GTPL Hathway zooms 19% on heavy volumes; stock hits record high

In the past six months, the stock has zoomed 142 per cent as against a 17 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex

Shares of GTPL Highway hit a record high of Rs 305 as it rallied 19 per cent on the BSE in Friday’s intra-day trade on the back of heavy volumes. At 11:10 am, the stock was trading 17 per cent higher at Rs 299.95, as compared to a 0.61 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex. Trading volumes on the counter jumped 9-fold with a combined 2.66 million equity shares having changed hands on the NSE and BSE. In the past one week, it has gained 35 per cent as against a 2 per cent fall in the benchmark