BHEL shares climb over 3 per cent

Shares of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) today rose by over 3 per cent as the company has commissioned another 600 MW unit of a thermal power project in Chhattisgarh.
BHEL's shares closed up 2.98 per cent at Rs 241.85 on the BSE. During the day, it went up by 3.47 per cent to Rs 243.
At the NSE, it climbed 3.26 per cent to Rs 242.25.
In terms of volume, 4 lakh shares of the company changed hands at the BSE and over 40 lakh shares were traded at the NSE during the day.
BHEL today said it has commissioned another 600 MW unit of a thermal power project in Chhattisgarh.

The unit was commissioned at Dainik Bhaskar Power Ltd's (DBPL) upcoming 2x600 MW thermal power project located at Dhabra in Janjgir Champa district of Chhattisgarh, BHEL said in a statement.
This is the second unit of the power project, commissioned by BHEL, it added. The first 600 MW unit was commissioned by the company last year.
In the broader market the BSE benchmark Sensex ended with a gain of 165.06 points at 29,044.44.