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Kalyani Group shares rally; BF Utilities surges 12%

BF Investments up 20% at Rs 125, Kalyani Steels up 11% at Rs 151 and Bharat Forge up 2% at Rs 1,246 on BSE.

Baba Kalyani

SI Reporter Mumbai
Shares of Baba Kalyani-promoted Kalyani Group are in demand and trading higher by up to 20% on the bourses in otherwise subdued market.

BF Investments (up 20% at Rs 125), BF Utilities (12% at Rs 654), Kalyani Steels (11% at Rs 151) and Bharat Forge (2% at Rs 1,246) are up 2-20% on the BSE.  The S&P BSE Sensex was down 0.30% or 89 points at 29,232 at 1200 hours.

However, Hikal and Automotive Axles are down 2% each at Rs 751 and Rs 736 respectively.

The Kalyani Group is focused in four primary sectors, viz. engineering steel, automotive & non-automotive components, renewable energy & infrastructure and specialty chemicals.

According to media reports, Kalyani Group on Thursday announced a joint venture with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Israel to develop and manufacture a wide range of technology and systems.

Last month, the group announced that it will invest Rs 600 crore in a defence manufacturing facility at Dholera in Gujarat.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, after market hours, Bharat Forge announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with Boeing Commercial Airplane to supply titanium forgings for wing components for the Next-Generation 737 and 737 MAX.

Shares of Bharat Forge were rallied nearly 5% to Rs 1,281, also its fresh record high on BSE.
 
 

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First Published: Feb 19 2015 | 12:04 PM IST

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