BENGALURU, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Alibaba Group's ( BABA ) Antfin

Singapore sold shares worth 47.72 billion rupees ($570 million)

in India's Zomato on Tuesday, cutting its stake by

nearly half in the food and grocery delivery platform to 2.2%,

exchange data showed.

Antfin, which had a 4.3% stake in Zomato as of June 30, sold

the shares in two separate block deals at 257.46 rupees and

257.17 rupees per share, both at a discount to the day's closing

price of 263.12 rupees.

The sale marks Antfin's second such divestment in the

company this year. It sold a 2.1% stake in March, following

border conflicts between Beijing and New Delhi that led to

India's increasing scrutiny of Chinese businesses and

investment.

In 2023, China-based Ant Group's Alipay divested its entire

3.44% stake in Zomato.

App-based delivery companies such as Zomato and its

IPO-bound rival Swiggy are drawing attention from investors, as

India's urban residents increasingly choose the convenience of

ordering groceries and other household items online.

Zomato's shares, which have risen more than two-fold so far

this year, closed 0.4% higher on Tuesday.

($1 = 83.7320 Indian rupees)