Singtel to sell 198 million shares in Bharti Airtel for $1.6 billion

(Reuters) - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd said on Thursday its units would sell 198 million shares held in India's Bharti Airtel Limited to Bharti Telecom Limited for an aggregate consideration of about S$2.25 billion ($1.61 billion).

($1 = 1.3934 Singapore dollars)

(Reporting by Shashwat Awasthi; Editing by Arun Koyyur)