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India cbank restricts foreign buying in Ashok Leyland

MUMBAI, May 17 (Reuters) - India's central bank said on Wednesday foreign portfolio investors should not buy any more shares of Ashok Leyland Ltd. without prior approval from it.

Foreign holding in the company had reached 22 percent prompting the move, the Reserve Bank of India said.

Shares in the company closed 3.75 percent up at 48.55 rupees in a firm Mumbai market.