Infra shares gain; HCC, Simplex Projects, ARSS Infra surge over 10%

Gammon India, ARSS Infra, GVK Power, Punj Lloyd, IVRCL, Simplex Infra, Atlanta and Supreme Infra up over 5% each.

India's construction market to be third largest in the world by 2025
SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Aug 31 2016 | 2:33 PM IST
Shares of infrastructure companies have rallied up to 20% on the bourses after the government on Wednesday approved new norms for the construction sector that will help in quicker resolution of disputes to kick-start stalled projects and make access to financing easier. LINK

Among the individual stocks, HCC (up 20% at Rs 27.50), Simplex Projects (17% at Rs 30.85), Gammon India (14% at Rs 16.80), ARSS Infrastructure Projects (11% at Rs 89), GVK Power & Infra (9% at Rs 6.77), Punj Lloyd (10% at Rs 22.85), IVRCL (9% at Rs 5.25), Simplex Infrastructure (7% at Rs 316), Atlanta (7% at Rs 60.85) and Supreme Infrastructure (6% at Rs 100) are up more than 5% each on the BSE.

At 02:12 pm, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.39% at 28,453. The S&P BSE Capital goods index, the largest sectoral gainer, up 1.3% or 197 points at 15,199.
 

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First Published: Aug 31 2016 | 2:25 PM IST

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