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HCC shares surge on new contract

HCC surged almost 6 per cent after the company said that its joint venture with GVPR, has been awarded a contract worth Rs 903.83 crore

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Mar 04 2014 | 11:07 AM IST
Shares of Hindustan Construction Company surged almost 6 per cent after the company said that its joint venture with GVPR Engineers (GVPR), has been awarded a contract for diversion of flood water from Sakleshpura (West) to Kolar / Chikkaballapur (East) under Yettinahole Diversion Project-Package-4 from Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd.

The value of the contract is Rs 903.83 crore. The company’s share in the total value of the contract is 50% i.e. Rs. 451.92 Crore. The project will be completed in 36 months, said the company in a filing.

The stock is currently trading at Rs 13.99 up 5.9 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). It touched a high of Rs 14.10 and a low of Rs 13.68 during the day. A total of 2,20,4032 shares changed hands at both the BSE and NSE on Tuesday against 10-day volume average of 907,654.

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First Published: Mar 04 2014 | 11:04 AM IST

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