Punj Lloyd declines on profit booking

Punj Lloyd lost 2.84% to Rs 18.80 at 15:11 IST on BSE, with the stock sliding on bargain hunting after recent gains.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 147.79 points or 0.47% at 31,142.95. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 228.46 points or 1.46% at 15,381.03.

On the BSE, 3.53 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 5.07 lakh shares in the past two weeks. The stock had hit a high of Rs 19.45 and a low of Rs 18.45 so far during the day. The stock had hit a 52-week high of Rs 28.30 on 15 September 2016 and a record low of Rs 16.90 on 9 November 2016.

Shares of Punj Lloyd had risen 8.7% in the preceding two trading sessions to settle at Rs 19.35 yesterday, 22 June 2017, from its close of Rs 17.80 on 20 June 2017.

Punj Lloyd reported net loss of Rs 181.58 crore in Q4 March 2017, lower than net loss of Rs 396.15 crore in Q4 March 2016. Net sales rose 29.3% to Rs 889.98 crore in Q4 March 2017 over Q4 March 2016.

The Punj Lloyd Group is a diversified international conglomerate offering EPC services in energy and infrastructure along with engineering and manufacturing capabilities in the defence sector.

Powered by Capital Market - Live News