore at about ₹328 per share, ahead of an MSCI index weight increase effective September 1.

— Source publishedTue, 1 Sept, 2026, 01:01 IST·First seen Tue, 1 Sept, 2026, 01:15 IST·Source Inc42 · Buzz

What happened

BNP Paribas and Millennium sold 9.9 crore Eternal shares worth ₹3,264.8 crore in block deals ahead of an MSCI weight increase. The Zomato parent reported strong

Key facts

  • 9.9 crore Eternal shares sold
  • ₹3,264.8 crore cumulative deal value
  • BNP Paribas sold 5.09 crore shares for ₹1,670.9 crore at ₹327.93/share
  • Millennium affiliate sold 4.9 crore shares for nearly ₹1,594 crore at ₹327.90/share
  • 20.2 crore shares worth ₹6,626 crore traded
  • Eternal Q1 FY27 net profit: ₹92 crore, up 3.7x YoY
  • Q1 FY27 operating revenue: ₹20,211 crore, up 182% YoY and 17% QoQ
  • Zomato laid off around 240 Hyderabad support employees

Why this matters

Eternal’s increased index relevance could strengthen its equity-market visibility and acquisition currency, though the large institutional sale highlights potential shareholder-overhang risk.

What to watch

  • MSCI weight change implementation on September 1 and resulting passive-fund flow estimates.
  • Share-price action and volumes around ₹328, the approximate block-deal execution price.
  • Any further bulk/block disclosures by large financial holders or early investors.
  • Quarterly food-delivery EBITDA margin and Blinkit contribution-margin updates.
  • Quick-commerce discounting, dark-store expansion and market-share data from major competitors.
  • Changes in foreign portfolio investor holdings, analyst target prices or earnings-estimate revisions.
  • Track whether Eternal holds above or quickly recovers the approximately ₹328 block-deal price; sustained trading below it would indicate incomplete absorption.
  • Monitor delivery volumes, gross order value, take-rate and adjusted EBITDA for evidence that the core food-delivery business can fund quick-commerce expansion.
  • Watch Blinkit store additions, contribution-margin trajectory, inventory losses and competitive intensity from Swiggy Instamart, Zepto and Amazon.
  • Assess post-rebalance foreign institutional ownership and daily traded volumes for signs that passive MSCI demand has converted into durable active-fund accumulation.
  • Expect management and sell-side focus to shift toward whether incremental quick-commerce investment delays consolidated profitability or strengthens Eternal's scale advantage.

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