ABG Shipyard (ABG) jumped 5.44 per cent to Rs 343.15 on reports that Essar Shipping Ports and Logistics placed an order with the company for two jack-up rigs worth $440 million. ABG is expected to deliver the first rig by October 2010 and the next by January 2011.
ABG is the second Indian shipbuilder to venture into rig building on the back of a strong demand for such equipment from oil and gas explorers. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 1,045 on November 30, 2007 and a 52-week low of Rs 295.20 on July 2 this year.