Rail stocks fall on profit-taking ahead of budget

Titagarh Wagons, Texmaco, BEML are all down between 1%-4.5%

Railway-related stocks fall on profit-taking ahead of railway budget later in the day. Shares in the sector have surged on hopes of reforms including opening of the sector to foreign investments under newly-elected Modi government, traders say.

 

Titagarh Wagons Ltd, which has risen 183% in 2014 compared to the Nifty's gain of 23.65%, fell 4.4%.

 

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd is down 1.3% and BEML Ltd has slumped 3.7%.

 

Any increase in the FY15 outlay for railways compared to Rs 64,300 crore ($10.73 billion) set in the previous budget would be seen as positive, investors say.

 

Also, any specific mention regarding increase in allocation or procurement for wagons will be positive for wagon manufacturers.