PNC Infratech bags Rs 1,458 crore order from NHAI; stock climbs 6%

The 1,458 crore Uttar Pradesh highway construction project is around 79 kilometers in length and is estimated to be constructed in 24 months

Shares of PNC Infratech climbed nearly 6 per cent to Rs 304 per share in Friday’s intra-day trade, after the company bagged an order worth Rs 1,458 crore from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Thursday, September 8.

At 1:55 pm, shares of PNC Infratech traded at Rs 293 apiece, up 2 per cent on the BSE. In comparison, the BSE S&P Sensex was up 0.2 per cent at 59,832 levels. In the past three months, the stock has rallied over 15 percent, as against a 7 per cent surge in the S&P BSE Sensex.

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