ITC rises 3% to hit a six-month high on heavy volumes

The stock was up 3 per cent at Rs 305 on the BSE, its highest level since September 24, 2018.

Shares of ITC hit a six-month high of Rs 305, up 3 per cent on Friday, extending its previous day’s 1 per cent gain, on the back of heavy volumes on the BSE. The stock was the top gainer among S&P BSE Sensex, which was up 0.44 per cent at 38,775 level at 02:28 pm.

The trading volumes on the counter jumped more than five-times with a combined 20.68 million shares changing hands on the NSE and BSE, till the time of writing this report. 

The stock was trading at its highest level since September 24, 2018. It is 6