HCL Tech, Reliance Capital, Sobha, MRF, Eros Intl hit 52-week highs

Alembic Pharma, Alkem Lab, GMDC, KEC Int, NLC India, and RCF are 33 stocks that hit 52-week highs.

HCL Technologies, Reliance Capital, Sobha, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Eros International, MRF and Symphony are among 33 stocks from the S&P BSE 500 and S&P BSE Smallcap index hitting their respective 52-week highs on BSE in intra-day on Thursday.

Alembic Pharmaceuticals, Alkem Laboratories, GMDC, KEC International, NLC India, RCF, Sadbhav Engineering and Vakrangee are other notable stocks which hit 52-week highs.

MRF (up 2.8% at Rs 59,493) and Balkrishna Industries (up 3.5% at Rs 1,480) from the tyre sector touched their respective record highs on expectation of an improvement in pricing power due to decline in Chinese imports and falling rubber prices.

Meanwhile, the Commerce Ministry has called a meeting of the domestic players on March 28 to discuss anti dumping duty on import of certain kind of radial tyres, the PTI report suggests. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT

Sobha (12% at Rs 382) and Kolte-Patil Developers (2% at Rs 163) from the realty were trading at their 52-week highs.  Since February 1, the stock of Kolte-Patil Developers has zoomed 73%, and of Sobha by 47% after the Government had announced infrastructure status to affordable housing to promote and stimulate investment in real estate sector.

NLC India was up 3% at Rs 123, extending its past 23% surge in past two trading sessions after the state-owned company on Monday announced that the board declared an interim dividend of 73.40% or Rs 7.34 per equity share for the financial year 2016-17.

Dredging Corporation of India too rallied 6% to Rs 721 on BSE in intra-day trade. In past one month, the stock zoomed 60% from Rs 450 as compared to 1% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Earlier this month, there was report that the government may sell 51% stake in Dredging Corporation of India. While the company, said to the exchanges, that it has no specific official communication from the government regarding stake sale.

COMPANY	LATEST	52 WK HIGH	PREV HIGH	PREV DATE
AKZO NOBEL	1783.50	1862.25	1740.00	31-Aug-16
ALEMBIC PHARMA	610.00	709.30	699.50	05-Oct-16
ALKEM LAB	2195.70	2217.00	2187.00	27-Feb-17
ASHIANA HOUSING	217.95	219.20	213.95	20-Mar-17
BALKRISHNA INDS	1439.00	1480.00	1478.65	21-Mar-17
CENTURY ENKA	420.45	428.10	415.80	22-Mar-17
DEEP INDUSTRIES	334.80	340.00	336.05	21-Mar-17
DREDGING CORPN.	708.70	720.95	716.00	17-Mar-17
ELECTROST.CAST.	30.50	30.75	30.75	21-Mar-17
ENDURANCE TECH.	738.90	749.15	740.00	22-Mar-17
EROS INTL.MEDIA	253.25	256.00	250.00	22-Mar-17
FUTURE LIFESTYLE	233.00	234.15	232.50	21-Mar-17
G M D C	122.70	123.70	123.10	30-Jan-17
GUFIC BIOSCIENCE	66.70	69.00	66.50	31-Jan-17
HCL TECHNOLOGIES	875.00	880.00	879.15	20-Mar-17
ITI	67.85	68.25	59.80	22-Mar-17
K E C INTL.	182.10	185.10	180.00	22-Mar-17
KOLTE PATIL DEV.	161.65	163.00	160.85	22-Mar-17
KOTAK MAH. BANK	866.95	870.75	865.00	22-Mar-17
MRF	58992.45	58992.45	58459.95	22-Mar-17
NCL INDS.	182.75	183.25	182.70	22-Mar-17
NLC INDIA	121.00	123.00	121.80	22-Mar-17
PHILLIPS CARBON	320.10	324.00	317.00	22-Mar-17
R C F	70.00	70.20	69.15	22-Mar-17
RELIANCE CAPITAL	616.00	617.90	614.25	20-Mar-17
SADBHAV ENGG.	318.80	325.00	325.00	22-Mar-17
SHARDA MOTOR	1920.00	1990.00	1740.00	22-Mar-17
SOBHA	374.50	381.90	348.00	01-Mar-17
SRIKALAHAS. PIP.	382.00	382.55	372.00	22-Mar-17
SYMPHONY	1550.00	1571.45	1558.50	22-Mar-17
VAKRANGEE	319.75	322.20	321.35	22-Mar-17
VIKAS ECOTECH	22.50	22.55	22.40	06-Mar-17
VISAKA INDS.	267.50	268.50	258.95	17-Mar-17