BSE Smallcap index hits 6-month high; Weizmann Forex zooms 107% in 7 days

BGR Energy soared 16 per cent to Rs 40.75 after the company announced order win worth of Rs 224 crore.

Shares of small-cap companies were in focus on Thursday with S&P BSE Smallcap index hitting a 6-month high on the back of strong rally in agri inputs, fertilizers, education, metals, textiles and real estate stocks.

Titagarh Wagons, Shakti Pumps, Aptech, BGR Energy, Jindal Saw, Tejas Networks, RSWM, Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals, Anant Raj Industries, Mishra Dhatu Nigam (Midhani), Gujarat State Fertilisers & Chemicals, Puravankara and NIIT have rallied by up to 20 per cent on the BSE.

At 01:05 pm,  the S&P BSE Smallcap index, the top gainer among broader indices, was up 1.6 per cent at 14,095