Gems and jewellery stocks are trading lower by up to 3% in otherwise firm market after the federal government kept gold import duty unchanged at a record 10% in the budget.
P C Jeweller, Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri (TBZ), Gitanjali Gems, Titan Company, Shree Ganesh Jewellery House and Tara Jewels are down 1-3% on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) compared to 1.76% rise in the benchmark CNX Nifty at 1410 hours.
Industry officials were expecting a reduction in import duty to arrest a rise in smuggling of the precious metal since last year, the Reuters report suggests.
Among the individual stocks, PC Jeweller has dipped 3.4% to Rs 125, while Gitanjali Gems and TBZ are down 3% each to Rs 84 and Rs 181 respectively.
P C Jeweller, Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri (TBZ), Gitanjali Gems, Titan Company, Shree Ganesh Jewellery House and Tara Jewels are down 1-3% on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) compared to 1.76% rise in the benchmark CNX Nifty at 1410 hours.
Industry officials were expecting a reduction in import duty to arrest a rise in smuggling of the precious metal since last year, the Reuters report suggests.
Among the individual stocks, PC Jeweller has dipped 3.4% to Rs 125, while Gitanjali Gems and TBZ are down 3% each to Rs 84 and Rs 181 respectively.
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