MCX soars on heavy volumes

MCX has rallied almost 20% to Rs 587, while Financial Technologies locked in upper circuit of 5% at Rs 245 on BSE.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : May 22 2014 | 11:10 AM IST
Shares in Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) has soared almost 20% to Rs 587 on the back of heavy volumes on the bourses. The stock opened at Rs 495 and touched a low of Rs 488 on the BSE.

At 1040 hours, a combined 4.29 million shares representing 8.4% of the total equity of MCX changed hands on the NSE and BSE.

Financial Technologies (India) too, is locked at the upper circuit of 5% at Rs 245 on the BSE. A combined 289,521 shares changed hands and there are pending buy orders for 257,523 shares on the BSE and NSE.

Both these stocks have underperformed the market, declining 18-35% each in the past one month compared to a 6.7% rise in benchmark index as of Wednesday. 
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First Published: May 22 2014 | 11:00 AM IST

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