Bharat Heavy Electricals was down 3.21% to Rs 138.55 at 15:21 IST on BSE, with the stock sliding on profit booking after recent gains.
Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 308.56 points or 1.12% at 27,282.58.
On BSE, so far 16.03 lakh shares were traded in the counter as against average daily volume of 10.23 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock hit a high of Rs 140.40 and a low of Rs 129 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 190 on 9 November 2015. The stock had hit a 52-week low of Rs 90.40 on 29 February 2016. The stock had outperformed the market over the past one month till 8 November 2016, gaining 5.61% compared with 1.67% fall in the Sensex. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, advancing 2.18% as against Sensex's 2.1% fall.
The large-cap company has equity capital of Rs 489.52 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2.
Shares of Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) had risen 6.11% in the preceding two trading sessions to settle at Rs 143.15 yesterday, 8 November 2016, from its close of Rs 134.90 on 4 November 2016.
Bhel reported net profit of Rs 109 crore in Q2 September 2016 compared with net loss of Rs 180.78 crore in Q2 September 2015. Net sales rose 12.1% to Rs 6550.77 crore in Q2 September 2016 over Q2 September 2015. Order backlog stood at Rs 1.03 lakh crore as on 30 September 2016. The result was announced during trading hours yesterday, 8 November 2016. The stock had settled 2.87% higher at Rs 143.15 on that day.
State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) is an integrated power plant equipment manufacturer. It is one of the largest engineering and manufacturing companies in India engaged in the design, engineering, manufacture, construction, testing, commissioning and servicing of a wide range of products and services for core sectors of the economy, viz. power, transmission, industry, railways, renewable energy, oil & gas, water and defence. The Government of India currently holds 63.06% stake in Bhel (as per the shareholding pattern as on 30 September 2016).
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