JSPL drops on profit booking

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Last Updated : Apr 03 2014 | 12:00 AM IST

Jindal Steel & Power lost 2.15% to Rs 288.90 at 14:57 IST on BSE, with the stock sliding on profit booking after recent rally.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 81.16 points or 0.36% at 22,527.60.

On BSE, so far 1.05 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 2.09 lakh shares in the past one quarter.

The stock was volatile. The stock lost as much as 2.82% at the day's low of Rs 286.90 so far during the day. The stock rose as much as 0.93% at the day's high of Rs 298 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 360.50 on 3 April 2013. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 181.55 on 2 August 2013.

The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 1 April 2014, advancing 23.59% compared with the Sensex's 6.28% rise. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, jumping 12.5% as against Sensex's 6.18% rise.

The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 92.63 crore. Face value per share is Re 1.

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Shares of Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL) had surged 5.48% in two trading sessions to settle at Rs 295.25 on Tuesday, 1 April 2014, from a recent low of Rs 279.90 on 28 March 2014.

JSPL's consolidated net profit declined 35.3% to Rs 561.51 crore on 13.9% growth in net sales to Rs 5335.79 crore in Q3 December 2013 over Q3 December 2012.

JSPL is one of India's major steel producers with a significant presence in sectors like mining, power generation and infrastructure.

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First Published: Apr 02 2014 | 2:59 PM IST

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