ITC gains 2% on better than expected December quarter results

ICICI Securities believes stable taxation on cigarettes would result in high growth in cigarette volumes in the medium term.

Shares of ITC gained another 2 per cent at Rs 238.50 on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade, extending its past seven-day rally to 11 per cent as the company reported a better-than-expected December quarter results (Q3FY22). The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 265.30 on October 18, 2021.

At 09:39 am; ITC erases its intra-day day gain and was down 0.50 per cent at Rs 233.15, as compared to 0.06 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. The counter has seen huge trading volumes, with a combined 26.4 million equity shares changing hands on the